Table 139C_b: Adults who sometimes or never 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 20.2 0.5 19.4 0.5 18.2 0.5 23.5 1.4 28.9 1.3
                     
Age                    
    18-44 27.3 0.8 26.6 0.9 25.6 1.0 29.7 2.1 32.4 1.8
    45-64 17.4 0.7 16.8 0.7 15.9 0.7 19.1 2.1 24.5 2.4
    65 and over 9.2 0.7 8.6 0.8 7.9 0.8 10.3 2.6 20.9 3.1
                     
Gender                    
    Male 19.7 0.7 18.9 0.7 17.6 0.8 23.9 2.3 28.3 1.8
    Female 20.6 0.6 19.7 0.6 18.6 0.6 23.2 1.5 29.4 1.6
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 24.4 1.3 22.4 1.5 20.3 1.8 28.1 3.1 34.0 2.9
    Near poor/low 19.3 1.0 17.2 1.1 14.2 1.0 26.7 3.2 31.6 2.4
    Middle 20.9 0.8 20.1 0.8 18.8 0.9 23.9 2.1 28.2 2.2
    High 19.2 0.7 19.1 0.7 18.6 0.7 17.7 2.2 22.8 2.8
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 19.8 0.9 17.0 1.0 16.0 1.1 22.0 2.3 30.5 1.8
    High school graduate 18.3 0.8 17.7 0.8 16.4 0.8 22.9 2.2 27.0 2.6
    At least some college 21.6 0.7 21.1 0.7 19.9 0.7 25.1 2.1 28.7 2.4
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65                    
    Any private 21.9 0.6 21.6 0.6 20.6 0.7 23.7 1.8 25.8 1.8
    Public only 24.5 1.5 22.4 1.7 19.3 2.1 28.9 3.3 35.0 3.5
    Uninsured 32.3 1.7 30.3 2.1 28.2 2.4 35.6 4.8 37.8 3.1
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 9.7 1.2 9.1 1.2 8.4 1.3 * * 17.6 3.7
    Medicare and private 8.2 0.9 8.0 0.9 7.6 0.9 * * * *
    Medicare and other public 14.4 2.5 11.6 2.6 9.5 2.7 * * 23.6 5.4
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 22.3 0.7 21.4 0.7 20.0 0.8 24.0 1.7 28.9 1.6
    Metropolitan-small 18.7 0.9 18.0 0.9 17.5 1.0 18.9 2.5 29.2 2.8
    Micropolitan 16.1 0.9 15.7 0.9 15.1 0.9 24.6 4.7 26.3 5.0
    Noncore-adjacent 17.3 2.0 16.7 2.1 14.6 2.2 * * * *
    Noncore-rural 10.0 1.6 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: SE: Standard error.

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

Table 139C_c Table 139C_a

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