Table 11_1_3-2
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 | 211,389 | 29.9 | 57.7 | 0.8 | 27.0 | 0.7 | 15.3 | 0.5 | |
Age | 18–44 | 109,805 | 27.1 | 52.3 | 1.1 | 28.3 | 1.0 | 19.4 | 0.8 |
45–64 | 67,411 | 31.2 | 58.5 | 1.4 | 28.1 | 1.1 | 13.4 | 0.8 | |
65 and over | 34,173 | 36.3 | 69.5 | 1.6 | 21.9 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 0.8 | |
Gender | Male | 101,486 | 26.8 | 57.3 | 1.1 | 26.8 | 0.9 | 15.9 | 0.8 |
Female | 109,904 | 32.8 | 58.0 | 0.9 | 27.2 | 0.8 | 14.9 | 0.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 174,268 | 29.7 | 58.5 | 0.8 | 27.0 | 0.8 | 14.5 | 0.5 |
Black, single race | 23,794 | 32.2 | 56.5 | 1.9 | 24.5 | 1.5 | 19.0 | 1.6 | |
Asian, single race | 8,739 | 20.3 | 43.3 | 4.5 | 34.0 | 4.5 | 22.7 | 3.6 | |
NHOPI, single race | 569 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 1,765 | 37.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 2,254 | 48.6 | 50.3 | 5.7 | 33.9 | 5.3 | 15.8 | 3.6 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 185,541 | 30.3 | 59.2 | 0.8 | 26.8 | 0.7 | 14.1 | 0.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 149,367 | 30.3 | 60.5 | 0.9 | 26.6 | 0.8 | 12.9 | 0.6 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 23,442 | 32.1 | 56.5 | 1.9 | 24.6 | 1.5 | 18.9 | 1.6 | |
Hispanic | 25,849 | 26.6 | 45.1 | 1.8 | 29.1 | 1.7 | 25.8 | 1.7 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 22,136 | 36.6 | 51.1 | 1.7 | 26.1 | 1.5 | 22.8 | 1.3 |
Near poor/low | 36,048 | 33.7 | 52.6 | 1.5 | 27.1 | 1.3 | 20.3 | 1.1 | |
Middle | 66,429 | 29.0 | 56.7 | 1.3 | 27.4 | 1.2 | 15.9 | 0.9 | |
High | 86,776 | 27.3 | 63.1 | 1.3 | 27.0 | 1.2 | 9.9 | 0.7 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 44,519 | 33.3 | 52.3 | 1.4 | 25.6 | 1.3 | 22.1 | 1.1 |
High school graduate | 69,198 | 30.3 | 58.8 | 1.3 | 28.0 | 1.2 | 13.2 | 0.8 | |
At least some college | 96,344 | 28.1 | 59.7 | 1.2 | 27.0 | 1.1 | 13.3 | 0.7 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 142,664 | 27.0 | 55.6 | 1.0 | 28.5 | 0.9 | 15.9 | 0.6 |
Not employed | 34,543 | 35.7 | 52.5 | 1.5 | 27.3 | 1.3 | 20.2 | 1.2 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 134,592 | 28.0 | 57.9 | 1.0 | 28.4 | 0.9 | 13.7 | 0.6 |
Public only | 14,896 | 44.4 | 51.0 | 1.9 | 29.3 | 1.6 | 19.7 | 1.3 | |
Uninsured | 27,728 | 23.7 | 41.1 | 2.0 | 26.1 | 1.7 | 32.8 | 1.8 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 9,790 | 36.0 | 65.3 | 3.2 | 25.5 | 2.8 | 9.2 | 1.8 |
Medicare and private | 20,417 | 35.6 | 72.8 | 2.1 | 20.8 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 1.0 | |
Medicare and other public | 3,692 | 43.1 | 64.6 | 3.2 | 18.5 | 2.7 | 16.9 | 2.8 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 176,407 | 29.2 | 57.1 | 0.9 | 27.2 | 0.8 | 15.7 | 0.6 |
Large central metro | 64,336 | 28.5 | 53.4 | 1.3 | 27.1 | 1.1 | 19.5 | 1.0 | |
Large fringe metro | 50,250 | 27.9 | 60.8 | 1.7 | 26.9 | 1.4 | 12.4 | 1.1 | |
Medium metro | 43,344 | 30.7 | 57.8 | 1.9 | 27.8 | 1.8 | 14.3 | 0.9 | |
Small metro | 18,478 | 31.8 | 58.1 | 2.2 | 26.8 | 2.0 | 15.1 | 1.2 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 34,982 | 33.4 | 60.1 | 1.4 | 26.3 | 1.3 | 13.5 | 1.0 | |
Micropolitan | 23,481 | 33.3 | 60.2 | 1.7 | 25.9 | 1.4 | 13.9 | 1.2 | |
Noncore | 11,501 | 33.5 | 59.9 | 2.9 | 27.2 | 2.7 | 12.9 | 2.0 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 187,887 | 30.7 | 58.7 | 0.8 | 27.0 | 0.7 | 14.2 | 0.5 |
Other | 23,440 | 23.7 | 46.5 | 2.0 | 27.0 | 2.1 | 26.5 | 1.9 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 183,616 | 26.4 | 59.1 | 0.9 | 26.8 | 0.8 | 14.1 | 0.5 |
Fair/poor | 27,773 | 53.2 | 53.0 | 1.3 | 27.7 | 1.1 | 19.3 | 1.1 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 27,816 | 48.9 | 57.9 | 1.3 | 26.9 | 1.4 | 15.2 | 1.0 |
Complex activities | 16,562 | 54.0 | 53.8 | 1.7 | 30.3 | 1.5 | 15.9 | 1.2 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 178,922 | 26.5 | 58.1 | 0.9 | 26.8 | 0.8 | 15.1 | 0.5 |
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.