National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 140B_a: Adults who usually get care for illness or injury 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	28.0	0.7	28.5	0.7	23.8	1.7	29.9	4.6	*	*

Age
18-44	29.0	0.9	29.3	1.0	25.6	2.4	*	*	*	*
45-64	28.8	1.1	29.8	1.3	21.3	3.1	*	*	*	*
65 and over	23.5	1.5	23.8	1.6	21.2	3.7	*	*	*	*

Gender
Male	27.9	0.9	28.5	1.0	22.1	2.4	*	*	*	*
Female	28.1	0.8	28.5	0.9	24.9	2.4	*	*	*	*

Family income^a
Negative or poor	27.0	1.8	26.3	2.0	29.8	4.3	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	24.9	1.4	25.5	1.6	21.4	3.2	*	*	*	*
Middle	29.2	1.1	30.3	1.2	23.2	2.9	*	*	*	*
High	28.6	1.1	28.7	1.3	22.2	3.2	*	*	*	*

Education^b (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	25.7	1.5	26.3	1.6	21.8	3.7	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	30.0	1.1	30.8	1.2	23.8	2.4	*	*	*	*
At least some college	27.5	1.0	27.8	1.1	23.9	2.5	*	*	*	*

Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	30.3	0.9	30.6	1.0	26.1	2.3	*	*	*	*
Public only	26.0	1.9	26.0	2.4	25.7	3.8	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	22.4	1.9	24.7	2.1	13.4	3.0	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	24.9	2.9	24.8	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	23.4	1.9	23.8	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	20.6	3.4	19.8	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*

Residence location^c
Metropolitan-large	28.2	0.9	28.8	1.1	24.2	2.1	31.0	5.4	*	*
Metropolitan-small	28.3	1.2	29.2	1.3	20.1	2.9	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	26.9	2.0	26.6	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	29.2	2.8	27.8	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	22.5	3.4	23.0	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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.