Table 14_4_7.1b
Adults who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months, by ethnicity, United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
72.2 |
0.6 |
73.4 |
0.7 |
75.4 |
0.7 |
64.9 |
2.1 |
59.5 |
2.0 |
Age |
18–44 |
65.2 |
1.1 |
66.9 |
1.2 |
69.0 |
1.3 |
56.8 |
3.1 |
52.8 |
2.7 |
45–64 |
72.0 |
1.2 |
72.7 |
1.3 |
74.5 |
1.4 |
66.8 |
3.6 |
62.9 |
3.2 |
65 and over |
82.5 |
1.0 |
83.1 |
1.0 |
84.5 |
1.0 |
79.1 |
3.7 |
73.0 |
4.4 |
Gender |
Male |
72.4 |
1.0 |
73.3 |
1.0 |
75.5 |
1.1 |
66.8 |
3.7 |
63.3 |
3.0 |
Female |
72.1 |
0.7 |
73.6 |
0.7 |
75.3 |
0.8 |
63.7 |
2.3 |
56.7 |
2.4 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
56.7 |
2.0 |
58.5 |
2.2 |
63.2 |
3.0 |
47.1 |
4.2 |
47.8 |
3.9 |
Near poor/low |
69.0 |
1.6 |
71.3 |
1.8 |
73.0 |
2.0 |
67.3 |
4.4 |
56.2 |
3.8 |
Middle |
71.5 |
1.2 |
72.9 |
1.3 |
75.0 |
1.3 |
65.4 |
4.6 |
57.9 |
4.1 |
High |
76.7 |
0.9 |
77.0 |
0.9 |
78.0 |
1.0 |
74.1 |
3.6 |
72.1 |
3.9 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
66.6 |
1.6 |
70.4 |
1.6 |
71.1 |
1.8 |
70.0 |
3.7 |
54.8 |
3.2 |
High school graduate |
74.1 |
1.1 |
75.0 |
1.1 |
78.1 |
1.2 |
57.0 |
4.3 |
63.0 |
4.2 |
At least some college |
72.8 |
0.9 |
73.4 |
0.9 |
74.8 |
1.0 |
67.3 |
3.0 |
62.7 |
3.6 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
69.7 |
0.9 |
70.9 |
1.0 |
72.4 |
1.1 |
65.1 |
2.9 |
57.9 |
2.7 |
Not employed |
65.9 |
1.4 |
67.5 |
1.5 |
70.8 |
1.7 |
52.9 |
3.7 |
54.5 |
3.8 |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
72.5 |
0.9 |
72.9 |
0.9 |
74.7 |
1.0 |
66.1 |
2.8 |
67.1 |
2.7 |
Public only |
55.7 |
2.3 |
55.7 |
2.6 |
57.8 |
3.5 |
50.4 |
4.8 |
55.5 |
4.5 |
Uninsured |
51.1 |
2.6 |
57.4 |
3.2 |
56.6 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
31.6 |
3.9 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
80.5 |
2.1 |
80.9 |
2.1 |
81.1 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
85.2 |
1.2 |
85.4 |
1.2 |
86.0 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
71.2 |
3.9 |
72.8 |
4.5 |
81.7 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
71.5 |
0.7 |
72.8 |
0.7 |
74.8 |
0.8 |
65.0 |
2.3 |
59.6 |
2.1 |
Large central metro |
68.0 |
1.3 |
69.8 |
1.4 |
72.6 |
1.7 |
63.8 |
3.6 |
59.6 |
2.5 |
Large fringe metro |
71.9 |
1.3 |
73.3 |
1.4 |
75.2 |
1.4 |
67.3 |
4.3 |
50.4 |
5.2 |
Medium metro |
74.5 |
1.2 |
74.8 |
1.3 |
76.6 |
1.3 |
62.3 |
4.6 |
70.5 |
5.2 |
Small metro |
74.1 |
2.1 |
74.8 |
2.1 |
74.6 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nonmetropolitan |
76.0 |
1.5 |
76.6 |
1.4 |
78.0 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
75.2 |
1.7 |
76.1 |
1.7 |
77.9 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore+B3 |
77.6 |
2.8 |
77.6 |
2.9 |
78.3 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
73.5 |
0.7 |
74.0 |
0.7 |
75.5 |
0.7 |
64.9 |
2.1 |
63.9 |
2.6 |
Other |
54.8 |
2.8 |
53.1 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
55.6 |
3.3 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
74.4 |
0.7 |
75.7 |
0.7 |
77.5 |
0.8 |
67.3 |
2.6 |
60.8 |
2.4 |
Fair/poor |
63.8 |
1.3 |
64.8 |
1.4 |
66.4 |
1.7 |
59.5 |
3.4 |
56.1 |
3.4 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
70.7 |
1.2 |
71.9 |
1.2 |
73.4 |
1.3 |
66.5 |
3.4 |
55.7 |
4.5 |
Complex activities |
65.0 |
1.6 |
65.5 |
1.7 |
68.2 |
1.9 |
57.8 |
4.4 |
57.6 |
5.4 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
73.0 |
0.7 |
74.3 |
0.8 |
76.3 |
0.8 |
65.4 |
2.6 |
60.2 |
2.5 |
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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.