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Table 15_1_1.1a
People who had an office-based or outpatient department visit in the calendar year, by race, United States, 2005
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 73.4 0.4 75.3 0.5 64.7 1.1 63.0 2.0 57.3 6.1 70.3 3.5 73.1 2.6
Age 0–17 72.7 0.7 75.1 0.8 63.9 1.7 62.4 4.4 * * 73.6 4.9 70.8 4.3
18–44 63.2 0.7 65.2 0.7 55.0 1.6 53.8 2.7 * * 54.2 6.5 68.1 4.2
45–64 79.8 0.6 81.1 0.6 73.8 1.6 68.4 3.4 * * * * 79.9 4.3
65 and over 92.1 0.5 92.5 0.6 89.1 1.5 91.2 2.8 * * * * * *
Gender Male 66.5 0.6 68.8 0.6 54.9 1.5 56.4 2.7 * * 67.3 4.5 68.6 3.3
Female 79.9 0.5 81.8 0.5 73.3 1.1 69.1 2.2 * * 73.7 4.4 77.5 3.4
Family incomea Negative/poor 66.4 0.9 68.1 1.0 62.8 1.7 55.8 5.6 * * * * 75.5 3.9
Near poor/low 69.0 0.9 70.4 1.0 63.9 1.9 63.3 4.8 * * * * 69.3 6.0
Middle 71.6 0.8 73.6 0.8 62.3 1.8 57.9 4.3 * * * * 69.2 4.3
High 79.3 0.6 80.8 0.6 71.1 1.9 68.0 2.4 * * * * 79.2 4.9
Education,b age 18 and over Less than high school 65.5 0.8 66.1 1.0 62.2 2.2 62.7 4.6 * * * * * *
High school graduate 71.5 0.7 73.8 0.8 60.3 1.8 60.2 4.4 * * * * 70.5 5.1
At least some college 78.5 0.5 80.4 0.6 71.2 1.6 64.7 2.2 * * * * 78.2 4.2
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 68.6 0.6 70.3 0.6 60.2 1.3 57.8 2.3 * * 65.7 5.1 74.0 3.6
Not employed 74.5 0.8 77.4 0.9 65.7 2.0 62.5 4.3 * * * * * *
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 75.5 0.5 77.4 0.5 66.0 1.4 65.0 2.2 * * 75.2 4.2 75.4 3.9
Public only 72.8 0.9 74.6 1.1 70.2 1.6 53.4 5.7 * * 74.7 5.2 74.0 4.0
Uninsured 43.8 1.0 45.6 1.1 35.3 2.5 35.5 5.2 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 90.0 1.1 90.2 1.2 86.0 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 94.6 0.6 94.6 0.7 95.0 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 88.7 1.6 87.9 2.2 88.2 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan 73.0 0.5 74.9 0.5 65.7 1.2 62.7 2.0 53.6 6.5 71.2 5.1 73.9 2.8
  Large central metro 68.3 0.7 69.7 0.8 65.1 1.8 62.6 2.8 * * * * 71.5 4.9
  Large fringe metro 75.7 0.8 77.7 0.8 66.9 2.0 63.5 3.4 * * * * 74.6 5.1
  Medium metro 76.0 1.0 77.6 1.0 66.7 2.0 57.2 5.2 * * * * 79.6 3.0
  Small metro 74.4 1.2 76.0 1.3 64.5 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 75.4 1.2 77.5 1.2 57.2 2.6 * * * * 68.8 4.7 70.1 6.2
  Micropolitan 75.2 1.5 77.0 1.6 58.3 2.5 * * * * * * 74.0 6.6
  Noncore 75.6 2.2 78.5 1.7 55.5 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 76.0 0.5 78.3 0.5 65.2 1.1 67.6 3.2 * * 71.0 3.7 73.7 2.8
Other 55.2 1.2 54.4 1.3 55.5 5.9 58.2 2.9 * * * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 71.6 0.5 73.8 0.5 61.2 1.2 61.5 2.1 55.2 6.4 67.0 3.9 71.3 2.9
Fair/poor 88.6 0.6 89.1 0.7 87.2 1.4 * * * * * * * *
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over Basic activities 93.5 0.5 93.9 0.5 94.4 0.9 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 92.9 0.8 93.1 0.9 92.2 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 70.5 0.5 72.6 0.6 59.4 1.3 61.9 2.1 * * 63.0 4.8 71.5 4.0

a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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.

 

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