Table 138a: Families not very satisfied that they can get health care if they need it, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	25.9	0.6	25.1	0.6	28.1	1.6	38.9	3.4	33.9	4.7
Age
0-17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
18-44	29.7	0.8	29.4	0.9	28.4	1.9	38.7	4.3	*	*
45-64	25.2	0.7	24.0	0.8	29.0	2.1	43.4	5.2	*	*
65 and over	18.0	1.0	17.0	1.0	25.3	3.1	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	25.1	0.8	24.0	0.8	27.6	1.8	39.6	4.3	*	*
Female	26.9	0.7	26.2	0.7	28.4	1.9	37.8	5.2	*	*
Family incomea
Negative or poor	37.8	1.4	37.6	1.7	34.3	2.6	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	33.1	1.1	33.2	1.2	30.6	2.9	*	*	*	*
Middle	26.4	0.8	26.0	0.9	27.6	2.1	*	*	*	*
High	17.9	0.7	16.9	0.7	19.7	2.3	33.8	4.6	*	*
Educationb(age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	33.7	1.0	34.4	1.2	30.1	2.5	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	25.8	0.9	24.5	0.9	31.2	2.3	*	*	*	*
At least some college	22.7	0.8	21.7	0.8	24.4	1.9	37.8	4.2	*	*
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	22.0	0.6	21.3	0.7	23.7	1.6	33.5	3.9	*	*
Public only	35.9	1.9	37.6	2.5	27.9	3.2	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	53.3	1.4	53.3	1.6	50.6	3.5	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	22.1	1.8	21.1	1.9	28.7	4.9	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	14.7	1.2	14.4	1.3	17.4	4.2	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	22.2	2.6	19.8	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence locationc
Metropolitan-large	27.7	0.8	26.7	0.8	29.7	2.0	38.4	3.8	*	*
Metropolitan-small	23.2	0.8	23.0	0.9	22.7	2.2	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	23.9	1.5	22.4	1.5	29.0	3.5	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	24.7	1.9	24.7	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	29.8	4.3	29.1	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*

^aNegative or 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.

^bLess than high school graduate 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.

^cSee 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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; 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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