Table 230c People with an office or outpatient visit, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
73.0 |
0.5 |
66.7 |
0.9 |
68.1 |
0.9 |
71.4 |
0.7 |
79.0 |
0.6 |
Age |
0-17 |
73.1 |
0.7 |
67.1 |
1.4 |
67.4 |
1.4 |
72.7 |
1.2 |
81.9 |
1.2 |
18-44 |
62.6 |
0.7 |
56.5 |
1.5 |
55.9 |
1.3 |
61.1 |
1.0 |
69.6 |
1.0 |
45-64 |
78.8 |
0.6 |
74.1 |
1.9 |
70.7 |
1.7 |
77.0 |
1.1 |
82.6 |
0.8 |
65 and over |
92.5 |
0.5 |
90.4 |
1.4 |
90.7 |
1.2 |
93.2 |
0.8 |
94.0 |
1.0 |
Gender |
Male |
66.6 |
0.6 |
58.8 |
1.4 |
60.9 |
1.2 |
63.5 |
0.9 |
74.0 |
0.7 |
Female |
79.1 |
0.5 |
73.1 |
0.9 |
74.3 |
1.0 |
79.1 |
0.8 |
84.3 |
0.7 |
Race |
White, single race |
74.8 |
0.5 |
67.5 |
1.1 |
68.9 |
1.1 |
73.1 |
0.8 |
80.7 |
0.6 |
Black, single race |
63.7 |
1.0 |
63.0 |
1.6 |
65.0 |
2.0 |
63.1 |
1.7 |
64.0 |
2.5 |
Asian, single race |
66.9 |
1.6 |
69.8 |
6.5 |
62.1 |
4.2 |
63.9 |
3.0 |
71.1 |
2.4 |
NHOPI, single race |
60.9 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
63.3 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
78.0 |
2.0 |
78.9 |
3.2 |
78.0 |
3.7 |
78.3 |
3.7 |
76.8 |
4.5 |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
75.6 |
0.5 |
70.7 |
1.0 |
72.5 |
1.0 |
73.9 |
0.7 |
79.5 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
78.3 |
0.5 |
74.3 |
1.4 |
75.4 |
1.2 |
76.6 |
0.8 |
81.4 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
63.6 |
1.1 |
62.8 |
1.6 |
65.3 |
2.0 |
63.0 |
1.7 |
63.6 |
2.6 |
Hispanic |
57.6 |
0.9 |
54.4 |
1.5 |
53.9 |
1.7 |
55.5 |
1.4 |
71.9 |
1.9 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
65.9 |
0.9 |
64.0 |
1.6 |
63.0 |
1.7 |
65.1 |
1.5 |
76.4 |
2.0 |
High school graduate |
71.5 |
0.7 |
67.7 |
1.8 |
70.7 |
1.5 |
69.3 |
1.1 |
76.0 |
1.2 |
At least some college |
77.1 |
0.6 |
70.6 |
2.4 |
72.1 |
1.8 |
75.2 |
0.9 |
79.6 |
0.7 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
75.1 |
0.5 |
72.6 |
2.0 |
68.9 |
1.3 |
72.1 |
0.9 |
78.8 |
0.6 |
Public only |
73.3 |
0.9 |
73.1 |
1.1 |
73.2 |
1.4 |
73.5 |
2.2 |
75.0 |
4.7 |
Uninsured |
42.0 |
0.9 |
37.3 |
1.7 |
38.8 |
1.6 |
43.7 |
1.7 |
51.6 |
3.1 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
89.8 |
1.2 |
89.4 |
2.5 |
88.5 |
2.4 |
89.9 |
1.8 |
91.5 |
2.5 |
Medicare and private |
94.8 |
0.6 |
92.1 |
2.7 |
92.5 |
1.3 |
96.3 |
0.9 |
95.2 |
1.0 |
Medicare and other public |
90.4 |
1.4 |
92.7 |
1.7 |
91.0 |
2.4 |
88.0 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
71.6 |
0.6 |
65.0 |
1.2 |
65.1 |
1.4 |
69.4 |
0.9 |
77.9 |
0.7 |
Metropolitan-small |
75.1 |
0.7 |
69.8 |
1.7 |
70.2 |
1.6 |
73.2 |
1.3 |
81.0 |
0.9 |
Micropolitan |
73.9 |
1.7 |
66.0 |
2.3 |
71.6 |
2.7 |
73.7 |
1.9 |
79.5 |
2.0 |
Noncore-adjacent |
73.3 |
2.1 |
66.2 |
3.5 |
70.7 |
3.9 |
75.3 |
3.0 |
79.4 |
3.9 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
75.9 |
3.5 |
71.3 |
5.3 |
79.1 |
5.0 |
71.9 |
3.7 |
81.9 |
5.2 |
CSHCN |
Yes |
87.4 |
1.1 |
82.9 |
2.4 |
86.0 |
1.9 |
86.4 |
1.8 |
93.0 |
1.7 |
No |
69.5 |
0.8 |
62.8 |
1.5 |
63.0 |
1.6 |
68.9 |
1.4 |
79.4 |
1.4 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
75.6 |
0.5 |
70.5 |
1.0 |
72.5 |
0.9 |
73.8 |
0.7 |
79.7 |
0.6 |
Other |
55.4 |
1.0 |
53.6 |
1.8 |
51.9 |
1.8 |
53.0 |
1.6 |
68.9 |
2.3 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
92.8 |
0.5 |
89.4 |
1.2 |
91.8 |
1.2 |
93.8 |
0.9 |
95.0 |
1.1 |
Complex activities |
92.2 |
0.7 |
89.4 |
1.3 |
92.0 |
1.4 |
92.0 |
1.4 |
96.4 |
1.1 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
69.8 |
0.5 |
58.5 |
1.3 |
62.2 |
1.1 |
67.5 |
0.8 |
76.7 |
0.6 |
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 Persons age 18 and over. 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. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.
* 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.