Table 177B_c Adults who can usually get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted, by family income,a United States, 2003 |
|
|
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
25.5 |
0.7 |
21.8 |
1.5 |
28.6 |
1.5 |
26.5 |
1.2 |
24.3 |
1.2 |
Age |
18-44 |
25.6 |
1.0 |
22.8 |
2.0 |
32.4 |
2.2 |
25.8 |
1.7 |
23.0 |
1.7 |
45-64 |
25.6 |
1.1 |
20.5 |
2.8 |
30.1 |
3.1 |
27.5 |
2.1 |
24.3 |
1.7 |
65 and over |
24.8 |
1.5 |
20.8 |
3.5 |
21.4 |
2.7 |
26.9 |
3.0 |
27.9 |
3.3 |
Gender |
Male |
24.9 |
1.0 |
21.8 |
2.6 |
28.3 |
2.6 |
26.5 |
1.8 |
23.0 |
1.7 |
Female |
25.9 |
0.9 |
21.9 |
1.7 |
28.7 |
1.9 |
26.6 |
1.5 |
25.4 |
1.5 |
Race |
White, single race |
25.1 |
0.7 |
21.4 |
1.8 |
29.0 |
1.8 |
26.7 |
1.4 |
23.1 |
1.2 |
Black, single race |
24.8 |
2.0 |
25.3 |
2.9 |
22.9 |
3.5 |
20.8 |
3.3 |
31.4 |
4.5 |
Asian, single race |
29.0 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
24.6 |
0.7 |
20.2 |
1.7 |
26.9 |
1.7 |
25.4 |
1.3 |
24.3 |
1.2 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
24.1 |
0.8 |
19.7 |
2.1 |
26.9 |
2.1 |
25.5 |
1.5 |
23.0 |
1.2 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
24.0 |
2.1 |
23.9 |
2.8 |
23.1 |
3.6 |
18.6 |
3.2 |
31.7 |
4.4 |
Hispanic, all races |
32.9 |
2.1 |
29.9 |
3.5 |
38.0 |
3.8 |
35.6 |
3.7 |
23.2 |
4.8 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
27.7 |
1.5 |
23.0 |
2.1 |
29.2 |
2.9 |
29.6 |
2.8 |
29.3 |
3.8 |
High school graduate |
25.8 |
1.1 |
22.1 |
2.8 |
28.2 |
2.5 |
26.3 |
2.0 |
24.9 |
2.1 |
At least some college |
24.0 |
1.1 |
19.5 |
3.5 |
27.0 |
2.7 |
25.0 |
2.0 |
23.4 |
1.6 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
25.2 |
1.0 |
22.6 |
4.1 |
29.7 |
2.4 |
26.5 |
1.5 |
23.5 |
1.4 |
Public only |
26.9 |
1.7 |
20.5 |
2.0 |
33.5 |
3.2 |
29.3 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
26.6 |
2.2 |
24.2 |
3.4 |
33.8 |
4.2 |
24.1 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
22.4 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
20.5 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
25.0 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
19.8 |
3.8 |
27.7 |
3.9 |
27.6 |
3.9 |
Medicare and other public |
28.6 |
4.1 |
20.7 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
24.9 |
1.0 |
20.0 |
2.3 |
28.7 |
2.3 |
26.7 |
1.7 |
23.5 |
1.6 |
Metropolitan-small |
24.8 |
1.2 |
23.3 |
2.8 |
25.9 |
2.4 |
25.7 |
2.2 |
24.0 |
2.0 |
Micropolitan |
27.4 |
2.0 |
22.4 |
4.1 |
33.7 |
4.3 |
24.5 |
3.5 |
28.2 |
3.8 |
Noncore-adjacent |
34.1 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
19.0 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
24.6 |
0.7 |
20.9 |
1.6 |
27.5 |
1.7 |
25.7 |
1.2 |
23.5 |
1.2 |
Other |
35.3 |
2.4 |
28.6 |
4.2 |
34.3 |
3.8 |
37.7 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
24.8 |
0.7 |
21.6 |
1.7 |
27.2 |
1.8 |
26.0 |
1.3 |
23.6 |
1.2 |
No |
30.2 |
2.0 |
23.3 |
3.7 |
35.0 |
3.5 |
30.4 |
3.1 |
29.1 |
4.0 |
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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