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Table 14_4_5.1a
People with a usual source of care, excluding hospital emergency rooms, who has office hours nights or weekends, 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 43.9 0.8 43.7 0.9 43.5 1.6 47.2 3.5 57.5 13.0 41.0 5.9 47.8 3.2
Age 0–17 56.4 1.1 56.7 1.3 54.0 2.4 66.6 5.3 * * * * 49.5 4.6
18–44 44.7 1.1 44.5 1.1 44.1 2.5 46.4 5.0 * * * * 52.3 5.9
45–64 37.9 1.2 38.3 1.3 33.6 2.6 35.8 5.1 * * * * * *
65 and over 26.9 1.4 27.0 1.5 26.7 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 44.7 1.0 44.4 1.1 45.4 2.0 47.2 4.4 * * * * 43.6 4.9
Female 43.2 0.8 43.0 0.9 42.1 1.8 47.1 3.4 * * 37.9 7.7 51.3 3.8
Family incomea Negative/poor 35.7 1.4 35.0 1.8 37.9 2.5 * * * * * * 38.4 6.2
Near poor/low 40.0 1.4 40.3 1.5 37.8 3.1 38.5 6.8 * * * * 50.0 7.1
Middle 45.4 1.3 44.8 1.4 46.4 2.5 50.3 6.1 * * * * 49.1 6.9
High 46.8 1.1 46.1 1.2 52.3 3.4 50.6 4.8 * * * * 50.3 6.7
Education,b age 18 and over Less than high school 37.4 1.3 38.6 1.5 30.3 2.7 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 40.3 1.3 40.3 1.4 38.5 2.5 41.1 6.6 * * * * * *
At least some college 38.2 1.0 37.6 1.1 41.3 2.5 39.5 3.7 * * * * 43.0 5.9
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 42.6 1.0 42.5 1.1 41.6 2.1 45.0 4.0 * * * * 49.8 5.2
Not employed 37.7 1.4 38.1 1.5 34.0 3.2 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 48.4 1.0 48.2 1.1 48.0 2.3 51.3 3.9 * * * * 52.2 4.8
Public only 41.3 1.3 41.3 1.7 40.7 2.2 * * * * * * 46.8 5.6
Uninsured 40.9 1.7 40.2 1.9 44.7 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 30.6 2.4 30.7 2.5 28.9 5.2 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 25.6 1.7 25.4 1.7 26.9 5.0 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 24.9 2.6 27.2 3.3 23.6 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan 46.5 0.9 46.4 0.9 46.1 1.6 47.8 3.5 * * 46.2 6.8 49.7 3.6
  Large central metro 45.4 1.1 44.1 1.4 49.0 1.8 46.9 4.7 * * * * 51.6 6.8
  Large fringe metro 52.7 1.5 53.0 1.6 48.2 3.7 53.7 5.7 * * * * * *
  Medium metro 40.4 2.5 40.8 2.6 39.1 4.9 * * * * * * 40.2 6.0
  Small metro 46.6 2.9 46.7 3.0 35.7 5.1 * * * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 31.3 1.5 31.8 1.5 23.6 5.1 * * * * * * 40.1 7.5
  Micropolitan 32.2 2.1 32.2 2.2 31.5 7.6 * * * * * * * *
  Noncore 29.8 3.4 31.2 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 44.0 0.9 43.8 1.0 43.5 1.7 52.8 4.6 * * 40.8 6.0 47.4 3.2
Other 43.0 1.9 42.7 1.9 * * 40.2 4.7 * * * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 45.3 0.9 44.9 0.9 46.0 1.7 48.5 3.7 * * 44.2 6.8 50.5 3.4
Fair/poor 32.8 1.4 33.8 1.6 29.9 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over Basic activities 29.8 1.3 30.6 1.4 23.7 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 32.4 1.6 33.8 1.8 24.8 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 40.5 1.0 40.2 1.0 41.5 2.0 40.7 3.7 * * * * 49.5 5.4

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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