Table 139B_a: Adults who usually get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by race, United States, 2001

  Total White Black API AI/AN
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 36.0 0.5 36.9 0.6 28.9 1.3 36.2 2.6 31.8 4.6
                     
Age                    
    18-44 35.1 0.7 35.9 0.8 30.4 1.8 34.9 3.9 * *
    45-64 38.0 0.9 39.3 1.0 28.9 2.2 32.3 4.2 * *
    65 and over 34.4 1.0 34.9 1.1 23.5 3.1 * * * *
                     
Gender                    
    Male 35.5 0.8 36.1 0.9 31.2 2.3 35.5 4.3 * *
    Female 36.3 0.6 37.5 0.7 27.6 1.4 36.8 3.2 * *
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 30.5 1.4 31.0 1.7 26.8 2.8 * * * *
    Near poor/low 32.5 1.1 33.7 1.3 25.8 2.6 * * * *
    Middle 35.3 0.9 36.7 1.0 26.3 2.3 * * * *
    High 38.7 0.9 39.0 1.0 35.6 2.8 39.4 4.3 * *
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 33.5 1.1 34.3 1.2 25.2 2.2 * * * *
    High school graduate 36.1 0.8 37.1 0.9 29.1 2.2 * * * *
    At least some college 36.8 0.8 37.7 0.9 30.6 2.1 31.9 3.1 * *
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65                    
    Any private 37.8 0.7 38.7 0.7 31.4 1.8 34.8 3.4 * *
    Public only 30.8 1.6 31.4 2.0 27.8 2.8 * * * *
    Uninsured 28.9 1.7 30.0 1.8 22.9 4.6 * * * *
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 34.1 2.0 35.5 2.1 21.5 3.9 * * * *
    Medicare and private 35.3 1.4 35.8 1.5 24.0 5.3 * * * *
    Medicare and other public 29.8 2.9 25.8 3.0 * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 36.1 0.7 37.2 0.8 29.7 1.7 34.6 2.8 * *
    Metropolitan-small 36.2 1.0 36.9 1.1 26.0 2.6 * * * *
    Micropolitan 36.3 1.6 36.6 1.7 30.8 4.7 * * * *
    Noncore-adjacent 33.3 2.3 34.3 2.6 * * * * * *
    Noncore-rural 33.5 3.2 34.2 3.3 * * * * * *
                     

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.

Table 139B_b Table 139A_a

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