Table 146a: People who usually wait >30 minutes before seeing provider, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	16.9	0.6	16.2	0.6	21.8	1.6	16.1	2.6	25.2	5.2
Age
0-17	16.9	0.8	16.3	0.9	20.3	2.2	13.8	3.6	*	*
18-44	16.8	0.7	16.2	0.8	21.2	1.5	16.2	3.2	*	*
45-64	17.0	0.8	16.3	0.8	22.3	2.3	17.7	4.3	*	*
65 and over	16.9	1.0	15.7	1.0	28.6	3.2	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	16.5	0.6	15.8	0.6	21.2	1.9	15.9	3.0	25.8	6.0
Female	17.3	0.6	16.5	0.6	22.3	1.5	16.2	2.8	24.6	6.1
Family incomea
Negative or poor	27.5	1.6	26.3	1.7	31.0	2.9	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	20.7	1.1	20.0	1.2	24.6	2.9	*	*	*	*
Middle	16.7	0.8	16.3	0.8	18.5	1.7	19.4	5.6	*	*
High	12.8	0.7	12.6	0.7	14.8	2.0	13.3	3.1	*	*
Educationb (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	24.7	1.1	22.9	1.1	34.2	2.5	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	15.8	0.7	15.4	0.8	19.6	1.8	14.5	4.2	*	*
At least some college	14.4	0.7	13.9	0.7	17.4	1.8	15.8	3.2	*	*
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	14.2	0.6	13.7	0.6	16.8	1.4	15.4	2.8	22.7	6.7
Public only	28.3	1.4	29.3	1.6	28.3	2.8	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	26.6	1.7	25.6	1.9	32.5	4.1	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	17.9	1.5	16.6	1.5	31.3	5.0	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	15.2	1.3	14.5	1.3	21.2	4.4	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	24.9	2.5	21.8	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence locationc
Metropolitan-large	17.5	0.9	16.7	0.8	22.5	2.1	16.4	2.9	*	*
Metropolitan-small	13.7	0.9	13.3	1.0	16.6	2.0	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	21.0	1.7	20.4	1.8	26.7	3.5	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	20.8	2.8	19.4	3.0	29.5	7.1	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN
Yes	16.8	1.4	16.1	1.5	20.7	3.1	*	*	*	*
No	17.1	0.9	16.5	0.9	20.3	2.4	13.5	3.6	*	*

^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; 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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