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Table 185b
People with a hospital, emergency room, or clinic as a source of ongoing carea, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic (all races) |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
17.2 |
0.4 |
15.9 |
0.4 |
14.1 |
0.5 |
22.8 |
0.8 |
24.7 |
0.8 |
| Age (not age adjusted) |
0-17 |
20.4 |
0.5 |
17.7 |
0.6 |
14.3 |
0.6 |
28.2 |
1.4 |
32.5 |
1.1 |
| 18-44 |
17.3 |
0.5 |
16.4 |
0.5 |
15.1 |
0.6 |
21.6 |
1.2 |
21.9 |
0.9 |
| 45-64 |
15.4 |
0.5 |
14.8 |
0.5 |
13.5 |
0.6 |
21.6 |
1.4 |
22.1 |
1.4 |
| 65 and over |
13.1 |
0.6 |
12.5 |
0.6 |
11.7 |
0.7 |
18.1 |
1.8 |
22.0 |
2.2 |
| Gender |
Female |
17.5 |
0.4 |
15.7 |
0.5 |
13.5 |
0.5 |
23.4 |
1.0 |
28.1 |
1.0 |
| Male |
16.9 |
0.5 |
16.1 |
0.5 |
14.7 |
0.6 |
22.3 |
1.2 |
21.5 |
1.0 |
| Health insuranceb,age 0-64 |
Private |
12.1 |
0.4 |
12.0 |
0.4 |
11.5 |
0.5 |
13.4 |
1.0 |
13.5 |
0.9 |
| Public |
36.7 |
1.0 |
34.3 |
1.2 |
31.2 |
1.5 |
39.5 |
2.0 |
46.0 |
1.9 |
| Uninsured |
24.4 |
0.8 |
22.5 |
1.0 |
18.9 |
1.1 |
30.2 |
1.9 |
28.8 |
1.3 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare and private |
10.6 |
0.7 |
10.6 |
0.7 |
10.6 |
0.7 |
12.8 |
2.7 |
9.1 |
2.5 |
| Medicare and public |
24.0 |
1.9 |
22.1 |
2.0 |
18.7 |
2.2 |
24.5 |
3.8 |
34.8 |
4.6 |
| Medicare only |
13.3 |
1.1 |
13.1 |
1.2 |
12.3 |
1.3 |
17.9 |
2.9 |
15.0 |
2.7 |
| Family incomec |
Negative or poor |
30.6 |
1.0 |
28.5 |
1.2 |
24.4 |
1.5 |
34.8 |
2.1 |
37.3 |
1.8 |
| Near poor/low |
23.4 |
0.8 |
21.6 |
0.9 |
18.9 |
1.0 |
28.4 |
1.8 |
29.5 |
1.5 |
| Middle |
16.2 |
0.6 |
16.0 |
0.7 |
15.1 |
0.8 |
19.4 |
1.5 |
17.5 |
1.3 |
| High |
11.3 |
0.5 |
11.3 |
0.5 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
12.6 |
1.6 |
10.6 |
1.3 |
| Education (age 25 and over) |
Less than high school |
22.6 |
0.8 |
20.6 |
1.0 |
18.2 |
1.2 |
27.8 |
2.1 |
27.3 |
1.4 |
| High school graduate |
15.9 |
0.6 |
15.4 |
0.7 |
14.3 |
0.7 |
20.1 |
1.4 |
19.9 |
1.5 |
| At least some college |
13.2 |
0.4 |
13.2 |
0.5 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
18.1 |
1.3 |
13.6 |
1.2 |
| Residence location |
Urban |
16.9 |
0.4 |
15.2 |
0.4 |
12.7 |
0.5 |
23.7 |
0.9 |
24.9 |
0.8 |
| Rural |
17.7 |
0.9 |
17.4 |
0.9 |
16.7 |
0.9 |
18.1 |
2.4 |
23.1 |
2.3 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.
c Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.
Key: SE: Standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.
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