Table 1b. Adults age 18 and over who have a specific source of ongoing care,a by gender, United States, 2004

Total
Women
Men

Total

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		1,619	13,807	95.6	0.5
Age	18-44	251	2,003	89.4	2.2
	45-64	728	6,147	95.5	0.8
	65 and over	640	5,658	97.9	0.6
Race	White only	1,202	10,772	96.0	0.6
	Black only	315	2,058	94.9	1.3
	Other	102	977	92.7	3.0
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	1,252	12,087	96.0	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	852	9,135	96.6	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	308	2,023	95.0	1.3
	Hispanic, all races	367	1,721	92.7	1.5
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	555	5,671	96.2	0.9
	Public only	287	1,637	92.5	2.0
	Uninsured	137	841	82.1	3.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	160	1,550	98.8	0.7
	Medicare and private	301	3,069	98.4	0.8
	Medicare and other public	169	965	96.7	1.6
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	367	1,951	91.8	1.8
	Near poor/low	420	3,321	94.3	1.3
	Middle	440	3,991	96.4	0.9
	High	392	4,545	97.5	0.8
Educationc	Less than high school	619	4,066	94.7	0.9
	High school graduate	512	4,881	96.0	0.9
	At least some college	472	4,760	95.9	0.9
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	750	6,569	94.7	0.8
	Metropolitan-small	506	4,295	96.0	0.9
	Micropolitan	228	1,868	98.2	0.9
	Noncore	135	1,076	94.9	2.1
Preferred language	Other	253	1,311	90.7	2.2
	English	1,366	12,496	96.1	0.5

 

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Women

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		940	7,235	95.8	0.7
Age	18-44	156	1,106	88.9	2.8
	45-64	403	3,057	96.0	1.3
	65 and over	381	3,072	98.1	0.7
Race	White only	667	5,441	96.2	0.9
	Black only	216	1,290	94.4	1.7
	Other	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	715	6,246	96.1	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	454	4,512	96.7	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, Black	210	1,259	94.2	1.8
	Hispanic, all races	225	990	94.2	2.1
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	273	2,576	96.0	1.4
	Public only	203	1,109	93.2	2.2
	Uninsured	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	161	1,525	98.9	0.8
	Medicare and other public	124	641	97.1	1.8
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	255	1,234	92.5	2.1
	Near poor/low	261	2,012	95.4	1.5
	Middle	246	2,097	97.5	1.0
	High	178	1,893	96.6	1.7
Educationc	Less than high school	376	2,239	95.9	1.1
	High school graduate	310	2,752	96.0	1.2
	At least some college	245	2,177	95.4	1.4
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	443	3,512	94.6	1.2
	Metropolitan-small	315	2,417	97.0	1.0
	Micropolitan	121	858	98.2	1.1
	Noncore	*	*	*	*
Preferred language	Other	151	760	92.4	2.8
	English	789	6,475	96.2	0.8

 

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Men

Population group		Sample size	Weighted size (in thousands)	Percent	SE
Total		679	6,572	95.3	0.9
Age	18-44	*	*	*	*
	45-64	325	3,090	95.0	1.3
	65 and over	259	2,585	97.6	1.0
Race	White only	535	5,331	95.7	0.9
	Black only	*	*	*	*
	Other	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	537	5,841	95.9	0.9
	Non-Hispanic, White	398	4,623	96.5	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, Black	*	*	*	*
	Hispanic, all races	142	731	90.7	2.5
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	282	3,095	96.4	1.1
	Public only	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	140	1,544	97.9	1.3
	Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*
Family incomeb	Negative/poor	112	717	90.7	3.2
	Near poor/low	159	1,310	92.6	2.2
	Middle	194	1,894	95.2	1.7
	High	214	2,652	98.1	0.9
Educationc	Less than high school	243	1,826	93.3	1.7
	High school graduate	202	2,129	96.1	1.4
	At least some college	227	2,582	96.3	1.3
Residence location	Metropolitan-large	307	3,057	94.7	1.4
	Metropolitan-small	191	1,878	94.8	1.7
	Micropolitan	107	1,010	98.2	1.4
	Noncore	*	*	*	*
Preferred language	Other	102	551	88.3	3.5
	English	577	6,021	96.0	0.9

^a Adults with DSDIA53=1 are defined as with diabetes.
^b 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.
^c 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.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: 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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