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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 16_3_1.2d
People without a usual source of care who indicate a financial or insurance reason for not having a source of care, by education,a United States, 2008
    Totala Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   17.9 0.9 25.2 1.6 18.6 1.0 13.6 1.1
Age 18-44 18.3 0.9 25.0 1.7 20.1 1.2 13.7 1.2
45-64 18.6 1.6 30.4 3.4 17.1 2.3 14.2 2.1
65 and over 6.6 1.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Gender Male 15.3 0.9 20.8 2.0 16.3 1.2 11.4 1.1
Female 21.5 1.3 32.2 2.2 22.1 1.7 16.3 1.7
Race White, single race 18.4 1.0 26.5 1.9 19.1 1.2 13.7 1.3
Black, single race 17.0 1.5 21.2 3.7 17.2 2.0 14.0 2.4
Asian, single race 10.4 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU 10.0 2.8
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 14.5 0.9 20.2 2.1 15.7 1.1 11.8 1.2
  Non-Hispanic, White 14.1 1.1 20.6 2.8 15.5 1.4 11.5 1.3
  Non-Hispanic, Black 16.7 1.4 20.3 3.3 17.0 2.0 14.1 2.5
Hispanic, all races 28.8 1.8 31.2 2.7 29.1 2.5 24.6 2.6
Family incomeb Negative/poor 32.8 2.0 33.9 2.6 33.7 3.2 29.5 4.1
Near poor/low 24.7 1.5 26.7 2.2 24.1 1.9 23.2 2.8
Middle 14.7 1.4 19.1 3.3 13.7 1.8 13.5 2.0
High 8.2 1.0 DSU DSU 8.7 1.6 7.2 1.2
Employment status, ages 18-64 Employed 16.6 0.8 24.4 1.9 18.1 1.1 12.5 1.0
Not employed 25.9 1.8 31.5 2.9 23.8 2.3 22.4 3.1
Health insurance, ages 0-64 Any private 8.5 0.8 11.3 2.0 9.9 1.3 7.3 0.9
Public only 21.6 2.5 22.9 3.8 18.9 3.6 DSU DSU
Uninsured 32.9 1.6 34.4 2.2 30.4 2.0 34.4 3.0
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and private DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and other public DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 18.5 0.9 26.6 1.8 19.5 1.2 13.9 1.2
  Large central metro 22.0 1.3 31.9 2.2 23.3 2.0 16.6 1.8
  Large fringe metro 17.7 1.5 23.4 2.9 21.7 2.3 13.1 2.0
  Medium metro 13.8 2.5 23.3 6.0 12.3 2.1 9.8 2.1
  Small metro 16.3 2.9 20.2 3.7 16.4 3.7 DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 14.6 2.2 18.6 4.0 15.2 2.9 DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 15.4 2.7 16.8 4.2 16.3 3.4 DSU DSU
  Noncore 13.0 3.4 21.9 6.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 14.7 0.9 20.2 2.0 16.0 1.1 11.8 1.2
Other 29.9 2.2 32.4 3.0 30.8 3.3 25.2 3.0
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 16.3 0.8 22.7 1.6 17.3 1.1 12.7 1.1
Fair/poor 33.9 2.7 39.8 3.8 32.4 4.2 28.0 5.4
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over Basic activities 30.4 3.7 39.7 6.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Complex activities 37.7 4.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Neither basic nor complex activities 17.0 0.8 24.2 1.6 18.0 1.0 12.8 1.1
U.S. born Yes 14.9 0.9 20.3 2.0 16.0 1.2 12.1 1.2
No 27.1 1.9 32.1 2.9 29.9 3.1 19.7 2.6

a. Persons age 18 and over. 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, 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 B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - 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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