Table 230d People with an office or outpatient visit, by education,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
73.1 |
0.5 |
65.9 |
0.9 |
71.5 |
0.7 |
77.1 |
0.6 |
Age |
18-44 |
62.8 |
0.7 |
51.7 |
1.2 |
59.0 |
1.1 |
69.7 |
0.8 |
45-64 |
79.0 |
0.6 |
71.9 |
1.4 |
77.4 |
1.1 |
82.0 |
0.8 |
65 and over |
92.7 |
0.5 |
91.2 |
1.1 |
93.4 |
0.8 |
93.2 |
0.9 |
Gender |
Male |
64.1 |
0.6 |
55.0 |
1.4 |
61.4 |
1.1 |
69.7 |
0.8 |
Female |
81.5 |
0.5 |
76.9 |
0.9 |
80.5 |
0.8 |
83.9 |
0.7 |
Race |
White, single race |
74.7 |
0.5 |
66.3 |
1.1 |
73.5 |
0.7 |
78.8 |
0.6 |
Black, single race |
64.7 |
1.2 |
63.8 |
2.1 |
59.9 |
2.0 |
69.8 |
1.7 |
Asian, single race |
65.7 |
1.7 |
61.9 |
4.4 |
68.2 |
4.2 |
65.7 |
2.3 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
63.5 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
76.1 |
2.7 |
71.5 |
6.2 |
71.6 |
4.6 |
83.7 |
3.6 |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
75.7 |
0.5 |
72.2 |
1.0 |
73.8 |
0.8 |
78.1 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
78.2 |
0.5 |
74.9 |
1.2 |
76.7 |
0.7 |
80.1 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
64.7 |
1.2 |
64.4 |
2.1 |
59.6 |
2.0 |
69.4 |
1.7 |
Hispanic |
54.7 |
1.2 |
50.3 |
1.6 |
52.2 |
1.8 |
64.4 |
2.2 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
66.9 |
1.2 |
64.0 |
1.6 |
67.7 |
1.8 |
70.6 |
2.4 |
Near poor/low |
68.4 |
1.0 |
63.0 |
1.7 |
70.7 |
1.5 |
72.1 |
1.8 |
Middle |
71.1 |
0.7 |
65.1 |
1.5 |
69.3 |
1.1 |
75.2 |
0.9 |
High |
78.5 |
0.6 |
76.4 |
2.0 |
76.0 |
1.2 |
79.6 |
0.7 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
74.4 |
0.5 |
66.7 |
1.4 |
71.8 |
0.9 |
77.3 |
0.6 |
Public only |
78.0 |
1.2 |
73.2 |
1.8 |
78.9 |
1.7 |
86.8 |
2.0 |
Uninsured |
40.9 |
0.9 |
35.2 |
1.5 |
39.4 |
1.7 |
48.7 |
1.9 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
90.0 |
1.3 |
89.3 |
2.0 |
90.8 |
1.8 |
89.8 |
2.2 |
Medicare and private |
94.8 |
0.6 |
94.6 |
1.2 |
95.6 |
0.9 |
94.3 |
0.9 |
Medicare and other public |
91.2 |
1.3 |
90.2 |
2.2 |
89.4 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
71.3 |
0.6 |
63.3 |
1.3 |
69.0 |
1.0 |
75.4 |
0.7 |
Metropolitan-small |
75.5 |
0.8 |
68.6 |
1.4 |
73.9 |
1.3 |
79.3 |
1.0 |
Micropolitan |
74.6 |
1.8 |
66.3 |
2.3 |
73.2 |
2.2 |
80.5 |
1.9 |
Noncore-adjacent |
74.8 |
1.8 |
70.3 |
3.6 |
74.0 |
3.1 |
79.9 |
3.2 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
77.2 |
3.5 |
76.7 |
4.2 |
78.7 |
4.1 |
76.2 |
6.4 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
75.8 |
0.5 |
71.9 |
1.0 |
73.5 |
0.8 |
78.4 |
0.6 |
Other |
53.0 |
1.1 |
48.7 |
1.5 |
50.8 |
2.1 |
61.0 |
1.9 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
92.8 |
0.5 |
92.0 |
1.0 |
92.5 |
0.9 |
93.8 |
0.8 |
Complex activities |
92.3 |
0.7 |
89.8 |
1.4 |
92.0 |
1.2 |
95.1 |
1.0 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
70.0 |
0.5 |
58.7 |
1.0 |
67.7 |
0.8 |
75.3 |
0.6 |
a 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.
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.