Table 163B_c Adults who can usually get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted, by family incomea, United States, 2002 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
Total |
27.0 |
0.7 |
26.1 |
1.5 |
27.1 |
1.3 |
27.4 |
1.2 |
27.0 |
1.2 |
Age |
18-44 |
28.3 |
1.0 |
25.9 |
2.1 |
29.4 |
2.1 |
28.0 |
1.6 |
28.9 |
1.7 |
45-64 |
28.1 |
1.1 |
29.6 |
2.9 |
28.8 |
2.9 |
31.5 |
2.2 |
25.7 |
1.6 |
65 and over |
22.0 |
1.4 |
20.5 |
3.2 |
22.1 |
2.4 |
19.3 |
2.2 |
25.1 |
2.9 |
Gender |
Male |
26.9 |
0.9 |
24.2 |
2.8 |
30.0 |
2.7 |
27.1 |
1.6 |
26.0 |
1.6 |
Female |
27.2 |
0.8 |
26.9 |
1.8 |
25.4 |
1.6 |
27.7 |
1.5 |
27.9 |
1.5 |
Race |
White, single race |
27.0 |
0.8 |
26.9 |
1.8 |
26.8 |
1.6 |
27.9 |
1.3 |
26.4 |
1.3 |
Black, single race |
24.5 |
1.5 |
21.9 |
2.5 |
26.0 |
3.0 |
20.2 |
2.5 |
30.7 |
3.6 |
Asian, single race |
34.0 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
33.9 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
26.8 |
0.7 |
27.8 |
1.7 |
26.7 |
1.5 |
26.6 |
1.2 |
26.7 |
1.2 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
26.6 |
0.8 |
29.4 |
2.2 |
26.1 |
1.8 |
27.0 |
1.4 |
25.9 |
1.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
24.6 |
1.5 |
22.3 |
2.6 |
25.7 |
3.0 |
19.9 |
2.5 |
31.3 |
3.7 |
Hispanic (all races) |
29.1 |
1.7 |
18.0 |
2.4 |
29.5 |
3.2 |
33.5 |
3.3 |
33.3 |
4.4 |
Educationb |
Less than high school graduate |
25.6 |
1.3 |
23.2 |
2.2 |
25.6 |
2.1 |
25.1 |
2.2 |
29.7 |
3.5 |
High school graduate |
28.0 |
1.2 |
30.6 |
2.7 |
25.0 |
2.5 |
27.8 |
2.1 |
29.0 |
2.2 |
At least some college |
27.0 |
1.1 |
23.5 |
3.5 |
31.7 |
2.7 |
28.0 |
2.0 |
25.9 |
1.5 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
28.4 |
0.9 |
34.2 |
4.0 |
28.8 |
2.0 |
28.8 |
1.4 |
27.6 |
1.3 |
Public only |
29.3 |
1.7 |
28.7 |
2.4 |
30.2 |
3.0 |
30.7 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
26.1 |
1.7 |
18.0 |
2.8 |
29.0 |
3.2 |
32.0 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
25.5 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
29.4 |
4.6 |
22.0 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
20.8 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
18.8 |
3.8 |
18.1 |
2.9 |
25.0 |
3.2 |
Medicare and other public |
18.5 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
16.0 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
27.5 |
0.9 |
27.1 |
2.2 |
28.2 |
2.0 |
27.9 |
1.6 |
26.9 |
1.5 |
Metropolitan-small |
27.0 |
1.4 |
25.8 |
3.0 |
26.5 |
2.7 |
27.9 |
2.1 |
26.8 |
2.3 |
Micropolitan |
26.0 |
1.5 |
27.0 |
3.0 |
24.8 |
3.2 |
24.9 |
2.6 |
27.5 |
3.0 |
Noncore-adjacent |
24.2 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
24.5 |
3.9 |
23.3 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
29.9 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
27.0 |
0.7 |
27.2 |
1.6 |
27.2 |
1.5 |
27.6 |
1.2 |
26.4 |
1.2 |
Other |
27.0 |
2.1 |
18.3 |
2.8 |
26.5 |
3.6 |
25.0 |
3.5 |
39.4 |
6.2 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
26.8 |
0.7 |
26.9 |
1.7 |
26.8 |
1.4 |
27.3 |
1.2 |
26.5 |
1.2 |
No |
28.5 |
1.8 |
21.3 |
3.2 |
29.1 |
3.4 |
28.3 |
3.3 |
31.9 |
3.9 |
a 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.
b 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.
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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