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Table 197d
People with an office or outpatient visit in the past year, by educationa, United States, 2002
Population group Total Less than high school graduate High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   74.4 0.4 69.0 0.8 72.5 0.7 78.5 0.5
Age 18-44 65.3 0.5 54.8 1.0 61.6 0.9 72.6 0.7
45-64 80.4 0.5 77.3 1.2 78.8 0.9 82.3 0.7
65 and over 91.6 0.5 89.9 0.9 91.4 0.9 93.4 0.8
Gender Male 65.3 0.6 58.3 1.1 62.5 0.9 70.7 0.7
Female 82.9 0.4 79.0 0.8 81.6 0.7 85.6 0.6
Race White, single race 76.1 0.4 69.5 0.9 74.7 0.7 80.1 0.5
Black, single race 66.0 1.1 66.0 1.6 62.1 1.6 70.1 1.5
Asian, single race 63.3 1.7 64.2 4.5 55.2 3.8 65.5 2.2
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 68.7 4.6 * * 59.5 6.7 * *
Multiple races 81.9 2.6 * * * * 82.8 3.7
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 77.0 0.4 75.0 0.8 74.6 0.7 79.3 0.5
Non-Hispanic, White 79.4 0.4 77.7 0.9 77.6 0.7 81.3 0.5
Non-Hispanic, Black 65.9 1.1 65.9 1.6 61.9 1.6 70.1 1.5
Hispanic (all races) 56.3 1.1 52.1 1.5 53.9 1.9 66.7 1.9
Family incomeb Negative or poor 70.0 1.1 66.9 1.5 70.0 1.8 75.7 1.8
Near poor/low 70.9 0.9 68.5 1.3 68.3 1.4 78.3 1.5
Middle 72.4 0.7 67.5 1.2 71.5 1.0 75.9 0.9
High 78.6 0.5 75.2 1.9 76.5 1.0 79.9 0.6
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 75.6 0.4 69.0 1.1 73.3 0.7 78.5 0.5
Public only 80.3 1.0 77.5 1.4 81.1 1.7 85.6 2.0
Uninsured 43.4 1.0 38.9 1.5 40.2 1.7 53.5 1.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 90.3 0.9 89.3 1.5 91.5 1.6 90.5 1.9
Medicare and private 92.9 0.7 90.6 1.4 92.3 1.2 95.0 0.8
Medicare and other public 90.3 1.5 91.5 1.6 84.5 4.6 * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 72.4 0.6 65.7 1.1 69.1 0.9 77.1 0.6
Metropolitan-small 76.0 0.6 69.3 1.4 74.9 1.1 80.2 0.8
Micropolitan 78.8 1.2 76.1 1.6 77.8 1.5 81.5 1.5
Noncore-adjacent 76.0 1.7 73.0 1.9 75.3 3.1 80.7 2.8
Noncore-not adjacent 80.7 1.7 86.6 3.2 77.9 2.7 79.3 4.4
Preferred language English 77.1 0.4 74.2 0.8 74.6 0.7 79.9 0.5
Other 55.4 1.1 53.9 1.6 49.7 2.3 62.1 1.8
Born in U.S. Yes 77.2 0.4 74.2 0.8 74.8 0.7 80.1 0.5
No 60.5 1.0 54.6 1.6 55.4 1.9 68.6 1.5

a Persons age 18 and over. Less 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.

b Negative 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.

c See 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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: Standard error.

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

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