Table 11_1_4-1
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total population (in thousands)c | Percent had appointment | Appointment as soon as wanted | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always | Usually | Sometimes or never | |||||||
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||||
Total | 73,446 | 20.9 | 76.9 | 1.2 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 0.8 | |
Age | 0–5 | 23,707 | 25.4 | 72.8 | 2.2 | 17.3 | 1.6 | 9.9 | 1.5 |
6–17 | 49,740 | 18.7 | 79.5 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 0.8 | |
Gender | Male | 37,725 | 22.1 | 76.3 | 1.8 | 15.3 | 1.5 | 8.4 | 1.1 |
Female | 35,721 | 19.5 | 77.5 | 1.7 | 14.7 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 1.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 56,074 | 21.8 | 77.4 | 1.4 | 14.6 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 0.9 |
Black, single race | 11,127 | 17.8 | 79.0 | 2.5 | 14.6 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 1.6 | |
Asian, single race | 2,920 | 11.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | 323 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 681 | 25.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 2,321 | 24.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 58,835 | 22.0 | 78.2 | 1.4 | 13.9 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 42,381 | 24.0 | 79.3 | 1.5 | 13.1 | 1.2 | 7.7 | 1.0 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 10,838 | 17.7 | 79.2 | 2.5 | 14.1 | 2.4 | 6.7 | 1.7 | |
Hispanic | 14,612 | 16.0 | 69.5 | 3.2 | 21.2 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 1.7 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 13,351 | 19.9 | 70.1 | 2.9 | 20.5 | 2.6 | 9.4 | 1.7 |
Near poor/low | 15,510 | 19.0 | 70.6 | 2.8 | 19.3 | 2.2 | 10.1 | 1.7 | |
Middle | 23,882 | 19.2 | 79.9 | 2.2 | 11.9 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 1.6 | |
High | 20,704 | 24.8 | 81.3 | 2.1 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 1.2 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 46,689 | 21.7 | 79.9 | 1.5 | 13.2 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
Public only | 22,228 | 20.5 | 69.8 | 2.3 | 19.5 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 1.4 | |
Uninsured | 4,530 | 13.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 61,986 | 21.0 | 77.0 | 1.3 | 15.0 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 0.8 |
Large central metro | 22,637 | 18.6 | 75.4 | 2.2 | 18.3 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 19,021 | 20.5 | 78.7 | 2.2 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 1.8 | |
Medium metro | 14,076 | 23.2 | 76.9 | 3.3 | 14.4 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 1.8 | |
Small metro | 6,253 | 26.3 | 77.6 | 3.5 | 12.7 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 2.6 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 11,460 | 20.0 | 75.9 | 2.8 | 14.9 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 1.8 | |
Micropolitan | 7,410 | 20.8 | 76.0 | 3.2 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 10.0 | 2.1 | |
Noncore | 4,050 | 18.7 | 75.7 | 5.1 | 16.6 | 4.8 | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 62,623 | 22.4 | 78.3 | 1.3 | 13.9 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 0.8 |
Other | 10,773 | 11.7 | 60.7 | 4.1 | 27.3 | 3.3 | 12.0 | 2.6 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 71,574 | 19.9 | 78.0 | 1.2 | 14.3 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 0.8 |
Fair/poor | 1,858 | 57.0 | 61.6 | 5.0 | 25.3 | 4.7 | 13.1 | 3.8 | |
CSHCN | Yes | 14,389 | 31.4 | 71.5 | 2.4 | 18.9 | 2.2 | 9.5 | 1.4 |
No | 58,351 | 18.1 | 79.5 | 1.4 | 13.1 | 1.1 | 7.4 | 0.9 |
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
c Total child population. Numbers of subpopulation categories 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.