Table 183C_d Adults who can sometimes or never get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by education,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
15.2 |
0.4 |
17.4 |
1.0 |
13.9 |
0.6 |
15.3 |
0.6 |
Age |
18-44 |
19.5 |
0.7 |
24.7 |
1.7 |
18.2 |
1.2 |
18.9 |
1.0 |
45-64 |
14.2 |
0.6 |
17.3 |
1.7 |
14.2 |
1.0 |
13.6 |
0.9 |
65 and over |
7.4 |
0.7 |
8.5 |
1.2 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
8.0 |
1.0 |
Gender |
Male |
15.0 |
0.6 |
18.0 |
1.4 |
15.6 |
1.0 |
13.9 |
0.7 |
Female |
15.3 |
0.5 |
17.0 |
1.2 |
12.7 |
0.7 |
16.3 |
0.8 |
Race |
White, single race |
14.3 |
0.4 |
16.8 |
1.1 |
12.9 |
0.6 |
14.4 |
0.6 |
Black, single race |
17.2 |
1.5 |
19.9 |
2.3 |
17.3 |
2.3 |
15.9 |
2.2 |
Asian, single race |
28.1 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
27.5 |
3.1 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
20.1 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
14.8 |
0.4 |
17.4 |
1.2 |
13.6 |
0.6 |
14.9 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
13.8 |
0.5 |
16.5 |
1.4 |
12.6 |
0.6 |
14.0 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
17.1 |
1.5 |
19.8 |
2.3 |
17.1 |
2.4 |
15.8 |
2.3 |
Hispanic |
18.5 |
1.0 |
17.5 |
1.5 |
16.6 |
2.0 |
21.2 |
2.2 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
20.8 |
1.3 |
21.9 |
1.9 |
20.3 |
1.9 |
20.0 |
2.5 |
Near poor/low |
15.0 |
1.0 |
14.4 |
1.5 |
14.4 |
1.5 |
16.2 |
1.9 |
Middle |
15.6 |
0.8 |
18.5 |
1.9 |
13.4 |
1.1 |
16.3 |
1.2 |
High |
13.8 |
0.6 |
15.3 |
2.4 |
12.0 |
1.1 |
14.3 |
0.7 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
15.7 |
0.6 |
17.1 |
1.6 |
14.9 |
0.9 |
15.8 |
0.7 |
Public only |
21.3 |
1.3 |
25.2 |
2.1 |
17.4 |
1.7 |
21.0 |
3.1 |
Uninsured |
27.0 |
1.6 |
31.6 |
3.2 |
25.3 |
2.4 |
25.5 |
2.6 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
6.8 |
1.2 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
11.1 |
2.7 |
Medicare and private |
7.0 |
0.8 |
8.8 |
2.1 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
6.8 |
1.0 |
Medicare and other public |
11.6 |
2.3 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
17.2 |
0.6 |
20.6 |
1.4 |
15.2 |
0.9 |
17.5 |
0.8 |
Metropolitan-small |
12.8 |
0.6 |
16.0 |
1.8 |
12.1 |
1.1 |
12.3 |
0.9 |
Micropolitan |
13.2 |
1.1 |
11.5 |
2.3 |
13.0 |
1.8 |
13.9 |
1.8 |
Noncore-adjacent |
12.3 |
1.6 |
13.0 |
3.3 |
14.2 |
2.2 |
9.6 |
2.4 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
11.2 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
12.4 |
3.4 |
8.8 |
2.4 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
14.6 |
0.4 |
17.2 |
1.2 |
13.5 |
0.6 |
14.6 |
0.6 |
Other |
22.1 |
1.6 |
18.3 |
1.7 |
19.6 |
2.9 |
27.8 |
3.2 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
15.4 |
0.9 |
14.6 |
1.5 |
15.3 |
1.5 |
16.0 |
1.6 |
Complex activities |
16.9 |
1.1 |
18.2 |
1.9 |
15.7 |
1.6 |
17.1 |
2.1 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
15.1 |
0.5 |
18.4 |
1.2 |
13.6 |
0.7 |
15.2 |
0.6 |
a 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.
b 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.
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.