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189. Percent Distribution of Number of Visits to Health Care Professionalsby Age, Sex, and Race: 1997 and 1998
[This table presents a summary measure of ambulatory and home health carevisits during a 12-month period based on the following questions: "During thepast 12 months, how many
times have you gone to a hospital emergency room aboutyour own health?"; "During the past 12 months, did you receive care at homefrom a nurse or other health care professional? What
was the total number ofhome visits received?"; "During the past 12 months, how many times have youseen a doctor or other health care professionalabout your own health at a doctor's
office, a clinic, or some other place? Donot include times you were hospitalized overnight, visits to hospital emergencyrooms, home visits, or telephone calls." For each question
respondents wereshown a flashcard with response categories of: 0, 1, 2-3, 4-9, 10-12, or 13 ormore visits. For this tabulation responses of 2-3 were recoded to 2 andresponses of 4-9
were recoded to 6. The summary measure was constructed byadding recoded responses for these questionsand categorizing the sum as: none, 1-3, 4-9, or 10 or morehealth care visits in
the past 12 months.Based on the redesigned National Health Interview Survey,a sample survey of the civilian noninstitutionalized population.Data presented in this table are not
comparable with data on physiciancontacts presented in previous editions of the source]
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1-3
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4-9
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10 or more
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Characteristic
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None
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visits
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visits
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visits
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1997
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1998
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1997
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1998
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1997
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1998
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1997
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1998
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All persons 1 2
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16.5
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15.9
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46.2
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46.8
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23.6
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23.8
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13.7
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13.5
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Age:
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Under 18 years
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11.8
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11.7
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54.1
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54.5
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25.2
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25.6
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8.9
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8.2
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Under 6 years
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5.0
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4.9
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44.9
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46.7
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37.0
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36.6
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13.0
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11.8
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6-17 years
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15.3
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15.0
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58.7
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58.4
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19.3
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20.3
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6.8
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6.3
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18-44 years
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21.7
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21.6
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46.7
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47.7
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19.0
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18.6
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12.6
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12.2
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18-24 years
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22.0
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22.6
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46.8
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47.7
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20.0
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18.5
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11.2
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11.2
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25-44 years
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21.6
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21.3
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46.7
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47.6
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18.7
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18.6
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13.0
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12.5
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45-64 years
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16.9
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15.9
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42.9
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43.6
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24.7
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24.3
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15.5
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16.2
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45-54 years
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17.9
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17.2
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43.9
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44.9
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23.4
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22.5
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14.8
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15.4
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55-64 years
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15.3
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13.8
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41.3
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41.6
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26.7
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27.1
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16.7
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17.5
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65 years and over
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8.9
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7.3
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34.7
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34.1
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32.5
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35.3
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23.8
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23.4
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65-74 years
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9.8
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8.4
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36.9
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36.6
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31.6
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34.3
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21.6
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20.8
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75 years and over
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7.7
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6.0
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31.8
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30.8
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33.8
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36.5
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26.6
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26.7
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Sex: 2
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Male
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21.3
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20.7
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47.1
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47.3
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20.6
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21.2
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11.0
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10.8
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Female
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11.8
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11.3
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45.4
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46.4
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26.5
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26.3
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16.3
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16.0
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Race: 2
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White
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16.0
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15.5
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46.1
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46.8
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23.9
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24.1
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14.0
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13.6
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Black
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16.8
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16.4
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46.1
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46.5
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23.2
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23.3
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13.9
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13.8
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American Indian or Alaska Native
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17.1
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20.0
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38.0
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39.0
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24.2
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25.1
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20.7
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15.9
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Asian or Pacific Islander
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22.8
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21.0
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49.1
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48.2
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19.7
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21.3
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8.3
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9.5
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Race and Hispanic origin: 2
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White, non-Hispanic
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14.7
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14.2
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46.6
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47.1
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24.4
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24.6
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14.3
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14.0
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Black, non-Hispanic
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16.9
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16.5
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46.1
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46.5
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23.1
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23.2
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13.8
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13.8
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Hispanic
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24.9
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24.0
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42.3
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44.8
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20.3
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19.7
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12.5
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11.5
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Mexican
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28.9
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28.5
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40.8
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41.9
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18.5
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18.6
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11.8
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11.0
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Health insurance status: 3 4
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Under 65 years of age:
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Insured
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14.3
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(NA)
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49.0
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(NA)
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23.6
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(NA)
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13.1
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(NA)
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Private
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14.8
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(NA)
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50.8
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(NA)
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23.0
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(NA)
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11.4
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(NA)
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Medicaid
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9.7
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(NA)
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35.0
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(NA)
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27.1
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(NA)
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28.2
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(NA)
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Uninsured
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33.7
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(NA)
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42.8
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(NA)
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15.3
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(NA)
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8.2
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(NA)
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65 years of age and over:
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Private
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7.4
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(NA)
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36.0
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(NA)
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33.7
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(NA)
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22.9
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(NA)
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Medicaid
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10.2
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(NA)
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21.0
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(NA)
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28.1
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(NA)
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40.7
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(NA)
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Medicare only
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13.0
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(NA)
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35.0
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(NA)
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31.0
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(NA)
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21.1
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(NA)
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Geographic region: 2 5
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Northeast
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13.2
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12.1
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45.9
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47.8
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26.0
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25.4
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14.9
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14.7
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Midwest
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15.9
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15.6
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47.7
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46.9
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22.8
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24.2
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13.6
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13.3
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South
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17.2
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17.0
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46.1
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46.7
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23.3
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23.1
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13.5
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13.2
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West
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19.1
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18.3
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44.8
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46.0
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22.8
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22.9
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13.3
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12.9
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NA Data not available as of publication date.
1 Includes other categories not shown separately.
2 Estimates are age adjusted to the year 2000 standard using six age groups: Under 18 years, 18-44 years,45-54 years, 55-64 years, 65-74 years, and 75 years and
over.
3 Estimates for persons under 65 years of age are age adjustedto the year 2000 standard using four age groups: Under 18 years,18-44 years, 45-54 years,and 55-64 years of
age. Estimates for persons 65 years of age and overare age adjusted to the year 2000 standard using two age groups: 65-74 years and75 years and over. See Appendix II, Age
adjustment.
4 Health insurance categories are mutually exclusive. Persons who reportedboth Medicaid and private coverage are classified as having Medicaid coverage.
5 NORTHEAST: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.MIDWEST: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.SOUTH: Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.WEST: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah,
Nevada, Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, and Hawaii]
Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics,Health, United States, 2000.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
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These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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