Table 131a: Race - People without a usual source of care who indicate a financial or insurance reason for not having a source of care, by family income,^a United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	13.8	0.7	14.2	0.7	13.1	1.6	*	*	*	*
Age
0-17	15.5	1.7	16.6	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
18-44	13.9	0.8	14.6	0.9	12.1	1.7	*	*	*	*
45-64	13.9	1.1	13.4	1.3	18.5	3.0	*	*	*	*
65 and over	6.1	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	12.1	0.7	12.5	0.8	9.7	1.8	*	*	*	*
Female	16.1	0.9	16.5	1.1	17.8	2.4	*	*	*	*
Family incomea
Negative or poor	22.8	1.8	25.0	2.1	14.9	3.3	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	20.9	1.6	20.9	1.7	19.7	3.5	*	*	*	*
Middle	12.6	1.1	13.3	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
High	5.1	0.7	5.3	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Educationb (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	19.7	1.2	21.5	1.3	12.1	2.3	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	13.6	1.2	13.2	1.3	15.9	2.4	*	*	*	*
At least some college	9.6	0.8	9.5	0.9	11.2	2.5	*	*	*	*
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	7.5	0.7	7.2	0.6	9.7	2.2	*	*	*	*
Public only	18.0	2.2	21.5	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	25.5	1.4	26.8	1.6	21.3	3.1	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence locationc
Metropolitan-large	15.7	0.9	16.4	1.0	14.5	2.1	*	*	*	*
Metropolitan-small	12.3	1.2	12.2	1.4	13.6	3.0	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	8.8	1.6	9.9	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	6.3	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN
Yes	15.6	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
No	15.7	1.8	16.8	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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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