National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 139C_a: Adults who sometimes or never 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	20.2	0.5	19.2	0.5	23.7	1.3	37.0	2.8	18.5	3.7

Age
18-44	27.3	0.8	26.4	0.9	30.2	2.1	38.3	4.3	*	*
45-64	17.4	0.7	16.5	0.7	19.1	2.1	37.5	4.4	*	*
65 and over	9.2	0.7	8.6	0.7	10.2	2.6	*	*	*	*

Gender
Male	19.7	0.7	18.5	0.8	24.5	2.3	40.3	4.3	*	*
Female	20.6	0.6	19.7	0.6	23.3	1.5	34.6	3.5	*	*

Family income^a
Negative or poor	24.4	1.3	23.4	1.5	28.6	3.0	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	19.3	1.0	17.3	1.0	26.5	3.2	*	*	*	*
Middle	20.9	0.8	19.8	0.8	23.7	2.1	*	*	*	*
High	19.2	0.7	18.7	0.7	18.5	2.2	34.7	4.5	*	*

Education^b (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	19.8	0.9	19.6	0.9	22.2	2.2	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	18.3	0.8	17.2	0.8	22.7	2.2	*	*	*	*
At least some college	21.6	0.7	20.3	0.7	25.7	2.1	39.1	3.5	*	*

Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	21.9	0.6	21.0	0.6	23.8	1.8	37.1	3.4	*	*
Public only	24.5	1.5	22.8	1.7	29.3	3.2	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	32.3	1.7	31.0	1.9	36.5	4.9	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	9.7	1.2	9.2	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	8.2	0.9	7.7	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	14.4	2.5	13.9	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*

Residence location^c
Metropolitan-large	22.3	0.7	21.2	0.7	24.4	1.7	36.3	3.4	*	*
Metropolitan-small	18.7	0.9	18.3	1.0	18.9	2.4	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	16.1	0.9	15.6	0.9	23.9	4.5	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	17.3	2.0	15.4	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	10.0	1.6	10.4	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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.