Table 183B_a Adults who can usually get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
36.4 |
0.5 |
37.3 |
0.6 |
30.7 |
1.3 |
33.3 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
31.5 |
4.1 |
Age |
18-44 |
36.5 |
0.8 |
37.0 |
1.0 |
32.7 |
2.1 |
37.0 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45-64 |
37.6 |
1.0 |
38.9 |
1.1 |
29.8 |
2.1 |
26.4 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
34.1 |
1.1 |
34.9 |
1.2 |
26.1 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
35.2 |
0.8 |
35.8 |
0.9 |
29.9 |
2.5 |
32.4 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
37.3 |
0.6 |
38.3 |
0.7 |
31.1 |
1.6 |
33.9 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
27.3 |
4.6 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
32.0 |
1.3 |
33.7 |
1.6 |
29.8 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
35.0 |
1.2 |
36.8 |
1.4 |
26.2 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
37.3 |
1.1 |
38.3 |
1.1 |
32.5 |
3.0 |
33.9 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
37.1 |
0.8 |
37.4 |
0.9 |
33.1 |
2.8 |
35.5 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
31.8 |
1.2 |
33.8 |
1.3 |
19.7 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
36.4 |
1.0 |
37.7 |
1.1 |
29.6 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
37.7 |
0.8 |
37.9 |
0.9 |
36.7 |
2.1 |
35.8 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
37.7 |
0.7 |
38.3 |
0.8 |
33.7 |
1.8 |
35.3 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
33.6 |
1.6 |
35.3 |
2.0 |
29.3 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
33.3 |
2.0 |
35.8 |
2.1 |
20.9 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
34.0 |
2.2 |
34.5 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
34.9 |
1.5 |
35.4 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
30.1 |
2.9 |
33.3 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
36.2 |
0.7 |
37.3 |
0.9 |
30.7 |
1.6 |
34.5 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
36.6 |
1.0 |
37.1 |
1.1 |
33.5 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
35.5 |
1.9 |
36.4 |
2.0 |
18.5 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
37.0 |
2.8 |
37.7 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
42.7 |
2.6 |
43.0 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
36.3 |
0.6 |
37.0 |
0.6 |
30.8 |
1.4 |
37.0 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
32.2 |
4.2 |
Other |
38.0 |
1.7 |
41.4 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
29.1 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
36.7 |
1.1 |
38.0 |
1.2 |
30.9 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
36.4 |
1.6 |
38.3 |
1.8 |
24.7 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
36.4 |
0.6 |
37.2 |
0.7 |
31.1 |
1.5 |
32.2 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
32.8 |
4.9 |
a Negative/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 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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* 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.