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Table 177B_a
Adults who can usually get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted, by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 25.5 0.7 25.1 0.7 24.8 2.0 29.0 3.7 * * * * * *
Age 18-44 25.6 1.0 25.0 1.1 26.8 2.8 * * * * * * * *
45-64 25.6 1.1 25.4 1.2 21.6 2.8 * * * * * * * *
65 and over 24.8 1.5 24.6 1.7 24.2 5.1 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 24.9 1.0 24.5 1.1 26.6 3.2 * * * * * * * *
Female 25.9 0.9 25.5 1.0 23.7 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 21.8 1.5 21.4 1.8 25.3 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 28.6 1.5 29.0 1.8 22.9 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Middle 26.5 1.2 26.7 1.4 20.8 3.3 * * * * * * * *
High 24.3 1.2 23.1 1.2 31.4 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 27.7 1.5 28.6 1.7 21.3 2.9 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 25.8 1.1 25.5 1.2 25.7 3.1 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 24.0 1.1 23.0 1.2 24.9 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 25.2 1.0 24.4 1.0 25.5 2.7 33.5 5.2 * * * * * *
Public only 26.9 1.7 27.3 1.9 26.5 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 26.6 2.2 27.7 2.5 18.4 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 22.4 2.6 22.1 2.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 25.0 2.3 24.5 2.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 28.6 4.1 32.4 5.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 24.9 1.0 24.0 1.1 25.4 2.8 30.1 4.7 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 24.8 1.2 24.8 1.2 21.2 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 27.4 2.0 27.9 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 34.1 2.8 32.3 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 19.0 4.7 19.2 4.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 24.6 0.7 24.2 0.8 24.5 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Other 35.3 2.4 36.1 2.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 24.8 0.7 24.3 0.8 24.1 2.1 * * * * * * * *
No 30.2 2.0 31.2 2.2 * * 26.0 4.1 * * * * * *

a 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.

b 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.

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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