Table 3.1b Percent of persons with a hospital, emergency room, or clinic as source of ongoing carea, United States, 1999 and 2003 |
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2003 |
1999 |
Population group |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
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Total |
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17.2 |
0.4 |
17.6 |
0.3 |
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Age (not age adjusted) |
0-17 |
20.4 |
0.5 |
20.7 |
0.5 |
18-44 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
17.6 |
0.4 |
45-64 |
15.4 |
0.5 |
16.1 |
0.5 |
65 and over |
13.1 |
0.6 |
14.1 |
0.6 |
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Race |
AI/AN only |
38.1 |
4.7 |
48.0 |
4.3 |
Asian only |
18.3 |
1.6 |
16.2 |
1.6 |
NHOPI only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Black only |
23.0 |
0.8 |
24.2 |
0.8 |
White only |
15.9 |
0.4 |
16.1 |
0.4 |
More than one race |
24.1 |
2.1 |
22.4 |
2.2 |
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Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
24.7 |
0.8 |
23.1 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
15.9 |
0.4 |
16.9 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
22.8 |
0.8 |
24.3 |
0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
14.1 |
0.5 |
15.3 |
0.4 |
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Gender |
Female |
17.5 |
0.4 |
18.1 |
0.4 |
Male |
16.9 |
0.5 |
17.2 |
0.4 |
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Health insuranceb, age 0-64 |
Private |
12.1 |
0.4 |
13.8 |
0.4 |
Public |
36.7 |
1.0 |
38.8 |
1.0 |
Uninsured |
24.4 |
0.8 |
24.9 |
0.7 |
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Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare and private |
10.6 |
0.7 |
11.7 |
0.8 |
Medicare and public |
24.0 |
1.9 |
30.8 |
2.2 |
Medicare only |
13.3 |
1.1 |
14.0 |
1.1 |
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Family income levelc |
Negative or poor |
30.6 |
1.0 |
31.1 |
0.9 |
Near poor/low |
23.4 |
0.8 |
24.6 |
0.8 |
Middle |
16.2 |
0.6 |
17.2 |
0.6 |
High |
11.3 |
0.5 |
12.0 |
0.5 |
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Education (age 25 and over) |
Less than high school |
22.6 |
0.8 |
21.1 |
0.8 |
High school graduate |
15.9 |
0.6 |
16.7 |
0.6 |
At least some college |
13.2 |
0.4 |
13.9 |
0.4 |
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Residence location |
Urban |
16.9 |
0.4 |
17.1 |
0.4 |
Rural |
17.7 |
0.9 |
19.0 |
0.7 |
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a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.
c Negative or 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.
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: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.
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