Table 11_1_3-1
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total population (in thousands)d | Percent had appointment | Appointment as soon as wanted | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always | Usually | Sometimes or never | |||||||
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||||
Total | 218,534 | 28.6 | 57.9 | 0.8 | 27.0 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 0.6 | |
Age | 18–44 | 109,568 | 26.2 | 53.2 | 1.2 | 27.8 | 1.1 | 19.0 | 0.9 |
45–64 | 73,531 | 29.2 | 59.2 | 1.3 | 26.6 | 1.1 | 14.3 | 1.0 | |
65 and over | 35,435 | 35.2 | 67.1 | 1.8 | 25.7 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 0.9 | |
Gender | Male | 105,337 | 25.3 | 58.2 | 1.3 | 25.4 | 1.1 | 16.4 | 1.0 |
Female | 113,196 | 31.8 | 57.8 | 0.9 | 28.1 | 0.9 | 14.1 | 0.7 | |
Race | White, single race | 178,377 | 28.7 | 59.2 | 0.9 | 27.4 | 0.8 | 13.4 | 0.6 |
Black, single race | 25,245 | 31.0 | 55.0 | 1.6 | 24.1 | 1.3 | 20.9 | 1.6 | |
Asian, single race | 9,563 | 16.7 | 51.9 | 5.2 | 20.7 | 3.9 | 27.4 | 6.4 | |
NHOPI, single race | 774 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 1,592 | 37.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 2,983 | 38.2 | 45.5 | 4.7 | 32.0 | 5.7 | 22.5 | 4.8 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 190,314 | 29.3 | 59.1 | 0.8 | 26.1 | 0.7 | 14.8 | 0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 151,464 | 29.5 | 60.7 | 1.0 | 26.5 | 0.9 | 12.8 | 0.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 24,610 | 31.4 | 54.7 | 1.6 | 24.3 | 1.4 | 20.9 | 1.6 | |
Hispanic | 28,220 | 24.0 | 48.6 | 2.0 | 33.8 | 2.1 | 17.7 | 1.6 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 23,459 | 36.6 | 46.6 | 1.8 | 28.7 | 1.9 | 24.8 | 1.7 |
Near poor/low | 37,576 | 31.3 | 52.8 | 1.8 | 27.5 | 1.5 | 19.7 | 1.5 | |
Middle | 68,151 | 27.9 | 55.2 | 1.6 | 30.5 | 1.4 | 14.3 | 1.1 | |
High | 89,348 | 26.1 | 66.7 | 1.3 | 23.2 | 1.1 | 10.0 | 0.9 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 40,899 | 31.9 | 50.2 | 1.5 | 29.5 | 1.6 | 20.3 | 1.2 |
High school graduate | 69,699 | 30.3 | 57.4 | 1.3 | 29.0 | 1.2 | 13.6 | 1.0 | |
At least some college | 106,450 | 26.3 | 62.3 | 1.1 | 24.3 | 1.0 | 13.4 | 0.8 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 146,184 | 25.5 | 57.4 | 1.1 | 26.7 | 0.9 | 16.0 | 0.8 |
Not employed | 36,849 | 35.0 | 51.0 | 1.6 | 28.9 | 1.5 | 20.1 | 1.4 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 135,688 | 26.6 | 60.2 | 1.1 | 26.7 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 0.8 |
Public only | 16,755 | 43.7 | 48.6 | 2.1 | 29.1 | 1.9 | 22.3 | 1.7 | |
Uninsured | 30,656 | 22.1 | 39.2 | 2.4 | 28.3 | 2.2 | 32.5 | 2.3 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 9,822 | 35.3 | 67.1 | 3.7 | 25.1 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 1.9 |
Medicare and private | 21,094 | 33.9 | 68.5 | 2.3 | 25.6 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 1.1 | |
Medicare and other public | 4,109 | 42.9 | 62.6 | 3.9 | 26.7 | 3.4 | 10.7 | 2.6 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 181,779 | 28.1 | 57.8 | 0.9 | 26.8 | 0.8 | 15.4 | 0.7 |
Large central metro | 65,351 | 27.1 | 57.0 | 1.3 | 27.0 | 1.2 | 16.0 | 1.1 | |
Large fringe metro | 53,065 | 28.2 | 58.8 | 1.9 | 25.4 | 1.7 | 15.7 | 1.6 | |
Medium metro | 44,316 | 28.9 | 57.2 | 1.8 | 28.3 | 1.5 | 14.4 | 1.2 | |
Small metro | 19,047 | 29.7 | 58.5 | 2.6 | 26.4 | 2.4 | 15.0 | 1.8 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 36,755 | 31.3 | 58.8 | 1.8 | 27.6 | 1.5 | 13.6 | 1.3 | |
Micropolitan | 24,051 | 30.1 | 59.4 | 2.2 | 26.3 | 1.9 | 14.3 | 1.6 | |
Noncore | 12,704 | 33.5 | 57.7 | 2.8 | 29.9 | 2.2 | 12.4 | 1.8 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 194,628 | 29.6 | 59.2 | 0.8 | 26.0 | 0.7 | 14.8 | 0.6 |
Other | 23,906 | 20.7 | 42.9 | 2.8 | 38.0 | 2.5 | 19.1 | 2.6 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 189,392 | 24.8 | 60.5 | 0.9 | 26.4 | 0.8 | 13.1 | 0.7 |
Fair/poor | 29,133 | 53.9 | 50.2 | 1.6 | 28.7 | 1.4 | 21.1 | 1.2 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 29,551 | 46.6 | 56.0 | 1.7 | 27.4 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 1.2 |
Complex activities | 18,009 | 53.3 | 50.8 | 1.9 | 28.5 | 1.9 | 20.7 | 1.5 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 183,030 | 25.2 | 59.0 | 0.9 | 26.5 | 0.8 | 14.4 | 0.7 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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.
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 A, Data Sources.
d Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
* - 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.