Access to Health Care Measures

Entry into the Health Care System
Structural Barriers
Patients’ Perceptions
Health Care Utilization
Overall Health Care Utilization
People with office or outpatient visit
People with prescription medications
People with dental visit
People with emergency room visit
People with inpatient discharge
Table 144a
Table 144b
Table 144c
Table 144d
People with home health visit
Care in Doctor’s Offices and Hospital Outpatient Departments
Referred Care
Emergency Care
Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Treatment
HIV Care
Inpatient Care
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Health Care Expenditures
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Table 144a: Race - Persons with inpatient discharge, by race, United States, 1999

  Total White Black API AI/AN
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 7.1 0.2 7.2 0.2 6.7 0.5 5.5 0.9 10.1 2.2
Age
    0-17 2.6 0.2 2.6 0.3 2.2 0.5 * * * *
    18-44 6.4 0.3 6.3 0.3 6.9 0.9 5.7 1.5 * *
    45-64 7.5 0.4 7.2 0.5 9.7 1.4 6.5 1.6 * *
    65 and over 18.2 0.9 18.4 1.0 17.0 2.6 * * * *
Gender
    Male 5.5 0.3 5.8 0.3 3.9 0.5 4.0 1.0 * *
    Female 8.7 0.3 8.6 0.3 9.1 0.8 6.9 1.5 14.1 3.8
Family incomea
    Negative or poor 10.8 0.6 11.3 0.8 8.9 1.2 * * * *
    Near poor/low 8.6 0.5 9.2 0.7 6.3 0.9 * * * *
    Middle 7.1 0.4 7.4 0.4 6.6 0.9 4.7 1.3 * *
    High 5.3 0.3 5.4 0.3 5.1 0.9 4.6 1.2 * *
Educationb (age 18 and over)
    Less than high school graduate 12.0 0.6 12.1 0.7 12.8 1.5 * * * *
    High school graduate 9.2 0.4 9.4 0.5 8.5 1.0 9.8 2.7 * *
    At least some college 6.8 0.3 6.9 0.4 6.0 1.0 5.5 1.2 * *
Insurance coverage
    Under age 65
      Any private 5.0 0.2 5.1 0.2 4.6 0.5 5.0 0.9 * *
      Public only 11.1 0.7 11.5 0.9 10.3 1.4 * * * *
      Uninsured 3.9 0.4 3.9 0.5 3.6 1.0 * * * *
    Age 65 and over
      Medicare only 18.7 1.7 20.1 1.8 11.7 3.1 * * * *
      Medicare and private 17.0 1.2 16.7 1.2 20.7 6.2 * * * *
      Medicare and other public 24.5 2.5 26.1 3.1 * * * * * *
Residence location
    MSA 6.3 0.2 6.4 0.3 5.9 0.5 4.8 0.8 9.6 2.8
    Non-MSA 8.6 0.5 8.4 0.5 10.1 1.3 6.1 1.2 * *
 
aNegative 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.
bLess than high school graduate 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.
*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area
Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
People with inpatient discharge Table 144b
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People with inpatient discharge Table 144b