National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 3.3a

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Table 3.3a
Among adults age 18 and over who reported making an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often they got an appointment as soon as wanted, United States, 2003
				Appointment as soon as wanted
				Always		Usually		Sometimes/never
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^e	Percent had appointment	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error
Total		213,354	66.1	49.3	0.6	35.6	0.5	15.1	0.4
Race	White only	175,615	67.7	49.5	0.6	36.3	0.6	14.2	0.5
	Black only	24,231	58.3	53.2	1.8	28.9	1.8	17.9	1.4
	AI/AN only	1,455	61.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian only	8,989	54.9	37.8	2.7	34.8	2.7	27.4	2.7
	NHOPI only	653	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	2,410	70.1	42.7	4.4	41.7	4.2	15.6	2.9
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	26,414	46.8	45.2	1.6	34.1	1.1	20.7	1.2
	Non-Hispanic, all races	186,940	68.8	49.7	0.6	35.8	0.6	14.5	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	150,375	71.2	50.0	0.7	36.5	0.7	13.5	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	23,696	58.3	53.1	1.9	29.0	1.9	17.8	1.5
	Non-Hispanic, other	12,868	59.4	39.9	2.2	36.8	2.1	23.3	2.0
Gender	Male	102,726	56.7	50.2	0.8	34.4	0.8	15.4	0.7
Gender	Female	110,628	74.8	48.7	0.7	36.5	0.7	14.8	0.5
Age	18-44	109,549	57.2	44.4	0.9	36.3	0.8	19.3	0.7
	45-64	69,216	71.9	50.3	1.0	35.6	0.9	14.1	0.7
	65 and over	34,588	83.0	58.8	1.2	34.1	1.1	7.0	0.6
Education^a	Less than high school	41,881	55.8	51.5	1.3	31.3	1.1	17.2	1.0
	High school graduate	68,865	62.1	51.2	1.0	35.8	0.9	13.0	0.7
	At least some college	101,335	73.0	47.6	0.9	36.8	0.8	15.6	0.6
Employment status^b	Employed	143,962	62.1	46.6	0.7	36.4	0.7	17.0	0.6
Employment status^b	Not employed	34,803	66.2	48.5	1.4	34.3	1.3	17.2	1.0
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	133,738	68.8	47.7	0.7	36.5	0.7	15.8	0.6
	Public only	15,861	66.4	45.6	1.8	33.2	1.7	21.2	1.4
	Uninsured	29,166	33.4	41.6	2.0	33.8	1.8	24.6	1.6
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	9,879	77.6	64.4	2.4	28.6	2.2	7.0	1.1
	Medicare and private	20,660	86.1	57.4	1.6	36.9	1.6	5.6	0.7
	Medicare and other public	3,731	82.5	53.3	3.4	32.7	3.1	14.0	2.4
Family income^c	Negative/poor	22,629	56.1	47.4	1.5	30.9	1.4	21.7	1.3
	Near poor/low	37,149	58.4	49.6	1.4	33.9	1.2	16.4	1.0
	Middle	65,642	63.7	49.2	1.0	35.5	0.9	15.3	0.8
	High	87,933	73.5	49.6	0.8	37.1	0.8	13.2	0.6
Residence location^d	Metropolitan-large	115,287	65.1	48.3	0.8	35.5	0.8	16.2	0.6
	Metropolitan-small	63,129	68.1	49.1	0.9	36.2	0.8	14.7	0.8
	Micropolitan	23,134	66.4	53.1	1.9	34.5	2.0	12.4	1.2
	Noncore-adjacent	7,634	65.9	51.4	2.8	36.1	3.0	12.5	1.4
	Noncore-not adjacent	4,170	62.4	55.0	3.6	36.1	4.1	8.9	2.1
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	185,679	64.3	49.6	0.6	35.6	0.6	14.8	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/Poor	27,658	78.2	47.6	1.3	35.9	1.2	16.5	0.9

^a 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.

^b Employment status for persons age 18-64 only.

^c 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.

^d See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measure Specifications Appendix for more information.

^e Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.

DSU - 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.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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