Table 139A_b: Adults who can always get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

      Non-Hispanic    
  Total All races White Black Hispanic
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 43.8 0.6 44.0 0.6 44.2 0.7 47.4 1.5 41.3 1.4
                     
Age                    
    18-44 37.5 0.9 37.6 1.0 37.7 1.1 39.6 2.1 37.4 1.9
    45-64 44.6 0.9 44.7 1.0 44.3 1.1 51.8 2.6 43.3 2.4
    65 and over 56.3 1.1 56.3 1.2 56.4 1.2 66.2 3.2 57.3 3.5
                     
Gender                    
    Male 44.7 0.8 44.8 0.9 45.5 1.0 44.6 2.3 44.1 2.0
    Female 43.1 0.7 43.5 0.7 43.2 0.8 49.0 1.8 39.6 1.7
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 45.1 1.6 46.2 1.8 47.4 2.3 44.6 2.8 39.7 3.4
    Near poor/low 48.1 1.3 48.9 1.4 50.1 1.6 47.5 3.4 43.9 2.6
    Middle 43.8 1.0 43.8 1.1 43.6 1.2 50.0 2.5 43.5 2.6
    High 42.0 1.0 42.3 1.0 42.6 1.1 46.1 2.9 36.4 2.9
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 46.6 1.3 47.4 1.5 47.0 1.7 52.3 2.7 43.7 1.9
    High school graduate 45.5 1.0 46.0 1.1 46.3 1.2 48.2 2.5 38.3 2.8
    At least some college 41.6 0.9 41.7 0.9 42.1 1.0 43.9 2.3 39.9 2.7
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65                    
    Any private 40.4 0.8 40.4 0.8 40.3 0.9 44.9 1.9 40.3 2.1
    Public only 44.7 1.9 44.8 2.1 46.7 2.7 42.7 3.0 43.8 3.6
    Uninsured 38.9 1.9 40.8 2.3 41.3 2.7 40.8 5.3 33.6 2.9
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 56.3 2.1 56.1 2.2 55.1 2.4 67.4 4.7 58.4 5.9
    Medicare and private 56.5 1.5 56.6 1.6 56.5 1.6 70.6 5.0 * *
    Medicare and other public 55.7 3.0 54.6 3.6 61.0 4.4 * * 59.4 5.8
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 41.6 0.8 41.5 0.9 41.5 1.0 46.0 1.9 42.3 1.8
    Metropolitan-small 45.1 1.1 45.5 1.2 45.3 1.3 55.0 2.4 38.0 3.0
    Micropolitan 47.5 1.6 47.9 1.6 48.2 1.8 44.9 5.0 38.3 5.0
    Noncore-adjacent 49.3 2.3 49.6 2.4 50.8 2.8 * * * *
    Noncore-rural 56.5 2.9 56.2 2.9 55.1 2.8 * * * *
                     

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: SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Table 139A_c Table 139A_a

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