Table 175C_d
Adults who can sometimes or never get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by education,a United States, 2003 |
| |
|
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
15.1 |
0.4 |
17.2 |
1.0 |
13.0 |
0.7 |
15.6 |
0.6 |
| Age |
18-44 |
19.3 |
0.7 |
24.7 |
1.7 |
17.4 |
1.1 |
18.9 |
1.0 |
| 45-64 |
14.1 |
0.7 |
17.2 |
1.8 |
12.3 |
1.1 |
14.4 |
0.8 |
| 65 and over |
6.9 |
0.6 |
8.4 |
1.3 |
5.6 |
0.9 |
7.0 |
1.0 |
| Gender |
Male |
15.4 |
0.7 |
19.0 |
1.8 |
14.8 |
1.1 |
14.6 |
0.8 |
| Female |
14.8 |
0.5 |
15.9 |
1.1 |
11.8 |
0.8 |
16.3 |
0.8 |
| Race |
White, single race |
14.2 |
0.5 |
16.6 |
1.1 |
11.6 |
0.8 |
15.0 |
0.6 |
| Black, single race |
18.0 |
1.4 |
17.3 |
2.2 |
20.3 |
2.4 |
16.6 |
2.1 |
| Asian, single race |
27.5 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
27.5 |
3.3 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
15.1 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
14.5 |
0.5 |
15.7 |
1.1 |
12.3 |
0.8 |
15.5 |
0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
13.5 |
0.5 |
14.5 |
1.2 |
10.7 |
0.8 |
14.8 |
0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
17.9 |
1.5 |
17.1 |
2.2 |
20.4 |
2.4 |
16.4 |
2.1 |
| Hispanic, all races |
20.7 |
1.2 |
23.2 |
2.1 |
21.1 |
2.3 |
17.7 |
2.2 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
21.8 |
1.3 |
22.1 |
1.6 |
22.8 |
2.7 |
20.2 |
2.5 |
| Near poor/low |
16.5 |
1.0 |
18.0 |
1.8 |
13.6 |
1.4 |
18.5 |
1.8 |
| Middle |
15.2 |
0.8 |
16.9 |
2.0 |
13.1 |
1.1 |
16.3 |
1.1 |
| High |
13.2 |
0.6 |
10.7 |
1.9 |
10.1 |
1.1 |
14.5 |
0.7 |
| Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
15.8 |
0.6 |
17.7 |
1.7 |
13.3 |
0.9 |
16.6 |
0.7 |
| Public only |
21.6 |
1.5 |
22.0 |
2.1 |
21.1 |
2.3 |
21.5 |
3.0 |
| Uninsured |
24.6 |
1.6 |
33.5 |
3.3 |
22.7 |
2.3 |
19.5 |
2.7 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
6.7 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
6.8 |
2.0 |
8.9 |
2.0 |
| Medicare and private |
5.6 |
0.7 |
9.0 |
2.2 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
| Medicare and other public |
13.9 |
2.3 |
12.4 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
16.2 |
0.6 |
20.2 |
1.4 |
14.6 |
1.0 |
15.9 |
0.8 |
| Metropolitan-small |
14.8 |
0.8 |
16.1 |
1.8 |
10.5 |
1.3 |
16.7 |
1.0 |
| Micropolitan |
12.3 |
1.2 |
13.3 |
2.2 |
12.8 |
2.0 |
11.6 |
1.3 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
12.5 |
1.4 |
10.4 |
2.4 |
14.9 |
2.0 |
11.7 |
3.0 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
8.9 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
7.7 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
| Preferred language |
English |
14.4 |
0.4 |
16.1 |
1.1 |
12.2 |
0.7 |
15.2 |
0.6 |
| Other |
23.9 |
1.6 |
22.0 |
2.4 |
26.1 |
3.1 |
24.4 |
2.7 |
| Born in U.S. |
Yes |
14.1 |
0.5 |
16.4 |
1.1 |
12.1 |
0.8 |
14.7 |
0.6 |
| No |
21.6 |
1.3 |
20.3 |
2.2 |
21.9 |
2.6 |
22.1 |
2.0 |
a Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
c See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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