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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 13_1_1.5d
Adults who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got appointments as soon as wanted, by education,a United States, 2006
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   15.1 0.5 14.0 0.9 14.0 0.6 15.9 0.6
Age 18–44 18.1 0.8 17.4 1.4 18.2 1.3 18.2 1.0
45–64 15.0 0.6 15.3 1.7 13.3 0.9 15.9 1.0
65 and over 8.6 0.7 8.5 1.2 8.8 1.1 8.5 1.0
Gender Male 14.8 0.6 13.9 1.3 14.8 1.0 15.0 0.8
Female 15.2 0.6 14.1 1.1 13.4 0.8 16.5 0.8
Race White, single race 13.7 0.5 12.1 1.0 12.6 0.7 14.6 0.7
Black, single race 19.6 1.0 21.3 1.9 20.2 1.9 18.4 1.6
Asian, single race 29.9 2.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU 28.5 3.0
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 20.9 2.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 14.8 0.5 13.2 1.0 13.6 0.7 15.7 0.6
Non-Hispanic, White 13.2 0.5 10.2 1.1 12.0 0.7 14.4 0.7
Non-Hispanic, Black 19.6 1.1 21.1 1.9 20.6 1.9 18.3 1.7
Hispanic, all races 17.5 1.3 16.5 1.9 17.9 2.3 18.3 2.3
Family incomeb Negative/poor 20.7 1.3 17.9 1.9 21.2 1.8 23.5 2.8
Near poor/low 15.6 1.0 15.2 1.4 15.8 1.7 15.7 1.7
Middle 16.1 0.8 13.4 1.6 14.3 1.2 18.2 1.2
High 13.2 0.6 8.6 2.0 10.7 1.0 14.3 0.7
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 16.4 0.6 17.4 1.5 14.7 0.9 16.9 0.7
Not employed 17.5 0.9 15.1 1.5 18.3 1.5 18.2 1.6
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 15.2 0.6 11.5 1.3 13.3 0.9 16.3 0.7
Public only 23.6 1.5 21.2 2.2 22.7 2.5 28.2 2.8
Uninsured 22.5 1.7 23.0 2.9 22.6 3.0 22.1 2.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 9.7 1.5 9.6 2.1 6.9 2.0 12.8 2.9
Medicare and private 7.6 0.8 6.8 1.9 9.5 1.5 6.6 1.0
Medicare and other public 11.1 1.8 9.9 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 15.5 0.5 14.7 1.1 14.7 0.7 16.1 0.7
  Large central metro 17.0 0.7 17.6 1.7 16.7 1.4 16.9 0.9
  Large fringe metro 14.8 0.9 14.2 2.2 13.4 1.5 15.5 1.0
  Medium metro 14.9 1.1 11.4 1.4 13.6 1.2 16.5 1.7
  Small metro 14.4 1.2 14.2 3.4 15.1 2.2 14.1 1.5
Nonmetropolitan 12.7 0.9 11.5 1.7 11.3 1.3 14.3 1.6
  Micropolitan 14.0 1.2 12.3 2.4 11.3 1.5 16.5 2.1
  Noncore 10.4 0.9 10.1 2.1 11.4 2.5 9.9 1.9
Language spoken most often at home English 14.5 0.4 13.4 1.0 13.6 0.7 15.3 0.6
Other 21.9 1.8 16.6 2.0 22.4 3.2 27.3 2.9
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 14.5 0.5 14.3 1.2 13.2 0.7 15.2 0.6
Fair/poor 17.9 1.0 13.4 1.3 17.3 1.5 22.0 1.9
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 15.1 1.0 11.0 1.3 15.5 1.6 17.5 1.8
Complex activities 18.1 1.2 10.9 1.4 18.2 2.2 23.6 2.8
Neither basic nor complex activities 14.9 0.5 15.1 1.2 13.4 0.8 15.6 0.6

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, 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.

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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