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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 16_4_6.2a
People with difficulty contacting their usual source of care during regular business hours over the telephone about a health problem, by race, United States, 2008
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   14.1 0.4 14.3 0.5 11.5 0.7 12.9 1.8 DSU DSU 29.2 5.9 15.2 2.8
Age 0-17 11.0 0.7 11.3 0.8 8.5 1.2 10.8 2.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU 12.8 3.1
18-44 14.8 0.7 14.9 0.8 13.3 1.2 14.6 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU 9.9 2.9
45-64 16.2 0.7 16.3 0.8 14.4 1.2 15.2 3.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
65 and over 14.6 1.0 15.0 1.1 9.4 1.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Gender Male 14.2 0.5 14.6 0.6 10.7 0.9 13.5 2.3 DSU DSU 27.3 6.7 13.4 2.6
Female 14.0 0.5 14.1 0.5 12.1 0.9 12.4 1.8 DSU DSU 31.0 7.2 17.0 3.7
Family incomea Negative/poor 16.3 1.2 16.8 1.6 14.7 1.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 13.9 3.8
Near poor/low 13.9 1.1 15.0 1.2 9.1 1.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Middle 13.5 0.8 13.8 0.8 11.0 1.3 12.5 3.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU 14.5 3.9
High 13.9 0.7 13.9 0.7 11.0 1.6 14.3 2.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU 19.6 5.7
Education,b age 18 and over Less than high school 17.0 1.1 17.6 1.2 12.8 1.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
High school graduate 14.5 0.7 14.9 0.8 11.9 1.3 11.0 3.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
At least some college 15.3 0.6 15.3 0.7 14.1 1.3 15.2 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU 17.8 4.7
Employment status, ages 18-64 Employed 14.8 0.6 14.9 0.6 13.3 0.9 15.0 2.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU 14.0 3.9
Not employed 18.0 1.0 18.5 1.2 15.1 1.5 14.3 3.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64 Any private 13.4 0.5 13.5 0.6 10.9 0.9 14.3 2.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU 13.8 3.6
Public only 14.5 1.0 15.5 1.3 11.8 1.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 11.8 3.4
Uninsured 17.9 1.3 17.6 1.5 16.5 2.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 13.9 1.4 14.4 1.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and private 14.3 1.4 14.6 1.4 10.6 2.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and other public 19.2 2.6 21.9 3.4 13.1 3.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 14.1 0.5 14.5 0.5 12.1 0.8 13.1 1.8 DSU DSU 20.2 5.6 13.2 2.4
  Large central metro 14.2 0.9 15.0 1.0 11.3 1.1 14.9 2.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Large fringe metro 14.3 0.8 14.3 1.0 13.5 1.6 15.9 4.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU 15.2 3.5
  Medium metro 13.7 0.9 14.4 1.0 10.5 1.4 7.0 1.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Small metro 14.6 1.7 14.2 2.0 16.3 2.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 13.7 1.4 13.5 1.3 6.1 1.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 12.8 1.5 12.7 1.7 6.8 1.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore 15.5 2.1 15.2 1.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 14.0 0.5 14.3 0.5 11.4 0.7 12.4 2.0 DSU DSU 32.0 6.6 15.1 2.9
Other 14.6 1.3 14.9 1.4 DSU DSU 13.4 2.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 13.3 0.4 13.6 0.5 10.7 0.7 12.4 1.9 DSU DSU 23.8 6.4 13.7 2.9
Fair/poor 20.4 1.1 20.4 1.3 17.2 1.9 18.2 5.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over Basic activities 19.1 1.1 19.3 1.2 15.3 1.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Complex activities 22.4 1.4 22.8 1.6 18.0 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Neither basic nor complex activities 14.4 0.5 14.5 0.6 12.3 0.8 13.6 1.9 DSU DSU 34.2 7.7 15.4 3.9
U.S. born Yes 13.8 0.5 14.1 0.5 11.4 0.7 10.9 2.0 DSU DSU 30.5 6.3 15.1 2.9
No 16.1 1.1 17.3 1.4 12.8 2.4 14.1 2.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU

a. 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.

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 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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