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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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