Table 183A_a Adults who can always get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
48.4 |
0.6 |
48.5 |
0.6 |
52.0 |
1.9 |
38.2 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
48.6 |
4.4 |
Age |
18-44 |
44.0 |
0.8 |
44.1 |
1.0 |
47.4 |
2.9 |
34.0 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45-64 |
48.2 |
1.0 |
47.7 |
1.1 |
53.6 |
2.5 |
44.7 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
58.4 |
1.2 |
58.6 |
1.2 |
64.4 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
49.8 |
0.9 |
50.0 |
0.9 |
54.1 |
3.0 |
37.9 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
47.4 |
0.7 |
47.3 |
0.7 |
50.9 |
2.1 |
38.4 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
53.4 |
5.5 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
47.2 |
1.5 |
46.0 |
1.8 |
50.1 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
50.0 |
1.3 |
50.0 |
1.5 |
52.3 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
47.0 |
1.0 |
47.0 |
1.1 |
53.2 |
3.6 |
28.5 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
49.0 |
0.9 |
49.4 |
1.0 |
51.9 |
3.7 |
38.5 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
50.8 |
1.3 |
49.4 |
1.5 |
60.4 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
49.8 |
1.1 |
49.5 |
1.2 |
53.1 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
47.0 |
0.8 |
47.7 |
0.9 |
47.4 |
2.5 |
36.8 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
46.6 |
0.7 |
46.4 |
0.8 |
50.8 |
2.6 |
38.6 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
45.2 |
1.7 |
44.0 |
2.0 |
50.8 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
39.8 |
2.0 |
40.1 |
2.1 |
41.2 |
6.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
59.2 |
2.3 |
60.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
58.2 |
1.5 |
58.1 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
57.7 |
3.1 |
58.8 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
46.6 |
0.8 |
46.7 |
0.9 |
50.8 |
2.5 |
35.6 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
50.6 |
1.1 |
50.5 |
1.2 |
53.2 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
51.4 |
2.1 |
50.4 |
2.2 |
63.9 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
50.7 |
2.5 |
51.2 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
46.1 |
2.6 |
45.6 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
49.1 |
0.6 |
49.0 |
0.7 |
52.1 |
1.9 |
40.4 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
48.0 |
4.5 |
Other |
39.6 |
1.8 |
40.5 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
35.6 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
47.9 |
1.2 |
48.3 |
1.3 |
48.3 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
46.7 |
1.5 |
46.4 |
1.7 |
54.8 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
48.4 |
0.7 |
48.4 |
0.7 |
52.6 |
2.2 |
37.9 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
53.1 |
5.1 |
a 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.
b 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.
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.