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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 16_4_7.1
Adults who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months, United States, 2002-2007
    2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   73.9 0.7 72.7 0.7 72.2 0.6 72.9 0.7 72.9 0.7 70.8 0.6
Age 18-44 68.6 1.2 63.9 1.2 65.2 1.1 67.4 1.2 67.2 1.2 63.8 1.0
45-64 72.6 1.1 73.1 1.0 72.0 1.2 71.5 1.0 72.0 1.1 71.8 0.9
65 and over 83.1 1.2 84.9 1.0 82.5 1.0 83.1 1.1 83.1 1.1 80.3 1.0
Gender Male 74.5 1.0 72.9 1.1 72.4 1.0 71.8 0.9 71.6 1.1 71.6 0.9
Female 73.4 0.9 72.5 0.9 72.1 0.7 73.8 0.7 73.8 0.8 70.2 0.7
Race White, single race 75.0 0.7 74.5 0.7 73.8 0.7 74.7 0.7 74.2 0.7 72.4 0.6
Black, single race 70.2 2.3 68.5 2.0 64.7 2.1 65.2 2.2 68.0 2.1 66.1 2.0
Asian, single race 57.9 3.5 47.3 5.3 54.0 4.6 53.8 4.2 58.3 4.5 48.3 4.6
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races DSU DSU DSU DSU 68.1 5.9 57.4 5.2 63.8 5.9 55.8 5.9
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 75.1 0.7 73.9 0.8 73.4 0.7 74.0 0.7 74.0 0.7 72.0 0.6
  Non-Hispanic, White 76.6 0.8 76.1 0.7 75.4 0.7 76.1 0.8 75.6 0.8 73.9 0.7
  Non-Hispanic, Black 70.4 2.3 68.3 2.0 64.9 2.1 65.2 2.2 68.2 2.0 66.6 1.9
Hispanic, all races 61.2 2.2 59.9 2.1 59.5 2.0 61.4 1.9 60.4 2.3 57.4 2.0
Family incomea Negative/poor 61.0 2.1 62.1 2.0 56.7 2.0 62.0 2.0 63.4 1.9 60.6 2.0
Near poor/low 70.3 1.9 67.0 1.6 69.0 1.6 70.8 1.5 71.4 1.8 67.9 1.5
Middle 72.9 1.4 72.0 1.4 71.5 1.2 73.1 1.2 73.7 1.2 71.3 1.1
High 77.7 1.0 76.9 1.0 76.7 0.9 75.8 1.0 74.7 1.0 73.4 0.9
Educationb Less than high school 67.7 1.8 68.9 1.7 66.6 1.6 68.2 1.6 67.0 1.7 67.6 1.3
High school graduate 74.6 1.4 74.5 1.3 74.1 1.1 76.1 1.2 74.9 1.2 72.8 1.1
At least some college 75.2 0.9 73.0 1.0 72.8 0.9 72.5 0.9 73.7 0.9 70.8 0.8
Employment status, ages 18-64 Employed 72.2 0.9 69.8 1.0 69.7 0.9 70.7 0.9 70.6 0.9 68.4 0.8
Not employed 66.0 1.7 65.7 1.4 65.9 1.4 65.9 1.4 66.3 1.8 65.8 1.4
Health insurance, ages 18-64 Any private 74.9 0.9 73.1 0.9 72.5 0.9 73.4 0.9 72.8 0.9 71.1 0.7
Public only 55.9 2.7 55.3 2.3 55.7 2.3 57.1 2.1 61.0 2.4 57.9 2.3
Uninsured 48.8 2.8 44.2 2.6 51.1 2.6 46.0 2.9 49.0 2.6 45.9 2.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 83.1 2.1 87.4 1.9 80.5 2.1 83.3 2.0 83.3 2.2 77.0 2.1
Medicare and private 85.7 1.6 86.1 1.2 85.2 1.2 84.9 1.2 85.4 1.4 82.7 1.3
Medicare and other public 70.9 3.9 72.0 3.8 71.2 3.9 71.7 4.3 68.8 4.2 73.8 3.3
Residence locationc Metropolitan 74.0 0.7 72.7 0.8 71.5 0.7 72.3 0.7 72.3 0.8 69.9 0.7
  Large central metro 70.4 1.4 66.6 1.4 68.0 1.3 66.5 1.2 67.0 1.3 66.3 1.2
  Large fringe metro 75.4 1.4 75.1 1.3 71.9 1.3 74.5 1.4 73.8 1.5 71.3 1.1
  Medium metro 77.1 1.4 77.1 1.5 74.5 1.2 75.8 1.4 76.4 1.5 72.7 1.4
  Small metro 73.6 1.8 74.6 1.8 74.1 2.1 76.1 2.0 75.4 2.7 71.0 2.0
Nonmetropolitan 73.4 2.2 72.4 1.5 76.0 1.5 75.9 1.6 76.2 1.2 75.7 1.4
  Micropolitan 74.1 2.8 71.5 1.9 75.2 1.7 76.0 2.0 76.5 1.5 76.7 1.9
  Noncore 71.9 2.9 74.1 2.8 77.6 2.8 75.6 2.6 75.6 2.5 73.3 1.9
Language spoken most often at home English 75.4 0.7 74.3 0.7 73.5 0.7 74.3 0.7 74.7 0.7 72.6 0.6
Other 55.7 2.6 50.7 2.8 54.8 2.8 53.5 2.3 50.5 2.7 50.2 2.4
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 76.5 0.7 74.5 0.8 75.0 0.7 75.1 0.8 75.8 0.7 72.9 0.7
Fair/poor 63.7 1.5 66.1 1.4 62.3 1.5 65.6 1.5 62.6 1.4 63.2 1.4
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 71.8 1.4 73.3 1.4 70.7 1.2 70.3 1.3 71.1 1.3 68.0 1.3
Complex activities 65.1 2.1 65.9 1.8 65.0 1.6 65.7 1.7 64.9 1.8 63.7 1.6
Neither basic nor complex activities 74.6 0.8 73.1 0.8 73.0 0.7 73.8 0.7 73.9 0.8 71.8 0.7

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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