Table 225d Adults without problems getting referral to a specialist in past year, 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 |
|
72.9 |
0.7 |
68.2 |
1.6 |
76.1 |
1.2 |
72.5 |
0.9 |
Age |
18-44 |
67.4 |
1.2 |
56.2 |
2.9 |
68.7 |
1.9 |
69.4 |
1.6 |
45-64 |
71.6 |
1.0 |
61.4 |
2.6 |
75.5 |
1.7 |
71.5 |
1.4 |
65 and over |
83.2 |
1.1 |
84.8 |
2.0 |
85.5 |
1.9 |
80.6 |
1.6 |
Gender |
Male |
71.8 |
1.0 |
66.3 |
2.3 |
75.9 |
1.6 |
71.2 |
1.4 |
Female |
73.8 |
0.7 |
69.8 |
1.9 |
76.3 |
1.4 |
73.5 |
1.0 |
Race |
White, single race |
74.6 |
0.7 |
70.1 |
1.7 |
78.4 |
1.2 |
73.7 |
0.9 |
Black, single race |
65.4 |
2.2 |
65.5 |
4.6 |
60.5 |
3.6 |
68.6 |
3.4 |
Asian, single race |
55.0 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
56.4 |
5.1 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
57.2 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
74.0 |
0.7 |
70.0 |
1.8 |
77.3 |
1.2 |
73.2 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
76.1 |
0.8 |
73.1 |
2.0 |
79.9 |
1.3 |
74.5 |
1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
65.4 |
2.2 |
65.6 |
4.7 |
59.9 |
3.6 |
69.1 |
3.5 |
Hispanic |
61.1 |
2.0 |
62.0 |
2.9 |
60.8 |
3.8 |
60.4 |
3.8 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
62.1 |
2.0 |
61.6 |
3.1 |
64.7 |
3.0 |
58.8 |
4.4 |
Near poor/low |
70.9 |
1.5 |
71.1 |
2.7 |
75.4 |
2.5 |
65.7 |
2.6 |
Middle |
73.1 |
1.2 |
67.7 |
2.8 |
78.3 |
2.0 |
71.1 |
1.8 |
High |
75.7 |
1.0 |
72.8 |
4.3 |
78.3 |
1.8 |
75.1 |
1.1 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
73.5 |
0.9 |
65.3 |
2.9 |
77.7 |
1.5 |
72.7 |
1.1 |
Public only |
57.0 |
2.1 |
54.4 |
3.3 |
62.4 |
3.3 |
52.0 |
4.0 |
Uninsured |
45.7 |
2.9 |
46.1 |
4.5 |
43.1 |
5.4 |
47.8 |
4.4 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
83.6 |
2.0 |
83.8 |
3.8 |
89.1 |
2.4 |
78.0 |
3.6 |
Medicare and private |
84.9 |
1.2 |
87.9 |
2.9 |
84.2 |
2.6 |
84.5 |
1.6 |
Medicare and other public |
71.5 |
4.3 |
80.3 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
70.5 |
0.9 |
65.8 |
2.4 |
74.6 |
1.8 |
69.5 |
1.2 |
Metropolitan-small |
75.9 |
1.1 |
71.1 |
2.6 |
76.7 |
1.7 |
76.9 |
1.5 |
Micropolitan |
76.1 |
2.0 |
69.8 |
4.0 |
80.2 |
3.0 |
75.3 |
2.6 |
Noncore-adjacent |
76.2 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
79.7 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
73.4 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
74.3 |
0.7 |
70.4 |
1.7 |
77.2 |
1.2 |
73.6 |
0.9 |
Other |
54.0 |
2.3 |
58.8 |
3.5 |
53.7 |
5.0 |
49.2 |
4.2 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
70.3 |
1.3 |
71.2 |
2.4 |
72.8 |
2.1 |
67.2 |
2.2 |
Complex activities |
65.7 |
1.7 |
61.5 |
3.0 |
70.6 |
2.5 |
63.4 |
3.0 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
73.9 |
0.7 |
67.9 |
2.0 |
77.3 |
1.3 |
73.4 |
1.0 |
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.