Table 142a: People with difficulty getting appointments on short notice, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	24.2	0.5	24.5	0.6	21.4	1.3	26.3	3.6	31.4	4.7
Age
0-17	20.6	0.8	19.9	0.8	21.7	2.2	26.1	5.6	*	*
18-44	27.5	0.8	28.3	0.9	23.0	1.6	23.5	4.5	*	*
45-64	26.2	0.8	26.6	0.9	21.7	1.9	29.1	4.4	*	*
65 and over	20.7	1.0	20.9	1.0	13.7	2.1	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	23.7	0.6	23.8	0.7	20.6	1.8	29.1	4.2	33.2	6.0
Female	24.7	0.6	25.1	0.6	22.0	1.3	24.0	3.8	29.7	5.4
Family incomea
Negative or poor	24.8	1.4	25.7	1.8	23.4	2.7	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	23.9	1.1	24.4	1.2	20.6	2.4	*	*	*	*
Middle	23.7	0.8	23.8	0.9	20.9	2.0	29.5	6.7	*	*
High	24.7	0.9	24.8	0.8	21.0	2.1	28.7	6.5	*	*
Educationb (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	23.7	1.0	24.9	1.1	17.6	1.9	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	24.6	0.9	25.2	1.0	20.2	2.0	22.4	4.8	*	*
At least some college	27.3	0.7	27.4	0.8	24.9	1.9	30.4	4.4	*	*
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	24.5	0.7	24.7	0.7	20.8	1.6	26.9	4.3	33.5	6.2
Public only	25.6	1.3	26.0	1.6	26.2	2.6	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	27.5	1.6	28.4	1.8	21.0	3.2	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	21.7	1.7	22.9	1.8	10.2	2.9	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	19.7	1.3	19.5	1.3	15.8	4.0	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	21.9	2.5	23.4	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence locationc
Metropolitan-large	25.9	0.8	26.2	0.9	23.7	1.8	27.4	4.4	30.4	5.0
Metropolitan-small	22.5	0.9	22.9	1.0	17.0	2.3	24.5	5.4	*	*
Micropolitan	22.8	1.5	23.4	1.6	18.7	3.2	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	17.8	2.6	17.5	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	25.3	3.9	26.2	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN
Yes	24.0	1.5	24.4	1.7	22.3	3.7	*	*	*	*
No	19.9	0.9	18.9	0.9	21.6	2.4	27.5	5.8	*	*

^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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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