Table 177B_b
Adults who can usually get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
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Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
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Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
25.5 |
0.7 |
24.6 |
0.7 |
24.1 |
0.8 |
24.0 |
2.1 |
32.9 |
2.1 |
| Age |
18-44 |
25.6 |
1.0 |
24.3 |
1.1 |
23.5 |
1.2 |
25.4 |
3.0 |
34.2 |
2.9 |
| 45-64 |
25.6 |
1.1 |
24.9 |
1.2 |
24.5 |
1.3 |
21.8 |
2.8 |
32.8 |
3.5 |
| 65 and over |
24.8 |
1.5 |
24.8 |
1.6 |
24.6 |
1.8 |
23.4 |
5.0 |
25.3 |
4.8 |
| Gender |
Male |
24.9 |
1.0 |
23.8 |
1.0 |
23.3 |
1.1 |
25.6 |
3.3 |
34.5 |
3.3 |
| Female |
25.9 |
0.9 |
25.3 |
0.9 |
24.8 |
1.1 |
23.0 |
2.4 |
31.5 |
2.4 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
21.8 |
1.5 |
20.2 |
1.7 |
19.7 |
2.1 |
23.9 |
2.8 |
29.9 |
3.5 |
| Near poor/low |
28.6 |
1.5 |
26.9 |
1.7 |
26.9 |
2.1 |
23.1 |
3.6 |
38.0 |
3.8 |
| Middle |
26.5 |
1.2 |
25.4 |
1.3 |
25.5 |
1.5 |
18.6 |
3.2 |
35.6 |
3.7 |
| High |
24.3 |
1.2 |
24.3 |
1.2 |
23.0 |
1.2 |
31.7 |
4.4 |
23.2 |
4.8 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
27.7 |
1.5 |
26.0 |
1.6 |
26.8 |
1.9 |
20.7 |
2.9 |
34.5 |
2.9 |
| High school graduate |
25.8 |
1.1 |
25.0 |
1.2 |
24.9 |
1.3 |
23.6 |
2.9 |
35.0 |
4.1 |
| At least some college |
24.0 |
1.1 |
23.7 |
1.1 |
22.5 |
1.2 |
25.0 |
3.0 |
28.5 |
3.8 |
| Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
25.2 |
1.0 |
24.7 |
1.0 |
23.8 |
1.1 |
24.4 |
2.7 |
31.0 |
3.5 |
| Public only |
26.9 |
1.7 |
24.2 |
1.8 |
23.5 |
2.1 |
25.9 |
4.0 |
40.4 |
4.4 |
| Uninsured |
26.6 |
2.2 |
24.4 |
2.6 |
25.5 |
3.1 |
18.5 |
3.4 |
34.6 |
4.0 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
22.4 |
2.6 |
21.9 |
2.8 |
21.5 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and private |
25.0 |
2.3 |
25.0 |
2.3 |
24.4 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and other public |
28.6 |
4.1 |
30.6 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
24.9 |
1.0 |
23.7 |
1.0 |
22.3 |
1.2 |
24.8 |
3.0 |
32.6 |
2.5 |
| Metropolitan-small |
24.8 |
1.2 |
24.2 |
1.3 |
24.3 |
1.3 |
19.7 |
3.3 |
32.0 |
4.0 |
| Micropolitan |
27.4 |
2.0 |
26.8 |
2.0 |
27.2 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Noncore-adjacent |
34.1 |
2.8 |
34.0 |
2.9 |
32.6 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
19.0 |
4.7 |
19.1 |
4.7 |
19.3 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Preferred language |
English |
24.6 |
0.7 |
24.3 |
0.7 |
23.9 |
0.8 |
23.9 |
2.1 |
29.7 |
2.8 |
| Other |
35.3 |
2.4 |
33.8 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
36.4 |
3.0 |
| Born in U.S. |
Yes |
24.8 |
0.7 |
24.4 |
0.7 |
24.0 |
0.8 |
23.3 |
2.1 |
30.1 |
3.2 |
| No |
30.2 |
2.0 |
26.6 |
2.5 |
25.6 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
35.6 |
2.8 |
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: 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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