National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 3.5b

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Table 3.5b
Among adults age 18 and over who reported making an appointment for illness or injury in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often they got an appointment as soon as wanted, United States, 2000
		Total population (in thousands)^e	Percent had appointment^f	Appointment as soon as wanted
				Always		Usually		Sometimes/never
Population group				Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error
Total		202,738	34.4	54.1	1.2	29.3	1.1	16.7	0.6
Race	White	170,084	34.9	54.6	1.1	29.2	0.9	16.2	0.7
	Black	24,518	33.7	53.4	3.5	29.1	3.3	17.5	1.7
	API	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	21,738	29.7	42.7	2.2	35.0	2.1	22.3	1.8
	Non-Hispanic, all races	180,999	35.0	55.2	1.3	28.7	1.2	16.1	0.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	150,153	35.6	56.0	1.2	28.5	1.0	15.5	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	23,466	33.9	53.2	3.6	29.3	3.4	17.5	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, other	7,380	26.6	43.8	5.6	30.4	4.6	25.8	4.2
Gender	Male	97,198	30.1	55.1	1.5	28.0	1.3	16.9	1.0
Gender	Female	105,540	38.4	53.4	1.3	30.2	1.5	16.5	0.8
Age	18-44	108,439	32.7	47.7	1.7	32.0	1.5	20.3	1.0
	45-64	61,509	35.3	58.3	1.5	25.8	1.4	15.9	1.1
	65 and over	32,791	38.7	65.6	2.0	27.2	1.8	7.2	1.0
Education^a	Less than high school	40,860	35.8	52.5	1.8	27.8	1.8	19.7	1.4
	High school graduate	66,421	35.0	54.3	1.6	28.9	1.5	16.8	1.1
	At least some college	93,918	33.5	54.5	1.8	30.2	1.5	15.3	0.9
Employment status^b	Employed	140,394	32.3	51.2	1.4	30.4	1.3	18.5	0.8
Employment status^b	Not employed	29,534	40.1	53.5	2.3	27.1	2.1	19.3	1.5
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	132,072	33.2	52.8	1.4	30.6	1.3	16.6	0.8
	Public only	13,122	45.7	52.5	2.8	25.7	2.9	21.8	2.4
	Uninsured	24,753	29.3	43.8	2.9	27.4	2.7	28.8	2.0
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	10,918	37.4	62.8	3.0	31.4	3.2	5.8	1.6
	Medicare and private	18,453	37.2	69.0	2.5	23.6	2.3	7.4	1.5
	Medicare and other public	3,238	50.1	58.4	5.2	30.9	5.3	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	19,351	38.4	49.1	2.3	28.0	2.2	22.9	2.0
	Near poor/low	33,104	35.5	52.1	2.3	27.9	2.1	20.0	1.6
	Middle	65,142	34.6	53.9	2.0	31.9	1.7	14.1	1.0
	High	85,141	33.0	56.3	1.7	28.1	1.5	15.6	1.0
Residence location^d	Metropolitan-large	113,291	33.1	52.2	1.7	31.1	1.6	16.7	0.9
	Metropolitan-small	53,724	36.7	55.0	1.8	27.6	1.3	17.4	1.3
	Micropolitan	20,879	35.5	59.1	2.4	24.1	1.9	16.9	1.8
	Noncore-adjacent	10,991	33.5	58.6	3.40	28.6	3.17	12.8	1.93
	Noncore-not adjacent	3,853	36.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	177,944	31.5	54.3	1.2	29.2	1.1	16.5	0.6
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	24,794	55.9	53.4	2.5	29.3	2.2	17.4	1.5

^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.

^f Denominator is total adult population, excluding missing values.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander.

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

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