Table 3.5d
Among adults age 18 and over who reported making an appointment for illness or injury in the last 12 months, percent who always got an appointment as soon as they wanted, Medicare fee for service, by State, 2003 and 2004
| |
2004 |
2003 |
| State |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
| Alabama |
72.8 |
1.5 |
73.0 |
1.5 |
| Alaska |
69.2 |
3.8 |
68.8 |
3.7 |
| Arizona |
71.6 |
2.3 |
72.0 |
2.2 |
| Arkansas |
70.7 |
2.0 |
75.0 |
1.9 |
| California |
71.4 |
1.4 |
72.7 |
1.3 |
| Colorado |
79.4 |
2.1 |
72.8 |
2.3 |
| Connecticut |
78.8 |
2.1 |
75.2 |
2.1 |
| Delaware |
76.5 |
2.3 |
73.0 |
2.3 |
| District of Columbia |
70.5 |
3.1 |
68.8 |
3.3 |
| Florida |
70.3 |
1.1 |
72.1 |
1.0 |
| Georgia |
72.4 |
1.5 |
71.2 |
1.4 |
| Hawaii |
71.8 |
3.8 |
84.7 |
3.1 |
| Idaho |
77.3 |
2.2 |
79.5 |
2.4 |
| Illinois |
79.8 |
1.6 |
78.4 |
1.6 |
| Indiana |
78.1 |
1.3 |
79.8 |
1.3 |
| Iowa |
79.2 |
1.9 |
80.9 |
1.8 |
| Kansas |
80.6 |
1.9 |
76.1 |
2.1 |
| Kentucky |
75.2 |
1.5 |
73.2 |
1.6 |
| Louisiana |
71.9 |
1.9 |
74.1 |
1.8 |
| Maine |
80.6 |
1.7 |
79.6 |
1.7 |
| Maryland |
70.3 |
2.0 |
70.7 |
1.8 |
| Massachusetts |
77.4 |
1.7 |
73.9 |
1.8 |
| Michigan |
76.1 |
1.3 |
73.6 |
1.3 |
| Minnesota |
76.3 |
1.7 |
77.3 |
1.7 |
| Mississippi |
72.1 |
1.8 |
72.6 |
1.8 |
| Missouri |
75.3 |
1.5 |
73.4 |
1.5 |
| Montana |
85.5 |
2.7 |
87.7 |
2.8 |
| Nebraska |
82.5 |
2.1 |
79.8 |
2.3 |
| Nevada |
70.8 |
3.0 |
68.2 |
3.0 |
| New Hampshire |
74.9 |
2.3 |
76.8 |
2.1 |
| New Jersey |
70.2 |
1.6 |
74.1 |
1.5 |
| New Mexico |
67.2 |
2.4 |
65.3 |
2.4 |
| New York |
75.3 |
1.2 |
72.0 |
1.2 |
| North Carolina |
72.2 |
1.3 |
72.0 |
1.3 |
| North Dakota |
77.4 |
2.1 |
78.7 |
2.1 |
| Ohio |
74.0 |
1.2 |
74.3 |
1.2 |
| Oklahoma |
71.8 |
2.0 |
76.0 |
1.8 |
| Oregon |
69.4 |
2.4 |
74.0 |
2.3 |
| Pennsylvania |
75.0 |
1.2 |
76.4 |
1.2 |
| Puerto Rico |
39.7 |
3.2 |
44.9 |
3.1 |
| Rhode Island |
73.5 |
3.1 |
76.8 |
2.9 |
| South Carolina |
74.3 |
1.7 |
75.1 |
1.5 |
| South Dakota |
79.9 |
2.4 |
85.3 |
3.1 |
| Tennessee |
73.0 |
1.5 |
73.0 |
1.5 |
| Texas |
72.8 |
1.1 |
73.6 |
1.1 |
| Utah |
75.3 |
2.7 |
75.1 |
2.8 |
| Vermont |
78.6 |
3.3 |
76.9 |
3.2 |
| Virgin Islands |
66.7 |
4.9 |
63.5 |
4.9 |
| Virginia |
73.7 |
1.5 |
73.7 |
1.5 |
| Washington |
73.1 |
1.7 |
73.9 |
1.8 |
| West Virginia |
76.5 |
1.9 |
76.0 |
1.9 |
| Wisconsin |
79.1 |
1.4 |
78.7 |
1.4 |
| Wyoming |
77.1 |
3.4 |
75.8 |
3.4 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.
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