Table 225a Adults without problems getting referral to a specialist in past year, 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 |
|
72.9 |
0.7 |
74.7 |
0.7 |
65.2 |
2.2 |
53.8 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
57.4 |
5.2 |
Age |
18-44 |
67.4 |
1.2 |
69.9 |
1.3 |
55.7 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45-64 |
71.5 |
1.0 |
72.8 |
1.1 |
69.2 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
83.1 |
1.1 |
84.0 |
1.1 |
80.3 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
71.8 |
0.9 |
74.1 |
1.0 |
60.0 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
73.8 |
0.7 |
75.1 |
0.8 |
68.6 |
2.3 |
53.6 |
5.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
62.0 |
2.0 |
63.8 |
2.3 |
59.8 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
70.8 |
1.5 |
73.7 |
1.6 |
61.8 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
73.1 |
1.2 |
74.8 |
1.3 |
65.5 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
75.8 |
1.0 |
76.8 |
1.0 |
71.7 |
4.0 |
60.1 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
68.2 |
1.6 |
70.1 |
1.7 |
65.5 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
76.1 |
1.2 |
78.4 |
1.2 |
60.5 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
72.5 |
0.9 |
73.7 |
0.9 |
68.6 |
3.4 |
56.4 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
73.4 |
0.9 |
74.8 |
0.9 |
65.7 |
3.3 |
56.4 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
57.1 |
2.1 |
59.8 |
2.4 |
54.2 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
46.0 |
2.9 |
47.4 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
83.3 |
2.0 |
83.9 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
84.9 |
1.2 |
84.9 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
71.7 |
4.3 |
76.4 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
70.4 |
0.9 |
72.5 |
1.0 |
64.1 |
2.7 |
52.0 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
75.9 |
1.1 |
77.3 |
1.2 |
68.3 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
76.1 |
2.0 |
76.7 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
76.3 |
3.4 |
77.5 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
73.4 |
3.4 |
73.7 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
74.3 |
0.7 |
75.8 |
0.8 |
65.5 |
2.2 |
64.9 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
57.8 |
5.2 |
Other |
53.5 |
2.3 |
57.4 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
70.3 |
1.3 |
72.5 |
1.4 |
63.2 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
65.7 |
1.7 |
67.6 |
1.8 |
60.5 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
73.8 |
0.7 |
75.5 |
0.8 |
65.6 |
2.5 |
53.7 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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.