Data from the

NATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY

Series 11

Number 218

BasicData on HealthCare Needs

of AdultsAges 25-74 Years

UnitedStates, 1971-75

Estimates of seIf-perceived health care needs including data on the

last visit to a doctor, routine medical care, dentzd care, hospitalization, and medical insurance coverage for adults ages 25-74 years by

race, sex, age, and famiIy income group.

DHHS Publication No. (PHS) 81-1668

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

Office of Health Research, Statistics, and Technology

National Center for Health Statistics

Hyattsville,” Md. December 1980
NATIONAL CENTER FOF1HEALTH STATISTICS

DOROTHY P. RICE, Director

ROBERT A. ISRAEL, Deputy Director

JACOB J. FELDMAN, Ph.D., Associate Director for Analysis

GAIL F. FISHER, Ph.D., Associate Director for the Cooperative Health Statistics System

ROBERT A. ISRAEIL,Acting Associate Director for Data Systems

ALVAN O. ZARATE, Ph.D., Acting Aswciate Director for International Statistics

ROBERT C. HUBER, Associate Director for Management

MONROE G. SIRKEN, PhD., Associate Director for Mathematical Statistics

PETER L. HURLEY, Associizte Director for Operations

JAMES M. ROBEY, PhD., Associate Director for ProgramDevelopment

GEORGE A. SCHNACK,Acting Associate Director for Research

ALICE HAYWOOD,Informanon Officer

DIVISION OF HEALTH EXAMINATION STATISTICS

ROBERT S. MWWIY, Director

MARY GRACE KOVAIR,Acting Deputy Director

JEAN ROBERTS, Chief Medical Statistics ”Branch

KURT R. MAURER, Acting Chie&Survey Planning and Development Branch

DIVISION OF OPERATIONS

HENRY MILLER, chie~ Health Examination Field Operations Branch

COOPERATION OF THE lJ.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS

Under the legislation establishing the National Hezltb Survey, the Public Health Service is

authorized to use, insofar as possible, the services or facilities of other Federal, State, or private

agencies. In accordance with specifications established by the Nationaf Center for Health Statistics, the”U.S. Bureau of the Census participated in tie ,design and selection of the sample and

carried out the household interview stage of the data collection and certain parts of the statk

tical processing.

Vital and Health Statistics-Series 11-No. 218

DHHS Publicatim No. (PHS) 81-1668

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Hadden, Wilbur Crane.

Basic data on health care needs of adults ages 25-74 years, United States, 1971-75.

(Vital and health statistics: Series 11, Data from the National Health Survey; no. 218)

(DHHS publication; no. (PHS) 81-1668)

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Medical care-United States–Utilization-Statistics. 2. Health surveys-United States.

3. United States–Statistics, Medical. I. Title. II. Series: United States. National Center for

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PREFACE

The Nationiil Center for Health Statistics has as its mission the collection,

analysis, and dissemination of data on the health of the population of the United

States. One of the major programs is the Health Examination Survey, in which are

conducted extensive examinations of a sample of the U.S. population. Data from

this survey have been published periodically in Series 11 reports of Vital and

Health Statistics.

Historically the pubfished documents in Series 11 present only a small fraction of the available data. In order to make additional data available for users, the

Center has for many years had a policy of preparing public-use tapes for purchase

by persons interested in more detailed analysis or analysis of additional variables

not published in Series 11 reports. These data, however, are only easily accessible

to persons with computers and support staff who can read, interpret, and analyze

the data. In order to make these data more generzdly accessible to many users and,

in particular, to persons not able to directly use data tapes, the Division of Health

Examination Statistics, in the autumn of 1977, initiated a program to release,

along with the data tapes, basic descriptive summary tables of data contained in

those tapes. These tabular summaries have been termed “basic data publications,”

of which this report is one.

These basic data publications present findings of the Health and Nutrition

Examination Survey of 1971-75. For each of the data sets, these publications include information on the methods used to colIect the data, a descriptive summary

of the tables included, an index to the tables, and the tables themselves. An

appendix describes the basic format of the associated. data tape. More detailed

information on use of the data for additional analysis is available on request from

the staff of the Division of Health Examination Statistics.

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CONTENTS

Preface ............................................................................ ......................................................................

Introduction ................................................................ ..........................................................................

Sources and Imitations of the Data ......................................................................................................

Higidigbts ...............................................................................................................................................

Last Visit to a Doctor .......................................................................................................................

Routine Medical Care ........................................................................................................................

Dental Care .......................................................................................................... ............................

Last Hospital Stay and Medical Insurance Coverage ..........................................................................

References ..............................................................................................................................................

List of Detailed Tables ...........................................................................................................................

Appendixes

I. NHAI&S I Data Tape Summary of Health Care Needs .............................................................

~. Statistical Notes ................................................................................................................... ....

III. Demographic Terms ........................................................... ......................................................

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BASIC DATA ON HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF

ADULTS AGES 25-74 YEARS

Wilbur C. Hadden, Division of Health Examination Statistics

INTRODUCTION

This report presents national estimates of selected health care needs of adults ages 25-74

years, by age, race, sex, and family income

group, derived from the first National Health

and Nutrition Examination Survey. The survey

was conducted between April 1971 and October

1975 to obtain information on the heahh and

nutritional status of the U.S. population. The

data presented in detailed tables are based on responses to interviewers’ questions, which were

designed to obtain information on individuals’

perceptions of their health care needs and their

actions related to obtaining health care. In highlighting the statistics in these tables, numbers are

rounded to the nearest~percent to emphasize

their descriptive content. The survey participants’ responses have been coded, edited, and

released as part of a microdata tape, the content

of which is summarized in appendix I. This tape

and those containing data from other parts of

the survey are available for purchase from the

National Technical Information Service by persons “interested in more detailed analyses or

analyses of additional variables not included in

this report. Response distributions of the variables on the microdata tapes are contained in

the respective tape documentations.

SOURCES AND LIMITATIONS

OF THE DATA

The first NationaI Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I) was designed to

obtain information on the health and nutritional

status of the U.S. poptdation by direct, standardized examination, and by physical and physiological measurements. For the part of the

NHANES I survey considered in this report, a

probability sample was selected to represent the

U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population

ages 25-74 years, excluding residents of Alaska,

Hawaii, arid American Indian reservations. To

complete the picture, medical history and personal background information was requested

from the survey participants. One supplementary questionnaire administered by nutrition

interviewers dealt with participants’ perceptions of their health care needs and their utilization of health care resources. Data from this

questionnaire are summarized in this report; the

questions are listed in appendix L

National estimates based on responses to selected questions about health care needs were

derived as described in appendix II. Nonrespondents to individual questions have been excluded

from the computation of “the percentages. The

assumption underlying this exclusion is that the

response distribution of those who did not answer a question, if they had answered it, would

have been similar to the response distribution of

those who did. Hence, small differences among

similar statistics may be observed in the tables

that follow. For instance, there are no cases for

whom race is undetermined, but there are cases

lacking data on fady income group, so a statistic for the total of all races may be slightly different from a statistic for the total of all family

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income groups. Similad y, estimates based on responses to separately tabulated questions may

differ slightly from those based on questions

that were grouped together in these tables. In

general, related questions have been grouped

only if they had similar nonresponse rates.

Since the estimates presented in this report

are based on findings from a sample survey, they

are subject to sampling error. A method for

estimating the magnitude of the sampling error

from the complex sample design used for the

survey is presented in appendix II, The estimates

in this report are national estimates for race, sex,

age, and family income group. For definitions of

these demographic terms see appendix HI. The

sample design and sample size make possible the

estimation of national and regional statistics, but

in general it is not possible to make direct estimates for either States or local areas since neither all States nor complete local areas are

represented.

In addition to sampling error, the data may

be subject to other nonsampling errors and

biases, including nonresponse bias. Of the 9,881

persons selected for examination, 6,913 completed the examination. This is a nonresponse

rate of 30 percent, which may introduce an unknown degree of bias into the findkgs. However, adjustments were made for each of five income groups within each primary sampling unit

in order to minimize nonresponse bias, as described in appendix II. Every effort was made to

reduce other biases or errors in the responses

through careful training of the interviewers and

review of the data.

Further details on the plan and operation of

the NHANES I survey are given in appendix II

and in Series 1, Nos. 10al and 142 of the Vital

and Health Statistics series published by the National Center for Health Statistics. The forms

used to collect the data are published in Series

l, Nos. 10bl and 14.2

HIGHLIGHTS

Last Visit to a Doctor

Tables 1-20 contain information on the

health care needs of the U.S. civilian noninstitu~-

tiona.lized population ages 25-74 years, based on

data about respondents’ last visit to or talk with

a doctor. According to these responses, an estimated 4 percent have never talked to a doctor

about their health at a private doctor’s office; 77

percent have never talked to a doctor at a hospital outpatient clinic; and 63 percent have never

talked to a doctor at a hospital emergency room.

Sixty-three percent have talked to a doctor

about their health at a private doctor’s office

within the past year (table 1). The most common reasons for the last visit to a doctor were

sickness or illness (41 percent), to have a regular

checkup (29 percent), for a followup visit (10

percent), or for treatment of an injury (8 percent) (tables 2, 3). Those who saw a docior for

treatment of an injury succeeded in doing so

sooner than those who wanted a regulax checkup, the median wait being less than 1 day for the

injured, 1-6 days for the ill or sick, and 1-2

months for those who wanted a regular checkup

(tables 6,9, 10, 15, 16). Forty-eight perfent of

the injured, 69 percent of the ill or sick, imd 90

percent of those who wanted a regular checkup

had made an appointment to see a doctor; 4

‘percent of the injured, 10 percent of tl~e ill or

sick, and 7 percent of those seeking a regular

checkup considered the wait until the visit to be

too long (table 6). Regardless of the reason for

last visiting a doctor, the modal categories of response were that people went to a doctor or a

cIinic from their own homes, in their ow cars,

and travel time was less than 15 minutes (tables

7, 11, 12, 17, 18). Ninety-two percent ~f those

who went for a regular checkup, 87 percent of

those who went for illness or sickness, and 86

percent of those who went for treatment of an

injury were satisfied with the visit (tables 8, 13,

14, 19, 20).

Routine Medical Care

Tables 21-30 contain information abput routine medical care of the U.S. civihn no:linstitutionalized population ages 25-74 years. An estimated 15 percent had a health problem within

the past 12 months about which they would

have liked to have seen a doctor but did not (ta,-

bles 21, 22), and over 15 percent have never had

a general checkup or examination. Forty-nine

percent had their last general exarpination

within the last 2 years (tables 23 and, 24). Of

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those who had a general examination, 67 percent

had it at a private doctor’s office, 20 percent at

a hospital clinic, and 12 percent at some other

place (tables 23, 24). Eighty-five percent said

that there is a particular doctor they see regularly or would go to see if something were bothering them (tables 29, 30); 90 percent said that

they liked the doctor to talk to them about their

condition rather than just treat it; 84 percent

said that the doctor does talk to them about

their condition. Nine percent said that they

often try home remedies or those they can get

without a prescription before going to see a doctor; 34 percent said that they sometimes try

these alternate forms of care (tables 29, 30).

Dental Care

Information about dental care needs of the

U.S. civifian noninstitutionalized population

ages 25-74 years is contained in tables 31-47. An

estimated 4 percent have never visited or talked

with a dentist about themselves at a private dentist’s office; 14 percent last visited or talked

with a dentist elsewhere. Forty-three percent

have visited a private dentist’s office within the

past year. Three percent have visited or talked

with a dentist elsewhere within the past year

(table 31). Of those who went to a private dentist’s office or a clinic within the past yeax, 50

percent went for a checkup or teeth cleaning

(tables 34, 35). Depending on the reason for the

visit, between 87 and 95 percent were satisfied

with their last visit (table 37). Of those who

went for a regular checkup or teeth cleaning, 97

percent had made an appointment, 12 percent

thought they had to wait too long for the appointment, 94 percent were satisfied with the

visit, aid 9 percent thought they had to wait too

long to see the dentist once they had arrived for

their visit (tables 36-41). Of those who went foi

a reason other than a regular checkup or a teeth

cleaning, approximately 78 percent had made an

appointment, 13 percent thought they had to

wait too long for the visit, 91“percent were satisfied with the visit, and 9 percent thought they

had to wait too long to see the dentist after

they had arrived for their visit (tables 36, 37,

42-45). Sixty-eight percent said that they have a

dentist they usualIy go to; 22 percent had a

dental problem in the past 12 months about

which they wouId have Iiked to have seen a

dentist but did not (tables 46, 47).

Last Hospital Stay and Medical

Insurance Coverage

National estimates on last hospital stay and

medical insurance coverage of the U.S. civilian

noninstitutionalized population ages 25-74 years

are shown in tables 48-51. Eleven percent reported that they were never hospitalized overnight (tables 48, 49). An estimated 61 percent

had medical insurance coverage through their

place of work; 22 percent had private medical

insurance. Eleven percent were covered by medicare, 5 percent by veterans’ medical care, and 3

percent by medicaid. Eleven percent did not indicate that they had any medical insurance coverage (tables 50, 51).

Tables 1-51 contain further estimates for

comparing responses of various age, sex, race,

and income groups in the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adult population. To discuss these

differences is beyond the scope of this basic data

publication, which highlights only a few of the

more interesting or general findings.

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REFERENCES

lNational Center for Health Statistics: Plan and operation of the Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,

United States, 1971-1973, by H. Miller. Vital and Health

Statiwz”cs. Series 1-Nos. 10a and 10b. DHEW Pub. No.

(HSM) 73-1310. Health Services and Mental Health Administration. Washington. U.S. Government Printing

Office, Feb. 1973.

‘National Center for Health Statistics: Plan and operation of the HANES I Augmentation Survey of adults

25-74 years: United States, 1974-1975, by A. Engel, R.

Murphy, K. Maurer, and E. Collins. Vital and Health Statistics. Series l-No. 14. DHEW Pub. No, (PHS) 78-1314.

Public Health Service. Washington. U.S. Government

Printing Office, June 1978.

3D&on, W. T., ~d Brown, M. B., eds.: BMLW Bt’omedkal Computer Program P-series 1977. Berkeley. University of California Press, 1977. pp. 375-379, 3d9-417.

4National Center for Health Statistics: Pseudoreplication: Further evaluation and application of the balanced

half-sample technique, by P. J. McCarthy. Vital and

Health Statistics. Series 2-No, 31. DHEW Pub. No.

(HSM) 73-1270. Health Services and Mental Heidth Administration. Washington. U.S. Government Printing

Office, Jan. 1969.

5U.S. Bureau of the Census: The current pi>pulation

survey design and methodology. Technical paper 40.

Washington. U.S. Government Printing Office, Jan.

1978.

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LIST OF DETAILED TABLES

1. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by length of time since last talk with doctor, according to location:

United States, 1971-75 ................................................................................................................................ .............................

2. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by reason for last visit to doctor, according to race, sex, and age:

United States, 1971 .75 ..............................................................................................................................................................

3. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by reason for last visit to doctor, according to annual family income:

United States, 1971.75 ..............................................................................................................................................................

4. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years who talked with doctor at private doctor’s office during the past 12 months, by race,

sex, age, and annual family income: United Stetas, 1971.75 .....................................................................................................

5. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years who talked with doctor at clinic or hospital emergency room but who have not talkad

with doctor at private doctor’s office during the past 12 months, by race, sex, age, and annual family income: United States,

1971-75 .....................................................................................................................................................................................

6. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time from decision to visit doctor until visit, by time from appointment

made until visit, and percent considering wait too long, according to reason for last visit to doctor: United States, 1971 -75....

7. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by place left to visit doctor, means of transportation, and travel time,

according to reason for last visit to drxtor: United States, 1971 .75 ..........................................................................................

8. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by length of wait before seeing doctor, by degree of satisfaction, and percent considering wait too long, according to reason for last visit to doctor: United States, 1971 -75 .........................................

9. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited doctor for sicknessor illness by time from decision to visit

doctor until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering wait too long, according to race, sex,

and age: United Statas, 1971-75 ...............................................................................................................................................

10. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited doctor for sicknessor illness by time from decision to visit

doctor until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considadng wait too long, according to annual

family income: Unitad States, 1971 .75 .....................................................................................................................................

11. Parcent distribution of parsons ages 25-74 years who last visited doctor for sickness or illness by PI-” left to visit doctor,

means of transportation, and travel time, according to race, sax, and age: Unitad Statas, 1971-75 ...........................................

12. Percent distribution of persons agas 25-74 years who last visited doctor for sicknass or illness by place left to visit doctor,

means of transpotiation, and travel time, according to annual family income: United Statas, 1971 -75 .....................................

13. Parcent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited doctor for sickness or illness by length of wait before

seeing doctor, by degrea of satisfaction, and parcent considering wait too long, eccording to racar sex, and age:

United States, 1971-75 ................................................................................................................................. .............................

14, Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 yaars who last visitad doctor for sickness or illne%sby length of wait before

seeing doctor, by degree of satisfaction, and percent considering wait too long, according to annual family income:

Unitad States, 1971.75 ..............................................................................................................................................................

15. Parcent cjistribution of parsons agas 25-74 years who last visited doctor for regular checkup by time from decision to visit

doctor until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering wait too long, according to rata, sex,

and age: Unitad States, 1971-75 ................................................................................................................................ ................

16. Percent distribution of persons agas 25-74 years who last visited doctor for regular checkup by tima from decision to visit

doctor until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering wait too long, according to annual

family income: United Statas, 1971-75 ................................................................................................................................ .....

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Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited doctor for regular chec!wp by place left to visit doctor,’

means of transponation, and travel time, according to race, sex, and age: United States, 1971-75 ........... ...... ..........................

Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visitad doctor for regular checkup by place left to visit doctor,

means of transportation, and travel time, according to annual family income: United States, 1971 -75 ................ .......... ..........

Percent distribution of persons agas 25-74 years who last visited doctor for regular chackup by length of wait before seeing

doctor, by degree of satisfaction, and percent considering wait too long, according to race, sex, and aga: United States,,

1971.75 ................................................................................................................. ....................................................................

Percent distribution of persons agas 25-74 years who last visited doctor for regular checkup by iength of wait before saeing

doctor, by degree of satisfaction, and percent considering wait too long, according to annual family income: United States,

1971-75 ..................................................... .......... .................... .. ..................................... ..................... ................................ .....

Percent of persons ages 25-74 years who had a health problem during the past 12 months about which they would have Iikad

to have seen a doctor but did not, by race, sex, age, and reason for not seeing doctor: Unitad States, 1971 -75 .......................

Percant of persons ages 25-74 years who had a health problam during the past 12 months about which they would have liked

to have seen a doctor but did not, by annual family income and reason for not saeing doctor: United Statas, 1971-75........41.

Percant distribution of persons agas 25-74 years by time since last general examination and location, according to race, sex,

and age: United States, 1971.75 ......... ........................................ ................................. .............................................................

Percant distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last general examination and location, according to annual

family income: Unitad States, 1971.75 .......................... ................................................d...................... ....................................

Percent of persons ages 25-74 years by race, sex, age, and salected tasts or procedures received during checkup:

United States, 1971-75 ......................................................................................................................................................... .....

Percent of persons ages 25-74 years by annual family incc)me and selected tests or procedural raceived during checkup:

United Statas, 1971.75 ..................................... ............................................................... ...........................................................

Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last shots, immunizations, or vaccinations to prevent illneqs,

according to race, sax, and age: United States, 1971.75 ............................................................................................................

Percent distribution of persons agas 25-74 yaars by time since last shots, immunizations, or vaccinations to pravent illness,

according to annual family income: United States, 1971.75 ................. ....................................................................................

Percent of persons ages 25-74 years by race, sex, age, and salected haalth care practices and preferences: United Statles,

1971.75 ....................................... .......................................... ...................... .......... ..... ...............................................................

Percent of parsons acras 25-74 years by annual family hww-qe and salected haalth care practices and preferences:

United States, 1971-75 ......................................... ..................................................... .............................................. ..................

Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last visit or talk with dentist, according to location:

United Statesr 1971-75 ........................... ...... .......................................... ........................ ............................. ................ .........!....

Parcent of persons ages 25-74 years who visited dentist at private dantist’s office during the past 12 months, by race, sex,

age, and annual family income: United States, 1971-75 ...... ....... ...... ............................... ................ .....................................I....

Percent of parsons ages 25-74 yeaw who visitad dentist else\Nhere than at a private dentist’s office during the past 12 mor?~hs,

by race, sex, agar and annual family income: United States, 1971.75 .......................................................................... ..............

Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last dantal visit at an office or clinic and raason if visit was

during the past 12 months, according to rata, sex, and aga: United States, 1971-75 ............. .......... ................ ..........................

Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last dental visit at an office or clinic and reason if visit Was

during the past 12 months, according to annual family income: United States, 1971-75 ........................... ...... ...................’......

Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time from dacision to visit dentist until visit, by time from appointment

made until visit, and percent considering wait too long, according to reason for last dental visit: United Statas, 1971 -75 ........

Percant distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by length of wait before seeing dentist, by degree of satisfaction, andl Percent considering wait too long, according to reason for last dental visit: United Statas, 1971.75 ... .................. ..................l..... .

Percent distribution of persons agas 25-74 years who last visited dentist for ragular checkup or teeth cleaning by time from

decision to visit dentist until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering wait too long,

according to race, sex, and age: Unitad States, 1971.75 .....................................................................................................~......

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39. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited dentist for regular chackup or teeth cleaning by time from

decision to visit dentist until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering wait too long,

according to annual family income: United States, 1971.75 ................ .....................................................................................

40. Percent distribution of parsons ages 25-74 years who last visited dentist for regular checkup or teeth cleaning by length of

wait before seeing dentist, by degree of satisfaction, and percent considering wait too long, according to race, sex, and age:

United States, 1971-75 ......................................................................................................... ............ ........................... ..............

41. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited dentist for regular checkup or teeth claaning by length of

wait before seeing dentist, by degree of satisfaction, and percent considering wait too long, according to annual family

income: United States, 1971-75 ....................... ................................ ......................................................................... ................

42 Parcent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited dentist for reason other than regular checkup or teeth

cleaning by time from decision to visit dentist until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering

wait too long, according to race, sex, and age: United States, 1971 .75 ............... ............................................ ..........................

43. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited dentist for reason other than regular checkup or teeth

cleaning by time from decision to visit dentist until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering

wait too long, according to annual family income: United States, 1971.75 .... ....................................... ......................... ..........

44. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited dentist for reason other than regular checkup or teeth

cleaning by length of wait before seeing dentist, by degree of satisfaction, and percent considering wait too long, according

to race, sex, and age: United States, 1971.75 ..... .............................................. ................................................ .............. ...... ..... .

45. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited dentist for reason other than regular checkup or teeth

cleaning by length of wait before seeing dentist, by degree of satisfaction, and percent considering wait too Iong, according

to annual family incoma: United States, 1971.75 .. .................... .................................................... ...................... ......................

46. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years who had a regular dentist and who had a dental problem during the past 12 months but

did not see dentist and reason dentist not seen, by race, sex, and age: United States, 1971.75 ....................... ........... ...............

47. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years who had a regular dentist and who had a dental problem during the past 12 months but

did not see dentist and reason dentist not seen, by annual family income: United States, 1971-75 ................... ...... .............. ....

46. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last hospital stay overnight or longer, according to race, sex,

and age: United States, 1971.75................................................................................................................................................

49. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last hospital stay overnight or longer, according to annual

family income: United States, 1971.75 ................................................ ........... .................................. ........ ................................

50. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years by race, sex, age, and medical insurance coverage from selected sources: United States,

1971-75 ....... ..................... ...............m.......................... ............................................ ...................................................................

51. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years by annual family income and medical insurance coverage from salected sources:

United States, 1971 .75 ..... ..................... ...................... ..............................................................................................................

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Table 1. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by h?ngth of time sinca last talk with doctor, according to location:

Location

Private doctor’s office ....................................

Hospital outpatient clinic ...............................

City clinic .......................................................

Clinic at work .................................................

Another type of clinic ....................................

Hospital emergency room ...............................

At home .........................................................

Over the telephone .........................................

United States, 1971-75

3

Length of time since last talk with doctor

Total Lessthan 2 weeks- 6-11 1 but lass 2-4 5 years

Navar 2 weeks 5 months months than 2

years or tnora

years

L

100.00 3.56

100.00 76.83

100.00 93.50

100.00 90.88

100.00 92.23

100.00 62.65

100.00 76.59

100.00 77.49

10.13

1.60

0.46

0.51

0.59

0.98

0.20

2.11

Percent distribution

38.16 15.04

3.82 2.34

1.19 0.74

1.89 1.16

1.86 0.86

4.70 3.59

0.66 0.52

6.95 3.43

14,94

3.19

0.69

1.52

1.14

5.79

0.85

3.65

10,40

4.60

1.03

1.62

1.07

7.50

1.91

3.28

7.76

7.63

2.38

2.42

2.26

14.79

19.26

3.09

.—

Table 2. Percant distribution of persons agas 25-74 years by reason for last visit to doctor, according to race, sex, iirrd age:

United States, 1971-75

~Men~wOmen 2534135-44~:~5564Z

All reasons............... .100.00 100.00

Sickness or illness...,................. 40.46 39.99

Injury ....................................... 7.83 7.77

Fohowup ................................. 9.85 9.80

Ragular checkup ...................... 28.64 29.35

Injection .................................. 1.54 1.6!5

Prescription .............................. 1.01 1.04

Other ....................................... 10.66 10.40

lIncludes races other than white and black.

100.00

44.01

8.94

10.25

22.38

0.64

0.87

12.90

‘100.00

43.57

12.41

8.33

22.05

1.89

0.65

11.11

.—

Percent distribution

100.00

37.67

3.73

11.23

34.55

1.22

1.33

10.27

100.00

40.23

8.52

9.04

26.22

0.91

0.92

14,16

100.00I 100.00

40.82 39.73

8.46 7.42

8.28 9.89

28.27 29.91

1.65 2.25

0.75 1.54

11.77 9.27

100.00

41.56

9.18

10.73

28.28

1.75

0.77

7,73

100.00

40.03

4.03

12.95

, 32,78

1.13

1.06

8.03

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Table 3. Percent distribution of persons agas 25-74 years by reason for last visit to doctor, according to annual family income:

United States, 1971-75

Annual family income group

Reason for last visit Total

L~~On $#K& $#Ol& $10,000 $15,000

# , $14,999 or more

Percent distribution

All reasons..................................................................... 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Sickness or illness.......................................................................... 40.37 43.47 45.96 40.38 38.19

lnjuW .......................................................................m.................... 7.93 8.02 6.23 9.16 9.02

Followup ....................................................................................... 9.91 11.14 10.81 11.60 9.56

Regular checkup ............................................................................ 28.65 24.57 26.73 25.03 27.84

lnjwtion ........................................................................................ 1.52 1.37 1.15 1.42 2.08

Prewription ......................c............................................................ 1.05 1.91 1.02 1.25 0.76

Other ............................................................................................. 10.57 9.52 8.09 11.16 12.55

100.00

37.42

6.91

7.73

35.58

1.38

0.71

10.28

Table 4. Percent of parsons ages 25-74 years who talked with doctor at private doctor’s office during the past 12 months, by race, sax,

age, and annual family income: United States, 1971-75

Race Sex Age in years

Annual family income group Total 1

White Black Man Woman 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

,

Total .......................................

Lessthan $4,000 ....................................

$4,00046,999 ........................................

$7,000-$9,999 ........................................

$10,000-$14,999 .....................................

$15,000 or more .....................................

63,2 It 63.9

61.6 63.0

62.4 63.8

61.3 62.1

62.4 62.5

66.9 67.0 T

58.4 53.6

57.0 49.9

54.2 53.2

56.0 52.4

61.6 52.3

71.3 57.3

Percent of parsons

72.0 62.7 61.0 61.0 65.5 68.7

88.2 57.8 57.4 52.4 61.6 69.7

69.5 62.0 60.0 58.1 62.9 67.7

69.1 57.6 61.3 57.1 66.6 69.0

73.1 61.4 59.7 62.3 67.6 67.2

77.9 70.3 63.1 86.5 67.9 68.4

lIncludes races other than white and black.

Table 5. Percent of persons ages25-74 years who talked with doctor at clinic or hospital emergency room but who have not talked with

doctor at private doctor’s office during the past 12 months, by race, sex, age, and annual family income: Unitad States, 1971-75

Annual family income group Total 1

[ I

Race Sax Age in years

White Black Men Wornan 25-34 3544 45-54 55-64 65-74

I

Percent of persons

Total., ..................................... 8.2 7.1 16.8 10.2 6.3 10.8 7.8 8.2 6.9 4.7

Lessthan $4,000 .................................... 10.6 8.5 17.6 13.6 8.9 19.3 14.8 11.8 8.0 5.7

$4,000-$6,999 ....................................... 9.6 8.0 19.0 12.9 7.1 14.0 13.6 9.7 7.1 4.5

$7,000-$9,989 ........................................ 9.7 8.2 21.6 12.6 7.1 12.6 8.2 14.2 6,3 2.8

$10,000-$14,889 .................................... 6.2 6.0 9.5 7.6 4.7 9.2 6.0 3.4 5.6 3.1

$15,000 or more ..................................... 6.6 6.2 10.2 8.4 4.5 6.4 6.0 6.7 7.6 7.5

lIncludes races other than white and black.

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Table 6. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time from decision to visit doctor until visit, by time from appoirltment

made until visit, and percent considering wait too long, according to reason for last visit to doctor: United States, 1971-75

Length of wait and degree of satisfaction

Time from decision until visit

Total ......................................................

Less than 1 day ......................................................

1-6 days ........................... ......................................

1 week ...................................................................

2-3 weeks ...............................................................

1-2 months .............................................................

3 months or more ..................................................

Do not remember ...................................................

Time from appointment made until visit

Total ...................... ................................

Less than 1 day ......................................................

l%days .................................................................

1 week ...................................................................

2-3 weeks ...............................................................

1-2 months ...................... .......................................

3 months or more ...................................... ............

Do not remember ....................... ............................

Considered wait too long ............................ ...........

Reason for last visit

Sickness Injury Followup Regular Injection Prescription bther

or illness checkup

Percent distribution

100.00

17.48

35.16

12.84

10.22

10.41

10.35

3.55

68.94

23.39

28.59

6.22

4.49

3.29

0.97

1.00

10.23

I (00.00

50.88

25.27

6.84

4.97

3.32

4.90

3.82

48.32

22.43

15.54

4.73

2.18

1.21

0.56

2.46

100.00

7.25

11.77

15.06

16.22

28.33

16.67

4.71

88.74

6.85

18.36

16.10

13.65

23.18

9.41

1.19

4.12 5.97

100.00

8.77

12.88

10.89

10.21

17.69

35.20

4.35

89.75

5.02

22.53

17.53

13.72

16.19

14.53

1.23

100.00

23.59

30.76

7.87

5.99

21.23

7.32

3.23

61.21

16.35

20.93

2.96

2.63

9.82

2.77

5.77

Percent

7.26 0.86

100.00

8.88

26.90

16,83

8.90

30.90

4.57

4.01

53.95

9.95

22.79

6.69

11.83

2.29

0.49

5.76

‘100.00

10.68

20.38

14.78

~ 11,08

16.16

19.10

7.82

83.07

11.11

30.22

15.90

8.97

7.27

6.30

3.41

10”.17

.

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Table7. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years byplace lefttovisit doctor, means oftransportation, andtravel time, accordingtoreason forlast visit to doctor: United States, 1971-75

Reason for last visit

Sickness

or illness

Place left to visit doctor, means of

transportation, and travel time

Percent distribution

Total ...................................................... 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Place left to visit doctor:

Home ................................................................

Work .................................................................

Some other place ..............................................

80.36

17.82

1.81

7.59

2.89

75.40

9.74

4.37

50.92

28.90

18.95

0.23

63.82

27.13

9.05

4.98

1.97

65.56

22.69

4.80

54.75

28.48

15.84

0.83

84.47

15.04

0.49

7.27

5.06

76.57

7.99

3.10

45.66

32.57

21.76

78.87

20.40

0.73

7.83

3.92

78.30

7.50

2.45

45.11

32.87

21.85

0.16

87.97

11.79

0.24

6.22

0.22

86.94

5.85

0.78

59.69

27.26

12.31

0.74

86.14

12.69

1.17

10.32

5.10

68.85

14.08

1.63

39.36

30.18

28.61

1.84

74.68

21.32

4.on

7.50

3.-?4

79.52

6.02

3.22

48.29

30.41

20.23

1.07

Means of transportation:

Walked ..............................................................

Bus....................................................................

Own car ............................................................

Another’s car .....................................................

Other ................................................................

Travel time:

Lessthan 15 minutes ........................................

15-29 minutes ...................................................

30 minutes or more ...........................................

Do not remem&r ..............................................

Table 8. Percent distribution of persons aqes 25-74 vears bv length of wait before seeing doctor. bv degree of satisfaction, and cement

considering wait too l~ng, according to ;easo; for last visit to doctor; United States; 1971-75

Reason for last visit

Sickness Injury Followup Regular Injection

or illness checkup

Prescription

Length of wait and degree of satisfaction

Other

Percent distribution

Total .................................................. ... 100.00 I 100.00 I 100.00 I 100.00 100.00 100.00 I 100.00

Length-of wait:

Lessthan 16 minutes ........................................

16-30 minutes ...................................................

31 minutes or more ...........................................

Degree of satisfaction:

Satisfactory .......................................................

Not completely satisfactory ..............................

Not satisfactory ................................................

No opinion ........................................................

42.79 52.76 35.88 45.07

27.06 23.04 32.45 28.61

30.15 24.22 31.57 25.31

87.26 86.43 91.18 91.59

8.67 9.30 4.33 5.28

3.63 4.13 3.35 2.46

0.43 0.14 1.14 0.68

Percent

48.65

29.77

21.57

94.00

5.78

0.21

43.77

30.39

25.84

46.81

26.67

26.52

90.60 68.53

4.23 6.87

4.69 3.91

0.48 0.70

Considered wait too long ....................................... 22.22 I 19.00 I 23.90 I 19.75 I 20.51 I 16.19 I 23.95

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Table 9. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who las~t visited dottor for sickness or illness by time from decision to visit

doctor until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering wait too long, according to race, SS!X,and

age: United States, 1971-75

*~ensrwo~en 25-341 -T=755+574

Length of wait and degree

of satisfaction

Time from decision

until visit Percent distribution

Total ........................ 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00I 100.00 ‘100.00

Lessthan 1 day ........................

1-6 days ...................................

1 week .....................................

2-3 weeks .................................

1-2 months ...............................

3 months or more ....................

Do not remember .....................

17.48

35.16

12.84

10.22

10.41

10.35

3.55

68.84

17.69

35.27

13.10

10.04

10.36

10.32

3.23

71.47

15.11

35.33

10.93

11.60

11.07

10.24

5.71

49,67

18.59

37.27

11.63

9.18

8.87

10.23

4.23

67.91

16.33

32.98

14.08

11.30

12.00

10.46

2.85

70.01

16.34

41.12

13,40

9.77

9.26

7.97

2.14

67.56

17.62

35.52

12.49

9.04

11.09

11.58

2.66

69.01

17.83 18.65

31.66 29.95

13.05 13.70

9.58 13.13

11.16 9.04

11.32 11.63

5.19 3,90

17,29

35.50

10.47

9.94

12.49

9.65

4.67

70.96

Time from appointment

made until visit

Total ........................ 68.68 I 69.83

25.90

26.78

8.25

4.84

2.65

0,55

0,05

23.55 21.40

28.16 31.30

5.96 4.97

2.57 5.89

4.14 3.76

1.72 1.13

1.58 1.37

Lessthan 1 day ........................

1-6 days ...................................

1 week .....................................

2-3 walks .................................

1-2 months...............................

3 months or more ....................

Do not remember .....................

23.39

29.59

6.22

4.49

3.29

0.97

1.00

24.82

30.48

6.61

4.31

3.41

0.88

0.95

13.90

21.60

3,67

5.49

1.86

1.77

1.44

24.29

29.24

6.17

3.74

2.27

0.84

1.28

22.46

29.95

6.27

5.27

4.35

1.01

0.70

23.73

31.16

5.52

4.15

1.87

0.24

0.89

21.04

29.18

6.59

5.97

5.29

1.69

1.25

Percant

Considered wait too long ......... 10.23 II 10.55 I 8.68 I 10.25 I 10.21 I 12.48 I .9.51 I 10.81 I 9.24 I 7.03

l~cludes races other than white and black.

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Table 10. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visitad doctor for sickness or illness by time from decision tu visit

doctor until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering wait too long, according to annual family

income: Unitad States, 1971-75

Length of weit and dagree of satisfaction

Tima from decision until visit

Total ............................................................................

Lassthan 1 day ............................................................................

1-6 days........................................................................................

1 week ..........................................................................................

2-3 weeks .....................................................................................

1-2 months ....................................................................................

3 months or mora .........................................................................

Do not remember ..........................................................................

Time from appointment made until visit

Total .............................................................................

Lessthan 1 day .............................................................................

1-6 days.........................................................................................

1 wk ...........................................................................................

2-3 weeks ......................................................................................

1-2 months ....................................................................................

3 months or more ..........................................................................

,Do not remembr ..........................................................................

Considered wait too long...............................................................

Annual family income group

Total

Lessthan !&N& $7,000- $10,000 $15,000

$4,000 , $9,988 $14,999 or more

Percent distribution

100.00 —

17.58

35.64

12.55

9.99

10.30

10.49

3.47

88.93

23.64

29.38

6.04

4.66

3.31

0.99

0.91

100.00

16.30

32.20

11.93

9.18

13.76

10.11

6.53

59.00

15.50

28.49

5.57

4.77

2.21

1.62

0.66

100.00 —

16.62

30.68

15.32

10.80

12.38

10.95

3.25

61.96

18.29

27.69

5.98

4.25

3.55

1.24

0.97

100.00

14.59

42.54

10.84

9.25

8.67

11.62

2.40

67.33

22.66

31.ffi

5.09

3.79

3.51

0.84

0.19

100.00 I 100.00

18.52 20.66

36.34 34.91

13.32 11.56

9.45 11.06

9.28 8.97

8.87 11.00

4.25 1.64

t

75.59 75.12

31.12 26.11

28.05 31.02

6.94 q 6.31

3.30 6.92

3.50 3.47

0.82 0.69

1.66 0.61

Percent

10.30 [1 10.31 I 7.821 8.81 I 9.43 I 14.10

It I I I I

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Table 11. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited doctor for sickness or illness by place left to visit doctor,

means of transportation, and travel time, according to race, sex, and age: United States, 197.1-75

Sex Age in years

—

lMen I

Women 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 66-74 —

Place left to visit doctor,

means of transportation,

and travel time

Total 1

k

‘ercent distribution

Total ........................

Place left to visit doctor:

Home ..................................

Work ...................................

Some othar place ................

Means of transportation:

Walked ................................

Bus......................................

Own car ..............................

Another’s car ......................

Other ..................................

Travel time:

Lessthan 15 minutes ..........

15-29 minutes .....................

30 minutes or more .............

Do not remember ................

100.00 —

89.20

9.98

0.83

12.03

9.38

46.17

19.70

12.72

48.17

30.32

21.03

0.48

100.00 —

75.58

22.74

1.67

7.37

1.73

81.65

5.75

3.49

60.35

30.50

18.87

0.28

I00.00 —

85.34

12.70

1.96

7.82

4.10

68.89

13.90

5.29

51.51

29.27

19.03

0.19

100.00 —

78.10

19.66

2.24

7.29

1.93

80.33

6.39

4.06

54.04

28.26

17.70

100.00 100.00 100.00 ‘100.00

80.36 79.24

17.82 18.81

1.81 1.96

75.41

22.91

1.68

5.42

3.26

80.85

6.18

4.29

50,36

29.70

19.94

78.64

20.64

0.72

8.26

3.14

75.29

9.86

3.45

54.32

29.51

15.88

0.28

83.27

14.87

1.87

8.24

2.28

7’3.36

9.69

6.43

45.75

30.70

23.15

0.40

92.59

4.40

3.01

9.85

4.87

58.44

23.20

3.65

46.97

33.30

18.92

0.81

7.59 6.95

2.89 2.03

75.40 79.17

9.74 8.63

4.37 3.21

1

50.92 51.27

29.90 28.95

18.95 18.58

0.23 0.21

lIncludes races other than white and black.

Table 12. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited doctor for sickness or illness bv ~lace left to visit doctor,

means of transportation, and travel timer according toannual family incoma: United States; 1“971-75

Annual family income group

Place left to visit doctor, means of transportation,

and travel time

Total

Lg$&II $4,000- $7,000- $10,000- $’15,000

$6,999 $9,999 $14,999 ar more

-

Percent distribution

Total .............................................................................

Place left to visit doctor:

Home .......................................................................................

Work ........................................................................................

Some other place ......................................................................

Means of transportation:

Walked .....................................................................................

Bus ...........................................................................................

Own car ..................l ...................................................<........l ....

Another’s car ............................................................................

Other .......................................... ..............................................

Travel time:

Less than 15 minutes .................................................................

15-29 minutes ..........................................................i ...............

30 minutes or more ..................................................................

Do not remember .....................................................................

100.00 —

80.21

17.95

1.84

7.77

2.96

74.93

9.90

4.44

51.08

29.90

18.78

0.24

100.00

90.56

5.57

3.87

10.42

5.91

48.00

25.38

10.29

43.67

28.92

26.34

1.07

100.00 —

85.18

14.33

0.49

10.05

5.80

64.45

14.55

5.15

47.53

31.52

20.76

0.18

100.00

81.93 75.55

15.52 23.B8

2.55 0.57

7.32 5.30

3.29 1.05

76.75 88.37

8.55 3.49

4.09 1.79

73.15

24.76

2.10

“7.22

0.63

85.08

4.03

3.04

50.76

31.47

17.57 -L 0.20

52.00 58.19

30.95 26.74

17,05 15.07

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Table 13. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited doctor for sickness or il Iness by length of wait before seaing

doctor, by degree of satisfaction, and percant considering wait too long, according to race, sax, and age: United Statas, 1971-75

Length of wait and dagree

of satisfaction

Total ...................................

Length of wait:

Less than 16 minutes .....................

16-30 minutes ................................

31 minutes or more .......................

Degraa of satisfaction:

Satisfactory ....................................

Not completely satisfactory ...........

Not satisfactory ..... ........................

No opinion ....................................

Considered wait too long ....................

II Race I Sax I Age in years

II White I Black I Men I Women I 25-34 I 35-44 I 45-54 I 55-64 I 65-74

100.00

42.79

27.06

30.15

87.26

8.67

3.63

0.43

100.00I 100.00 j 100.00

I I

44.41 2B.41 I

42.13

27.03 28.08 28.41

28.56 43.50 28.46

87.17 87.56 85.33

8.87 7.35 9.85

3.57 4.20 4.50

0,38 0.88 0.33

Percent distribution

100.00

43.49

25.66

30.86

89.27

7.45

2.74

0.54

100.00

46.45

24.51

29.04

84.50

11.01

3.95

0.54

Y

46.61 37.70

25.04 28.70

28.35 33.61

86.23 89.54

9.50 7.14

4.B5 2.94

0.42 0.37

100.00

39.59

30.22

30.20

89.97

7.74

2.22

0.07

100.00 —

42.07

28.44

29.49

88.67

6.22

4.21

0.90

Percent

22.22

I

20.73 I 35.08 I 22.96 21.45 26.96 19.08 24.64 I 17.02 20.66

lIncludes races other than white and black.

Table 14. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited doctor for sickness or illnass by length of wait before seeing

doctor, by degrae of satisfaction, and percent considering wait too long, according to annual family income: United States, 1971-75

Annual family income group

Length of wait and degree of satisfaction Total

Less than $4,000- $7,000- $10,000- $15,000

$4,000 $6,988 $9,999 $14,889 or more 1

Total .............................................................................

Lailgth of wait:

Less than 16 minutes ................................................................

16.30minutes ..........................................................................

31 minutes or more ..................................m...............................

Dagre~ of satisfaction:

Satisfactory ..............................................................................

Not completely satisfactory .....................................................

Not wtisfactoW ........................................................................

No opinion ..................................................... ..........................

43.00

2?.34

29.66

40.78

25.48

33.73

87.49 85.41

8.67 10.19

3.39 4.26

0.45 0.15

Percant distribution

100.00

39.41

28.50

32.08

87.32

7.45

4.60

0.62

100.00 100.00 100.00

39.08 44.73 48.51

29.79 30.67 22.54

31.12 24,59 28.95

-.

89.58 88.13 85.63

7.46 7.52 10.64

2.63 2.67 3.33

0.33 0.68 0.41

Percent

Considered wait too long ............................................................... 21.82 ] 26.85 I 21.00 22.14 I 18.78 21.83

15
Table 15. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who lm.t visitad doctor for regular checkup by time from decision to visit

doctor until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percant considering weit too long, according to race, sex, and

aga: united States, 1971.75

Length of wait and degree

of satisfaction

Time from decision

until visit

Total .......................

Less than 1 day .......................

1-6 days ..................................

1 waek ....................................

2-3 walks .................................

1-2 months ...............................

3 months or more ...................

Do not remember ....................

Time from appointment

made until visit

Total ................. ......

Less than 1 day ........................

1-6 days ..................................

1 week ....................................

2-3 weeks .................................

1-2 months ...............................

3 months or more ...................

Do not remember ....................

Considered wait too long ........

Race Sex Age in years

Total 1

Whita Black Men Women 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

Percant distribution

100.00

8.77

12.88

10.89

10.21

17.69

35.20

4.35

B9.75

5.02

22.53

17.53

13.72

15.19

14.53

1.23

T

100.00 100.00

8.65 10.92

13.24 8.67

10.56 14.55

10.43 8.68

17.63 18,66

35.17 34.48

4.32 4.04

&

5.03 4.41

22.27 25.24

17.57 18.92

14.02 11.65

15.44 12.44

14.60 11.41

1,30

100.00

——

10.98

15.56

13.07

9.70

15.72

28.38

6.59

85.83

.—

6.63

25.76

16.88

9.50

12.50

12.65

i .91

100.00

7.50

1’1.35

9.64

10.51

18.82

39.12

3.07

92.00

4.10

20.67

17.90

16.15

16.73

15.61

0.64

100.00

10.19

13.57

15.43

11.01

16.66

29.84

3.29

91.36

4.93

24.42

18.87

17.32

14.50

9.87

1.46

100.00

7.69

12.52

12.61

10.65

18.10

33.45

4.97

92.22

4.86

23,24

20.89

15.72

13.72

12.47

1.32

100.00

8.89

13.02

9.29

10.49

14.68

39.32

4.30

B8.72

5.19

21.15

18.01

13.64

16.08

13.66

1.00

100.00

8.67

14.03

6.63

10.33

16.94

39.76

3.65

86.27

4.26

21.86

14.06

10.55

15.29

18.37

0.88

100.00

7.79

10.49

8.50

7,59

24.78

34.56

6.29

90.76

6.12

21.28

13.91

~ 1:::

22.24

1.51

Percent

7.26 II 7.50 I 3.67 I 6.47 ! 7.71 I 8.63 I 7.75 I 9.56 I 4.32 I 4.18

II i I I t I 1 I II.

lIncludes races other than white and black.

16
Table 16. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visitad doctor for regular checkup by time from decision to visit

doctor until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering wait too long, according to annual fami!y

income: United States, 1971-75

Langth of wait and degree of satisfaction

Time from decision until visit

Total .....................................................o.......................

Less than 1 day ........................................... .............................. ....

1-6 days .........................................................................................

1 week ................................................ ...........................................

2-3 vweks .................... ....................................................... ...........

1-2 months ....................................................................................

3 months or more .... .............. ........................................................

Do not remam&r .......................................................... ................

Time from appointment made until visit

Total .............................................................................

Less than 1 day .............................................................................

1-6 days .........................................................................................

1 week .................................................. .........................................

2-3 weeks ................................. .....................................................

1-2 months ....................................................................................

3 months or more ........ ..................................................................

Do not remembar .................................. .............l ..........................

Considered wait too long ...............................................................

Percent distribution

100.00

8.77

12.98

10.86

10,00

17.77

35.25

4.26

89.85

5.13

22.55

17,44

13.79

15.20

14.54

1.20

T

100.00 100.00

6.49 9.53

13.10 14.96

12.03 8.87

6.48 9.11

28.50 19.07

26.81 35.62

6.59 2.85

T

84.27 86.06

6.03 5.95

20.90 23.02

12.76 16.67

8.19 8.56

21.31 12.92

13.26 18.19

1.81 0.77

100.00

9.14

14.89

7.96

10.58

15.33

35.80

6.30

88.18 —

6.53

24.06

13.14

17.44

13.88

11.74

1.39

100.00

7.06

14.24

11.22

10.42

16.57

36.56

3.93

90.31

5.31

21.11

15.51

15.94

14.23

16.51

1.69

100.00

10.32

10.12

12.92

11.07

15.42

37.00

3.14

94.18 .

3.53

23.17

23.27

14.61

15.36

13.53

0.71

Percent

7.42 II 4.91 I 8.07 I 9.35 I 7.46 6.98

17
Table 17. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited doctor for regular checkup by place Ieft to visit cibctor,

means of transportation, andtravel time, according toram, sax, and age: United States, 1971-75

Place left to visit doctor,

nleansof transportation,

and travel time

-

Race Sex Age in years

Total 1

White Black hfien Women 25-34 35-44 45-64 55-64 65-74.

Percent distribution

Total ........................ 1Clo.oo 100.00 100.00

Place left to visit doctor:

Home,., ...............................

Work ........................... ........

Some other place ................

Means of transportation:

Walked ................................

Bus ......................................

Own car ..............................

Another’s car ......................

Other ..................................

Travel time:

Less than 15 minutes ..........

15-29 minutes .....................

30 minutes or more .............

Do not remember ................

100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 ! 00.00

78.87

20.40

0.73

7.83

3.92

78.30

7.50

2.45

45.11

32.87

21.85

0.16

78.84

20.36

0.80

7.67

3.19

80.28

6.86

2.00

46.00’

32.34

21.49

0.17

79.98

20.02

8.99

12.86

55.11

14.91

8.13

32.61

40.25

27.03

0.11

jfl .38

27.48

1.14

9.37

3.19

79.35

6.02

2.07

45.49

:31.81

:22.70

83.14

16.36.

0.50

6.95

4.34

77.71

8.34

2.66

44.90

33.48

21.37

0.26

70.92

27.61

1.46

7.59

2.41

82.50

4.69

2.81

39.31

39.02

21.67

78.77

20.29

0.94

6.88

3.31

84.71

3.31

1.79

48.27

32.33

19.27

0.14

75.44

23.92

0.65

10.16

3.25

76.49

8.52

1.57

51.39

29,38

19.06

0.16

85.79

14.21

6.07

5.90

76.23

8.26

3.54

43.05

30.04

26.91

~89.56

10.20

0.24

8.06

6.02 ‘

67.23

15.87

2.83

42.86

32.36

24.07

0.71

1Includes races other than white and black.

Table 18. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who Iaat visited doctor for regular checkup by place left tovis,it doctor,

means of transportation, andtravel tima, accordir)g to annual family income: Unitad States, 1971-75

Annual family income group

Place left to visit doctor, means of transportation,

and traval time

Total

Less than $4,000- $7,000- $10,000- $Ip,ooo

$4,000 $6,999 $9,999 $14,999 or’mora

100.00

Percent distribution

Total ............................................................................. 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100,00

Place left to visit doctor:

Home .......................................................................................

Work ........................................................................................

Some other place ......................................................................

Means of transportation:

Walked .....................................................................................

Bus ...........................................................................................

Own car .......................i ............................................................

Another’s car ............................................................................

Other ......................................... ...............................................

Travel time:

Less than 15minutes ................................................................

15-29 minutes ..........................................................................

30 minutes or mora ..................................................................

Do not remember ....... .. ............................................................

88.73

9.53

1.74

11.20

6.91

54.36

22.44

5.09

32.43

36.81

30.59

0.18

80.34

18.53

1.12

10.34

5.81

70.50

11.86

1.49

42.96

33.93

22.84

0.27

80.24

19.54

0.22

4.41

2.39

81.60

8.61

3.00

48.20

29.78

21.55

0.46

79.10

20.37

0.53

7.61

2.96

83.44

5.09

0.90

45.79

32.14

21.94

0.12

73.55

25.75

0.70

7.61

2.92

85.12

1.34

3.01

48.32

32.67

19.01

78.86

20.38

0.76

7.87

3.73

78.27

7.58

2.55

45.00

32.72

22.11

0.17
Table 19. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited doctor forregular checkup bylength ofwaitbfore seeing

doctor, by degree of satisfaction, and percent considering wait too long, according to race, sex, and age: United States, 1971-75

Race Sex ,Age in years

Total 1

White

I

Black Men Women 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

Length of wait and degree

of satisfaction

Percent distribution

Total ................................... 100.001 100.001 100.001 100.00 100.001 100.001 100.00 I 100.00 100.00

Length of wait:

Less than 16 minutes .....................

16-30 minutes ................................

31 minutes or more .......................

Degree of satisfaction:

Satisfactory ...................................

Not completely satisfactory ...........

Not satisfactory .............................

No opinion ....................................

100.00

45.59 38.50 47.70

29.70 29.04 29.69

24.71 32.46 22.60

45.62 54.85 45.21 39.20 36.92

28.32 24.54 30.13 30.57 37.35

26.06 20.s1 24.66 30.23 25.73

45.07

28.61

25.31

91.59

5.28

2.46

0.68

43.56

-29.57

26.87

91.69 90.54 I

90.35

5.27 5.40 5.44

2.38 3.68 ● 3.34

0.67 0.391 0.86

92.29

5.19

1.95

0.57

91.46 90.19 90.60 93.35 93.23

5.64 4.91 6.53 4.13 4.60

2.55 4.17 1.61 2.02 1.70

0.34 0.72 1.26 0.50 0.48

Percent

Considered wait too long .................... 19.75 19.13 26.78 18.63 20.39 22.05 18.85 17.15 20.40 20.50

lIncludes races other than white and black.

Table 20. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited doctor for regular checkup bylength ofwaithfore seeing

doctor, bydegree ofsatisfaction, andpercent considering wait toolong, according toannual family income: United States, 1971-75

Annual family income group

Length of weit and degree of satisfaction Total

Less than $4,000- $7,000 ~~@& $15,000

$4,000 $6,999 $9,998 , or more

Percent distribution

Total ............................................................................. 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Length of wait:

Less than 16 minutes ................................................................

16-30 minutes ............. .............................................................

31 minutes or more ..... .................................................... .........

44.94

29.74

25.32

91.56

5.25

2.49

0.71

28.68

36.31

35.02

88.99

6.46

3.64

0.91

39.74

29.01

31.24

89.37

7.89

2.33

0.41

40.57

35.12

24.31

92.18

3.44

3.21

1.17

49.75

23.85

26.40

92.20

4.86

2.50

0.44

52.14

28,95

18.91

92.66

4.92

1.73

0.70

Degrea of satisfaction:

Satisfactory ................ ....... .......................................................

Not completely satisfactory ............... ......................................

Not satisfactory ........................................................................

No opinion ........ .......................................................................

Percent

Considered wait too long ............................................................... 20.02 25.95 20.47 17.51 20.65 18.53

19
Table 21. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years who had a health prc)blem during the past 12 months about which they would hav~ liked

to have seen a doctor but did not, by race, sax, age, and reason for not seeing doctor: United States, 1971-75

~ ‘enrwomen 25-34135-4~;::~55641[=

Total ....................................... 14.79

Lack of confidence ................................. 2.03

Did not have time ................................... 3.37

Would have cost too much...................... 3.33

Afraid of finding out what was wrong .... 1.75

Just did not go........................................ 1.41

Other ...................................................... 13.32

lIn~ludes races other than white ed black.

14.44

1.97

3.51

3.02

1.55

1.40

12.99

Percent of parsons

SE18.2[1 13.05 16.37

2.43 1.86 2.18

2.25 4.00 2,81

6.45 2.78 3.83

3.28 1.52 1.96

1.6!1 1.36 1.46

16.313 11.64 14.83

17.50

1.97

4,49

4,23

2.83

1.10

16.28

15.55 I 14.15 I 12.88 I ,11.59

2.44

3,71

2.70

2.37

1.57

13.92

2.20

3.04

2.80

1.29

1.57

12.69

1.34

3.29

4.01

0.48

1.77

10.95

2.18

1.09

2.44

1.07

1.00

10,49

Tabla 22. Percant of persons ages 25-74 years who had a health problem during the past 12 months about which they would have liked

to have seen a doctor but did not, by annual family income and reason for not seeing doctor: United States, 1971-75

Reason for not seeingdoctor

Total ..........................fi.................................................

Lack of confidence ........................................................................

Did not have time ..........................................................................

Would have cost too much ............................................................

Afraid of finding out what was wrong ...........................................

Just did not go ..............................................................................

Other ................................................ ............................................

Annual family income group

rotal

Lessthan $4,000- $7,000- $10,000-

$4,000 $6,999 $9,999 $14,999

14.88

=

2.01

3.37

3.45

1.72

1.45

13.37

Percent of persons

II

21.20 16,50 12.74

2.48 1.82 2.80

2.98 3.26 2.21

8.20 6.54 2.51

2.36 2.17 1.88

2.58 2.00 0.57

18.50 14.42 12.11

12.27

1.43

3.49

1.70

0.69

1,59

10.59

$15,000

or more

14.58

.—

1.80

4.42

1.41

1.94

1.07

13.51

20
Table 23. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last general examination and location, according to rata, sex,

and age: United Statas, 1971-75

Race Sex Age in years

Total 1

White Black Men Women 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

Time since last general examination

and location

Percent distribution

Total ............................................. 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Time since last general examination:

Less than 6 months ..................................

6-11 months ............................................

1 but lessthan 2 years .............................

2 years or more ........................................

Nawr .......................................................

Do not remember ....................................

Location:

Private doctor’s off ice..............................

Hospital clinic ..........................................

Some other place .....................................

Do not remember ....................................

100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

18.12

13.44

17.1s

34.55

15.45

1.25

56.98

17.24

10.15

0.13

18.05

13.57

17.10

35.72

14.30

1.26

59.04

16.75

9.73

0.13

18.69

11.85

17.25

25.68

25.50

0.83

39.58

22.00

12.81

0.12

14.78

10.81

16.64

43.55

13.21

0.81

49.65

22.13

14.85

0.15

21.17

15.82

17.49

26.37

17.50

1.65

63.64

12.60

5.66

0.11

17.41

13.04

79.17

35.23

13.33

1.83

55.68

16.64

12.95

0.04

17.39

16.20

16.68

35.26

13.32

1.15

60.74

15.12

10.67

0.15

16.66

13.12

16.60

38.17

14.65

0.80

56.82

19.03

9.44

0.06

19.60

12.38

17.25

33.36

16.70

0.68

55.71

18.21

9.11

0.27

21.42

11.67

14.61

27.08

23.38

1.83

53.30

17.15

5.97

0.20

lIncludes racee other than white and black.

Tabla 24. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last general examination and location, according to annual

family income: United States, 1971-75

Time since last general examination and location Total

Annual family income group

Less than

Percent distribution

Total ................................................................................. 100.00 100.00 100.00 1Oo.cm 100.00 Ioo.m

Time since last ganeral examination:

Lass than 6 months ................................................................ ..

5-11 months .............................................................................

1 but less than 2 years ..............................................................

2 yaars or mora ..................m.....................................................

Naver ........................................................................................

Do not remember ...........,..........................................................

18.21

13.28

17.16

34.63

15.48

1.24

57.00

17.25

10.10

0.12

14.52

11.85

14.43

30.73

26.17

2.32

43.31

21.22

9.06

0.22

18.95

13.52

14.39

31.15

21.06

0.94

51.31

18.88

8.40

0.35

16,38

10.74

17.93

37.61

16.08

1.26

53.82

20.15

9.88

0.05

18.51

13.36

17.04

36.70

13.23

1.14

59.75

16.08

10.67

0.07

20.91

15.79

19.77

34.56

8.06

0.91

67.63

12.88

11.28

0.04

Location:

Private doctor’s offica ..............................................................

Hospitel clinic ..........................................................................

Some other place ......................................................................

Do not rememhr .....................................................................

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Table 25. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years by race, sex, age, and selected tests or procedures received during checkup: United States,

Selected tests or procedures

Cardiogram ........... ..................... .............

Blood pressure check, .............................

Chest X-ray ................................ .............

Blood tests ..............................................

Urinalysis .............................................. ..

Vision tests .............................................

Hearing tests ...........................................

Rectal examination .................................

Internal examination (women) ...............

1971-75

G&

34.06

97,45

51.02

77.08

83.31

30.94

21.43

48.57

67,54

33.62

97.31

49.76

76.49

83.28

30.09

20.97

48.43

68.43

37.30

98.6?

60.5’1

81.92

83.2!3

40.2;3

25.58

50.07

60.2!5

—.

40.97

98.77

62.04

81.71

87.10

45.49

33.97

52.46

. . .

Age in years

25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

Percent of persons

1

27.44 15.39

96.18 96.92

40.47 44.14

72.6$ 73.68

79.68 83.01

17,03 36.37

9.43 24.69

44.85 45.04

67.54 75.71

29.72

97.24

48.72

76.61

85.34

33.81

22.50

48.24

75.88

39.71

97.14

53.40

77’.77

82.03

29.96

20.70

52.11

64.09

48.84

98.31

57.45

80.44

84.41

25.88

19.83

49.01

58.32

53.90

98.37

57.49

79.65

80.90

21.96

15.21

50.19

54.67

Teble 26. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years by annual family income and selected tests or procedures received during checkup:

United States, 1971-75

Selected tests or procedures

Grdiogram ....................................................................................

Blood pressure check .....................................................................

Chest X-ray .................................... .. ........................ .....................

Blood tests .............................................................. ......................

Urinalysis ......................................................................................

Vision tests ...... ..............................................................................

Hearing tests ............................................................................... ...

Rectal examination .......................................................................

Internal examination (women) ......................................................J33.91 38.58

97.43 97.69

50.68 53.91

76.80 74.53

83.07 80.56

30.88 26.03

21.23 17.54

48.51 40.60

67.74 55.12

Percent

33.63

96.22

51.75

76.62

80.15

28.66

23.38

48.66

62.47

Fpersons

32.58

97.40

51.17

78.01

83.35

30.61

20.65

46.62

68.53

29.95

97.61

48.76

75.30

83.!54

32.51

21.27

49.12

71.58

36.42

97.78

50.08

78.32

85.01

32.83

22.13

52.67

74.62

22
Table 27. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last shots, immunizations, or vaccinations to prevent illness,

according to race, sax, and age: United States, 1971-75

Time since last shots, immu- Raca Sex AW in years

nizations, or vaccinations Totai 1

White Biack Men Women 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

Totai ........................

hr

100.00 100.00

Lessthan 6 months .................. 7.23 7.14

6-11 months ............................. 5.75 5.79

1-2 years .................................. 12.85 12.82

3-5 years .................................. 14.36 14.88

6-9 years .................................. 9.86 10.25

10 years or more ...................... 28.11 29.38

Never ....................................... 8.33 7.51

Do not remember ..................... 12.49 12.22

100.00

8.16

4.84

11.71

10.27

6.31

27.82

15.78

15.01

100.00

7.06

6.85

15.46

16.43

10.87

27.21

6.49

9.64

Percent distribution

100.00

7.39

4.75

10.49

12.49

8.99

30.83

10.00

15.06

100.00

6.11

5.56

15.97

19.52

13.78

24.57

4.02

10.47

100.00

5.48

5.58

12.93

14.18

11.07

31.77

5.53

13.45

100.00

7.33

4.69

11.67

13.51

9.62

33.08

7.56

12.53

100.00

9.15

6.40

11.79

11.63

6.49

28.22

11.55

13.78

100.00

9.62

7,38

9.58

9.01

4.87

27.17

19,15

13.21

l~cludes races other than white and black.

Table 28. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last shots, immunizations, or vaccinations to prevent iiinws,

according to annual family income: United States, 1971-75

Time since iast shots, immunizations, or vaccinations

Lessthen 6 months .......................................................................

6-11 months ..................................................................................

1-2 years........................................................................................

3-5 vears........................................................................................

6-9 years..; .....................................................................................

10 years or mora ...........................................................................

Never.............................................................................................

Did not remember .........................................................................

Annual famiiy income group

Total

L&=~n $48000- $7,000- $10,000- $15,000

r == $9#999 $14,888 or more

Percent distribution

100.00 II 100.00 I 100.00

7.25

5.66

12.72

14.32

9.97

28.28

8.41

12.38

7.65

5.46

11.15

8.26

6.07

26.77

16.46

15.18

7.30

4.74

12.70

10.67

8.31

31.46

13.68

11.12

100.00I 100.00

7.12 8.70

4.40 5.28

12.35 12.60

13.26 14.77

9.93 12.20

28.54 30.52

7.74 4.95

15.64 10.97

100.00

5.75

7.62

T4,00

20.14

11.01

26.42

4.68

10.38

23
Table 29. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years by race, sax, age, and selected health care practices and preferences: United States,

19711-75

Selected health care practices Race Sex

Total 1

Age in years

and preferences

White Black Men IWomen 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

I

Percent of parsons

Usually see a particular doctor ................

Need an appointment except in an

emergency ..................... .......................

Like doctor to talk about condition .......

Doctor usually talks about condition ......

Often try home remedial ............... .........

Sometimes try home remedies ................

85.24 86.18

69.79 71.55

89.96 90.20

83.76 84.01

8.75 8.53

33.56 33.15

78.6:3

53.X2

88.96

81.66

10.83

38.56

80.76

66.45

87.52

82.75

8.21

33.70

89.28

72.80

92.16

84.67

9.24

33.44

79.95 I 85,32 I 87.24 I 88.36 I 88.36

70.59 71.59 69.70 67.08

90.29 91.17 90.66 88.30

83.79 87.04 85.07 80.72

10,10 9.49 8.13 6.89

36.47 33.86 32.23 31,34

69.17

188.42

80.26

8.43

32.42

lIncludes races other than white and black.

Table 30. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years by annual family income and selected health care practices and preferences:

United States, 1971-75

I II

~TOta’ ‘g’’;l;;;i’~ Selected health care practices and preferences

Usually see a particular doctor ......................................................

Need an appointment except in arremergency ..............................

Like doctor to talk about condition ..............................................

Doctor usually talks about condition ............................................

Often try home remedie$ ...............................................................

Sometimes try home remedies ............................................ ........... J_- 85.24 80.97

69.84 57.91

89.89 85.37

83.76 76.43

8.75 11.30

33.77 34.12

Percent of persons

-L83.61 86.11

63.25 67.60

87.58 90.67

79.68 84.66

9.47 8.32

32.90 32.34

87.24

73.19

90.70

87.26

8.81

33,00

86.00

78.89

92.35

86.23

7.21

35.93

Table 31. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last visit or talk with dentist, according to location:

United States, 1971-75

Time since last visit or talk with dentist

Location Totel Less than 6-11 1 but less 2.4 5 years

‘Wer 6 months months than 2

years

years or more

-

I

Percent distribution

Private dentist’s office . ....................................................... 100.00 3.84 29.37 13.60 17.50 15.60 20.09

Elsewhere ............................................ ............................... 100.00 85.59 2.42 0.89 1.71 2.73 6.65

24
Table 32 Percent of persons ages25-74 years who visited dentist at private dentist’s office during the past 12 months, by race, sex, age,

and annual family income: United States, 1971-75

Race Sex Age in years

Annual family income group Totall

White Black Men I

Women 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

I

Percent of persons

Total ....................................... 42.2 44.6

Lessthan $4,000 .................................... 21.8 23.8

*,~Q$6,9w ........................................ 31.0 34.4

$7.mo49.999 ........................................ 38.5 40.7

$lo,ooo414,999 .................................... 44.6 45.5

$15,000 or more ..................................... 60.4 61.4

21.0

14.5

13.6

24.2

30.0

38.0

39.2 I 44.9

-L19.2 23.3

25.6 35.1

32.3 43.9

39.1 50.5

57.7 63.6

45.8

25.9

38.9

41.2

44.9

61.0

47.4

24.1

39.9

39.6

44.4

61.4

45.71 35.1 I 29.5

-L27.6 17.0

28.1 22.6

37.2 33.1

47.8 42.6

62.9 55.1

19.7

26.7

40.3

32.2

55.2

Table 33. Percent of persons ages25-74 years who visited dentist elsewhere than at a private dentist’s office during the past 12 months,

by race, sex, age, and annual family income: United States, 1971-75

Race Sax Age in years

Annual family income group Totall

White Black Men Women 26-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

Total .......................................

Lassthan $4,000 ....................................

w.000.$6.999 ........................................

$yooo49.999 ........................................

$lo,mo414,999 ....................................

$15,000 or more .....................................

It3.3 3.2

2.6 2.4

2.2 2.2

3.9 3.6

2.3 2.3

4.7 4.7 I

3.8 3.4

2.9 4.1

2.1 3.0

7.3 4.1

2.9 2.0

4.5 4.0

Percent of persons

3.2 I 3.7 I 4.5

1 I

1.8 5.1 1.7

1.6 2.4 3.8

3.7 4.1 6.8

2.6 2.5 3.3

5.5 5.0 4.9

3.6 t 1.9

2.5 1.2

3.6 1.9

4.0 2.1

2.1 1.3

5.8 2.9

1.2

2.7

0.1

0.8

0.7

25
Table 34. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by tima since last dental visit at an office or clinic and reason if visit. was

during the past 12 months, according to race, sex, and age:,United States, 1971-75

~

Race Sex Age in years

Total 1

White Black Men Women 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 66-74

Time sincelast visit and reason

Percent dbtribution

Total ............................................. 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 I 00.00

Time since last dental visit:

During past 12 months ............................

13 months or more, .................................

44.34

55.66

2.50

1.75

1.38

4,58

0.99

21.95

7.67

3.52

46.55

53.45

2.48

1.76

1.43

4.34

1.00

23.82

8.20

3.54

23.98

76.02

2,54

1,71

1.05

6.81

1.01

4.7:?

2.50

3.56

47.08

52.92

2.77

1.72

1.50

4.11

1.21

23.72

8.11

3.93

49.92

50.08

1.64

1.60

1.77

5,60

1.14

26.93

7.46

3.77

41.30

58.70

2.20

1.78

1.24

5.09

0,75

19.98

7.18

3.07

47.36

52.64

0.85

0.86

1.53

5.39

0.71

23.67

10.26

4.03

47.92

52.08

3.44

2.21

1.52

3.94

1.30

23.50

8.46

3.53

37.64

62.36

3,77

2.85

0.39

3.50

0,96

17,67

4.97

3.54

31.56

68.44

4.01

1.48

1.47

3.79

0.81

13.14

4.91

1.94

Reams for visit during past 12 months:

Adjustment or repair of dental plate ........

To have dental plate made .......................

Toothache ...............................................

Tooth pulled or other surgery..................

Trouble with gums.., ................................

Regular checkup or teeth cleaning ...........

To have teath filled ..................................

Other .......................................................

1includes races other than white and black.

Table 35. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last dental visit at an offica or clinic and reason if visit was

during the past 12 months, according to annual family income: United States, 1971-75

Annual family income group

L~;:;n, $4,000- $7,000. $10,000-

$6,999 $9,999 $14,999

Time since last visit and reason Total

Percent distribution

Total ............................................................................. 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Time since last dental visit:

During past 12 months .............................................................

13 months or more ...................................................................

Reason for visit during past 12 months:

Adjustment or repair of dental plate ........................................

To have dantal plate made........................................................

Toothache ................................................................................

Tooth pulled or other surgery ..................................................

Trouble with gums ...................................................................

Regular checkup or teeth claaning............................................

To have teeth filled ..................................................................

Other ........................................................................................

24.56

75.44

200

2.21

1,05

6.30

1.91

5.85

3.54

1.71

32.51

67.49

41.25

58.75

45.59

54,41

2.14

1,46

1.63

4.64

1,13

23.~ 5

8.46

2.97

61.54

38.46

44.10

55.90

2.54

1.76

1,34

4.51

0.99

22.03

7.49

3.44

4.30

2.06

1,54

4.94

0.68

9.76

6.70

2.52

2.41

1.90

1.58

4.63

0.55

20.22

6.81

3.14

2.27

1.51

0.91 ‘

3.12

0.91

37.71

9.58

5.53

26
Table 36. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time from decision to visit dentist until visit, by time from appointment

made until visit, and percent considering wait too long, according to reason for last dental visit: United Statesr 1971-75

Length of wait and degree

of satisfaction

Time from decision

until visit

Total..., .............................

Lessthan 1 day.................................

1-6 days............................................

1 week ..............................................

2-3 weeks..........................................

1-2 months .......................................

3 months or more .............................

Do not remember .............................

Time from appointment

made until visit

Total .................................

Lessthan 1 day .................................

1-6 days ............................................

1 wek ..............................................

2-3 weeks..........................................

1-2 months .......................................

3 months or more .............................

Do not remember .............................

Considered wait too long..................

Reason for last visit

Adjustment To have Tooth To have pulled Regular To have

or repair of dental plate Toothache

or other checkup

teeth taeth Othar

dental plate made

surgery

cleaned fillad

Percent distribution

100.00

14.70

27.53

10.98

8.28

10.30

14.70

13.51

72.30

10.81

28.21

12.16

7.60

3.89

1.52

7.94

100.00 100.00 100.00

4.60 30.52 17.04

12.30 33.60 26.08

11.02 10.80 11.16

7.59 4.69 6.41

11.55 6.57 8.82

26.74 7.51 18.85

.26.20 6.10 11.61

L85.24 73.71

6.20 25.35

24.17 32.39

1s.29 7.04

9.84 3.76

5.03 1.41

3.85 0.94

17.54 2.35

64.33

14.63

27.07

8.97

4.75

2.56

0.98

5.13

100.00

6.47

10.00

11.13

9.40

12.47

47.40

3.00

86.13

3.93

15.60

16.87

17.60

13,07

26.73

2.13

100.00

6.07

8.16

13.66

10.63

13.47

42.31

5.69

84.68

4.17

18.60

17.27

17.08

12.33

23.34

1.71

100.00 I 100.00

8.15

19.21

14.16

14.27

17.49

21.14

5.58

I

93.13

7.73

27.15

20.49

17.17

12.23

6.12

2.25

13.72

23.97

9.75

7.77

9.26

13.22

6.28

67.93

9.92

26.84

13.06

8.60

4.79

2.48

1.98

Percent

7.84 8.24 11.27 10.11 10.73 12.33 17.92 9.92

27
Table 37. Percent distribution of persons ages25-74 yeers by length of wait before seeing dentist, by degree of satisfaction, and percent

considering wait too long, according to reasolnfor last dental visit: United States, 1971-75

I

I Percent distribution

Total.., ..............................

Length of wait:

Lessthan 10 minutes ...................

10-19 minutes ..............................

20 minutes or more .....................

Degree of satisfaction:

Satisfactory .................................

Not completely satisfactory .........

Not wtisfactory ...........................

No opinion ..................................

100.00 I 100.00

37.08 31.22

30.58 29.58

32.34 39.20

89,28 90.96

5.62 5.63

4.92 3.29

0.18 0.12

100.00I 100.00

37.07 34.04

28.29 28.87

34.63 37.09

86.83 94.44

6.83 2.11

5.37 3.05

0.98 0.39

I

Percent

100.00I 100.00

36.19 35.71

41 .!53 38.22

22.28 26.06

95.00 92.47

2.90 4.63

1.76 2.90

0.34

100.00 I 100.00

37.98 ~37.96

34.93 34.69

27.09 27.35

93.36 87.76

3.37 6.33

2.94 4.69

0.33 1.22

Considered wait too long .................. 7.91 10.33 13.17 12.36 8.10 11.20 7.62 8.16

28
‘

Table 38. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited dentist for regular chackup or teeth cleaning by time from

decision to visit dentist until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering wait too long, according to

race, sex, and age: United States, 1971-75

Length of wait and degree

of satisfaction

Time from decision

until visit

Total ........................

Lessthan 1 day ........................

1-6 days ...................................

1 week .....................................

2-3 weeks .................................

1-2 months ...............................

3 months or more ....................

Do, not remember.., ..................

Time from appointment

mada until visit

Total ........................

Lessthan 1 day ........................

1-6 days ...................................

1 week, ..................... ..............

2-3 weeks.., ..............................

1-2 months ...............................

3 months or more ....................

Do not remember .....................

Considerad wait too long .........

Race Sex Age in years

Total 1

White Black Man

I

Women 25-34 3544 45-54 55-64 65-74

100.00

6.61

9.00

12.14

10.12

12.82

45.91

3.34

96.57

3.38

16.04

18.28

18.39

13.37

24.54

2.16

100.00

-

6.83

8.75

12.05

9.96

12.97

46.53

2.84

97.31

3.45

15.28

18.05

18.80

13.78

25.19

2.22

100.00 —

3.09

13.19

11.27

16.19

11.45

29.27

15.54

80.04 —

2.27

32.05

22.57

9.31

5.51

7.17

1.16

100.00

7.85

10.29

12.43

11.85

10.18

43.38

4.03

95.56 —

3.54

16.32

17.45

18.94

12.42

24.77

1.75

Percent distribution

1Oo.oc

5.58

7.94

I 9.90

8.66

15.01

48.01

2.76

97.39

3.24

15.80

18.97

17.93

14,16

24.35

2.49

100.00

4.53

7.92

15.04

10.83

19.11

39.90

2.55

86.6o

2.51

15.72

21.61

18.44

18.16

17.80

1.74

100.00

7.40

11.36

10.04

10.26

12.89

44.08

3.97

97.95

2.89

13.57

16.69

21.15

14.69

26.38

1.80

100.00

6.85

7.46

11.36

10.79

9.12

50.95

3.47

100.00

8.70

9.31

14.11

7.54

5.88

51.87

2.43

95.37 I 86.56

3.43

16.38

17.81

16.72

10.19

28.51

2.32

5.85

18.36

16.96

19.16

6.68

27.98

1.23

100.00

8.28

9.50

5.52

9.24

9.30

52.33

5.64

95.22

3.76

20.66

13.25

11.87

9.87

28.04

6.57

Percent

12.1711 12.45 I 7.09 I 11.39 I 12.82 [ 14.15 I 14.14 I 9.71 I 11.42 I 5.28

11 I m 1 I I I I I

lIncludes races other than white and black.

29
Table 39. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited dentist for ragular checkup or teeth cleaning by time from

decision to visit dentist until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering wait too Ions. accordina to

annual family income: United States, 1971-75

Length of wait and degree of satisfaction

Time from decision until visit

Less than 1 day ........... ..................................................................

1-6 days ...................................................................... ...................

1 wmk ............................................................................. ..............

2-3 waeks ............................................................................ ..........

1-2 months ................................................................. ...................

3 months or more ..........................................................................

Do not rememkr ..........................................................................

Time from appointment made until visit

Total .................................... .........................................

Less than 1 day .......................................................... ...................

1-6 days .........................................................................................

1 wmk ...........................................................................................

2-3 weeks ......................................................................................

1-2 months ....................................................................................

3 months or more ..........................................................................

Do not remembr ..........................................................................

Considered wait too long .................... ...........................................

.—-—

Total

100.00

6.65

9.22

12.23

9.99

13.13

45.34

3.38

96.68 —

3.32

16.19

18.43

18.34

13.43

24.31

2.22

-.

Annual family income group

Less than $4,000- $7,000- $1o,ooo- $15’,000

$4.000 $6,999 $9,999 $14,999 or more

Percent distribution

100.00

3.99

15.72

11.11

9.45

11.69

39.66

8.37

89.77

7.43

27.01

18.09

7.44

7.19

17.56

4.15

100.00

4.92

10.97

9.08

10.62

12.76

44.99

6.15

91.29 —

3.29

17,54

21.66

15.29

11.88

18.S3

2.79

100.00

7.06

7.63

13.89

11.06

12.13

42.14

5.97

86.25 —

3.51

16.14

17.s6

20.06

13,63

20.64

4.42

100,00

4.12

11.28

12,52

9.29

12.19

48.61

1,99

97.68

2.s4

14.88

20.96

16.98

14.11

24.90

1.61

100.00

8.83

7.42

12.04

9.92

14.47

45.36

1.95

98.14

3.07

15.49

16.38

20.42

13.97

27.54

1.28

Percent

12.22 I] 4.93 I 14.65 I 10.21 I 12.251 13.52

30
Table 40. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited dentist for regular checkup or teath cleaning by length of

wait before seeing dentist, by dagree of satisfaction, and percent considering wait tcm long, according to race, sex, and age:

United States, 1971-75

Race Sex Age in years

Total 1

White Black Men Wornen 25-34 35-44 I

45-54 55-64 65-74

Length of weit and degree

of satisfaction

Percant distribution

100.00

T

100.00 100.00

33.42 33.56

45,00 42.81

21.57 23.62

Total ...................................

Length of wait:

Lass than 10 minutes .....................

10-19 minutes ................................

20 minutas or mora ...........4...........

Dagrae of satisfaction:

Satisfactory ...................................

Not completely satisfactory ...........

Not satisfactory .............................

No opinion ....................................

100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

35.35

,42.42

22.23

93.99

3.74

2.04

0.23

36.02

42.47

21.51

94,50

3.36

1.89

0.24

19.49

42.61

37.91

64.55

9.32

6.13

31.96

44.84

23.20

96.17

2.57

1.25

39.78

42.05

18.17

95.68

2.16

1.78

0.38

37.93

38.13

23.94

96.06

2.73

1.20

36.79

41.31

21.90

92.34

3.54

3.67

37.69

39.28

23.02

94.04

3.46

2.20

0.29

93.94 I

90.55

3.86 6.23

1,91 2.85

0.18 0.37 ~ 0.44

Percent

Considered wait too long .................... 9.42 [1 8.87 I 23.32 I 10.00 I 8.94[ 10.84 I 11.57 I 6.39 I 8.04 [ 7.44

lIncludes races other than white and black.

Table 41. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 yaars who last visited dentist for ragular chackup or teaih cleaning by length of

wait bafore seeing dantist, by degraa of satisfaction, and percent considering wait too long, according to annual family income:

United States, 1971-75

II Annual family income group

Length of wa it and dagraa of satisfaction Total

Leg&n $&&

, ,

Percent distribution

100.00 100.00 I 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

27.84 33.23

36.03 41.40

36.13 25.37

Langth of wait:

Less than 10 minutas ................................................................

10-19 minutes ..........................................................................

20 minutes or mora ..................... .............................................

35.32

42.51

22.17

94.03

3.64

2.09

0.24

30.08

45.69

24.22

32.90

45.23

21.87

94.92

1.95

2.76

0.37

40.65

40.25

19.10

Degree of satisfaction:

Satisfactory ......m.......................................................................

Not completely satisfactory ....................................... ..............

Not wti#actoW ........................................................................

No opinion ............ ...................................................................

85.71 90.04

9.50 5.46

4.79 3.15

1.36

91.42

6.59

1.99

96.42

2.35

1.16

0.07

Percent

Considered wait too long ............................................................... 9.39 II 15.09 I 4.61 I 13.11 I 8.42 I 8.62

31
Table 42. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-7’4 years who last visited dentist for reason other than regular checkup or, teeth

cleaning by time from decision to visit dentist until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considarin’gwait

too long, according to race, aax, and age: United States, 1971-75

Length of wait and degree

of satisfaction

Time from decision

until visit

Total ........................

Lessthan 1 day ........................

1-6 days ...................................

1 week .....................................

2-3 weeks .................................

1-2 months ...............................

3 months or mora ....................

Do not remember .....................

Time from appointment

made until visit

Leasthan 1 day ........................

1-6 days ...................................

1 week .....................................

2-3 weeks .................................

1-2 months., .............................

3 months or more ....................

Do not remember .....................

Considered wait too long .........

Total 1

100.00

13.36

21.74

11.65

8.68

11.55

20.01

10.97

78.30 —

11.63

27.48

14.47

9.71

6.08

2.69

5.90

Race

White I Black

100.00

12.91

22.15

11.72

8.83

11.80

20.10

10.75

81.22 —

12.01

27.79

15.49

10.45

6.61

2.85

5.B8

Sex IAge in years

— I

Men I Women 25-34 I 35-44 I 45-54 I 55-64 I 65-74

100.00 —

16.91

17.95

11.55

6.99

10.03

19.92

12.35

58.17 —

10.90

23.90

B.00

4.76

2.64

1.56

6.26

100.00

15.76

:22.05

‘10.72

8.58

‘11.47

18.42

10.36

73.23 ——.—

12.19

26.69

12.29

7.76

6.13

2.64

5.39

Percent distribution

100.00

11.11

21.44

12.51

8.80

11.62

21.51

11.54

83.06 —

11.49

28.23

16.52

11.54

6.03

2.73

6.37

100.00

13.80

22.3B

12.06

8.19

13.92

21.90

5.42

79.73 —

11.21

27.05

13.38

11.30

10.31

3.32

3.09

100.00 I 100.00

11.81 15.43

23.46 20.57

12.77 11.32

10.36 7.36

14.64 11.26

18.10 22.B2

6.66 10.25

-1- 80.65 78.01

12.61 12,54

29.77 25.95

15.46 15.32

10.53 10.48

6.42 5.14

2.80 3.19

2.80 5.32

100.00

14.18

20.92

11.56

8.96

8.68

18.87

14.57

75.75 —

11.37

26.56

15,04

8.67

3.80

1.69

8.48

100.00

10.39

21.38

10.17

B,97

8.16

16.68

I 21.58

76.96

=

) 11.44

28.89

~ 12.94

6.46

3.31

2.13

11.67

Percent

12.72

I

13.28 8.45 I 12.42 13.00 16.67 15.82 12.74 9.06 I 7.36

lIncludes racea other than white and black

32
Table 43. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited dentist for reason other than regular checkup or teeth

cleaning by time from decision to visit dentist until visit, by time from appointment made until visit, and percent considering wait

too long, according to annual family income: United States, 1971-75

Length of weit and degree of satisfaction

Time from decision until visit

Total .............................................................................

Lessthan 1 day .............................................................................

1-6 days.........................................................................................

1 week ..........................................................................................

2-3 weeks ......................................................................................

1-2 months ....................................................................................

3 months or more ..........................................................................

Do not remember ..........................................................................

Time from atmointrnent made until visit

Total .............................................................................

Lessthen 1 day .............................................................................

1-6 days.........................................................................................

1 week ...........................................................................................

2-3 weks ......................................................................................

1-2 months ....................................................................................

3 months or more ..........................................................................

, Do not ramem&r ..........................................................................

Considered wait too long...............................................................

Annual family income group

Total

Lessthan $4,000- $7,000 $1 o#ooo- $15,000

$4,000 $6,999 $9,999 $14,999 or more

100.00 100.00

13.28

21.88

11.50

8.43

11.61

20.12

11.13

78.33

11.63

27.81

14.35

9.59

6.18

2.76

5.89

11.05

18.20

12.05

5.62

10.94

20.55

18.57

69.16

10.56

23,69

12.96

5.86

3.71

2.11

10.15

100.00

11.84

20.85

11.97

9.38

8.70

20.24

14.85

74.28

11.03

24.40

15.25

8.42

5.33

2.04

7.65

100.00

12.63

23.93

11 .!56

8.97

11.86

18.53

9.64

77.12

12.49

30.24

11.36

10.35

5.84

1.94

4.90

100.00

15.71

21.76

10.19

9.49

12.00

20.49

8.70

82.14

11.91

30.62

15.15

9.42

7.55

3.01

4.37

100,00

14.57

24.25

12,01

8.30

14.31

20.83

5.07

87.53

11.94

29.03

17.00

13.60

8.05

4.64

3.11

Percent

12.81

I

8.01 9.10 13.42 14.49 18.21

33
Table 44. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years who last visited dentist for reason other than regular checkup or teeth clean.

ing by length of wait before saeing dentist, by degrea of satisfaction, and perceht considering wait too long, according to race, sax,

and age: United States, 1971-75

Length of wait and degree

of satisfaction

Race Sex Age in years

Total 1

White Black Men Women 25-34 I

35-44 I

45-54 I

55-64 65-74

Total ................................... 100.00 100.00 100.00

Length of wait:

Less than 10 minutes .....................

10-19 minutes ................................

20 minutes or more .......................

Degrae of satisfaction:

Satisfactory ................................<..

Not completely satisfactory ...........

Not satisfactory .............................

No opinion ....................................

100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

35.86

31.56

32.58

91.47

4.56

3.54

0.43

37.19

32.44

30.37

91.86

4.54

3.27

0.34

26.63

25.69

47.78

88,94

4.32

5.72

1.01

35.64

29.88

34.48

91.59

4.18

3.78

0.45

36.07

33.14

30.79

91.36

4.92

3.31

0.41

36.19 31.92

33.92 32.92

29.89 35.16

37.43

30.31

32.26

94.57

3.10

2.20

0.12

37,61

30.40

32.00

92.47

3.99

3.16

0.38

35.47

29.36

35.17

90.42

5.42

3.55

0.61

88.18 91.72

5.51 5.03

5.39 3.15

0.91 0.10

ParCent

9.39 8.01 19.67 10.28 8.55 I 11.31 1. Considered wait too long .................... 10.35 10.03 6.57 7.76

1Includes races other than white and black. $

Tabla 45. Percent distribution of persons agas 25-74 years who last visited dentist for reason other than regular checkup or taath

cleaning by Iangth of wait bafora seeing dantist, by degree of satisfaction, and percent considering wait too long, according to

annual family income: Unitad States, 1971-75

II Annual family income group

Total

Less than $4,000- $7,000- $10,000- $15,000

$4,000 $6,999 $9,999 $14,999 or mora

Length of wait and degree of satisfaction

Percent distribution

Total ............................................................................ . 100.00 I 100.00

Length of wai~

Leas than 10 minutes ................................................................

10-19 minutes ..........................................................................

20 minutes or more ............................................................<.....

Dagree of satisfaction:

Satisfactory ..............................................................................

Not completely satisfactory ......................................................

Not wtisfactoW ........................................................................

No opinion ...............................................................................

100.00 100.00

35.37 40.59

32.98 33.90

31.66 25.51

35,54

31.83

32.63

91.35

4.59

3.61

0.45

31.65 34.50

29.77 30.03

38.58 35.47

34.98

31.83

33.20

91.32

4.99

2.95

0.74

92.23 91.80

4.39 3.64

3.04 4.44

0.34 0.11

90.20 90.87

5.25 4.83

4.06 3.71

0.60 0.59

ParCent

9,41

I

Considered wait too long ............................................................... 10.62 9.43 8.27 10.29 8.48

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Table 46. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years who had a regular dentist and who had a dental problem during the past 12 months but

did not see dentist and reason dentist not seen, by race, sex, and age: United States, 1971-75

kern

Personswho had:

Regular dentist ..................................

Problem during past 12 months but

did not seedentist .... ......................

Reason dentist not seen:

Did not heve time ..............................

Would cost too much .........................

Other .................................................

Not stated..........................................

Race Sex Age in years

Totall

White Black Men I

Women 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

Percent of parsons

68.41

22.13

5.43

7.55

8.56

2.64

70.86

20.42

5.41

6.71

7.92

2.32

47.53

37.43

5.69

15.53

13.99

5.24

63.96

21.65

7.20

6.26

8.05

2.22

72.42

22.56

3.82

8.72

9.03

3.02

69.83

28.75

7.85

10.65

10.23

3.32

76.39

23.00

6.76

6.52

9.47

2.71

72.72

22.55

5.78

7.39

8.28

2.55

61.67

16,85

2.43

6.41

6.46

2.61

53.77

13.22

1.67

4.58

7.01

1.23

Table 47. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years who had a regular dentist and who had a dental problam during the past 12 months but

did not see dentist and reason dentist not seen, by annual family income: United States, 1971-75

Item

Personswho had:

Regular dentist ................................................................... .......

Problem during past 12 months but did not see dentist .......... .. ..

Reason dentist not seen:

Did not have time .......................................................................

Would cost too much .................................................................

Other ..........................................................................................

Not stated ..................................................................................

Annual family income group

Total

Lessthan

$0300

gmot&

, I

$7,000- $10,000

$9.988 $14,899

68.34

22.32

5.45

7.71

8.59

2.67

44.03

26.91

3.87

12.59

10.69

2.46

Percen

58.56

26.50

4.92

11.45

9.92

3.02

If *rSons

65.08

22.66

5.14

9.12

8.51

1.41

74.56

22.50

6.80

6.11

8.43

3.33

83.93

17.06

5.60

3.28

6.88

2.94

35
Table 48. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last hospital stay overnight or .Ionger, according to race, sex,

end age: United States, 1971-75

Time sinca last hospital stay Race Sex Age in years

overnight or longer Total 1

Whita I

Black Men I

Women 25-34 35-44 I

45-54 I55-64 I

65-74

Percent distribution

Total ........................ 100.00 100.00 100.00 ‘100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Lessthan 6 months .................. 5.97 5.87 7.14 4.97 6.88 5.91 4.55 6.02 6.17

6-11 months ............................. 6.58 6.27 9.50 5.03 7.98 6.83 6.35 6.08 6.41

1 year or more ......................... 75.15 76.37 67.14 70.85 79.04 70,78 77.42 76.77 78.21

Never ....................................... 11.14 10.40 14.53 17.78 5.13 15.52 10.68 9.45- 8.53

Do not remember ..................... 1.16 1.09 1.70 1.38 0.97 0.96 1.00 1.68 0.67

100,00

8.18

7.54

73.33

9.29

1.66

lInclude8 ~a~e~ other than ~hit~ and fjla~k.

Table 49. Percent distribution of persons ages 25-74 years by time since last hospital stay overnight or longer, according ‘to annual

family income: United States, 1971-75

Time since last hospital stay ovarnight or longer

Total .............................................................................

Lessthan 6 months ......................................................................

6-11 months .................................................................................!

1 year or more ....................m.........................................................

Never.............................................................................................

Do not remamber ..........................................................................

Annual family income group

Total

L;~;~ $4,000- $7,000- $10,000- !$15,000

, $6,999 $9,999 $14,999 or more

Percent distribution

100.00 II 100.00 I 100.00 I 100.00[ 100.00

J-6.00 7.88

6.58 8.05

75.18 72.25

11.09 10.38

1.14 1.44 1

6.43 7.54

7.79 6.27

74.34 74.83

10.51 10.02

0.93 1.35

5.79

6.04

75.49

11.58

1.10

100.00

3.75

5.64

77.25

12.19

0.97

Table 50. Percent of Dersons aqes 25-74 vears bv race. sex. aqe, and medical insurance coverage from selected sources:

Medical insurance coverage

from selected sources

Medicare (for elderly) .............................

Private medical insurance........................

Place of work ..........................................

Medicaid (for all ages).............................

Retired military privileges.......................

Veterans’ medical care ............................

Other government assistance...................

Other ......................................................

Nona .......................................................

“United !EWr&, ~971-75

x

Race Sex Age in years

Total 1

White Black Men I

Women 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74

Percent of persons

10.63

21.69

61.34

3.09

1.60

4.52

1.89

2.53

10.72

10.94

22.22

62.70

2.34

1.63

4.49

1.65

2.65

9.80

8.65

17.40

49.42

9.99

1.44

5.05

3.70

1.54

‘17.99

-—

9.70

19.30

66.33

2.34

1.85

8.63

1.04

1.85

9.66

11.47

23.86

56.82

3.77

1.37

0.79

2.67

3.14

11.66

13.22

70.61

3.34

0,83

4.38

2.34

2.47

12.20

0.11

16.19

73.08

1.70

1.71

3.33

1.47

3.40

9.67

0.42

19.14

67.56

2.00

2.12

6.89

1.77

2.44

10.45

~.08

29.74

53.91

2.52!

2.01

4.94

1.7C)

1.86

14.29

84.49

42.31

20.71

7.74

1.53

1.95

2.17

2.30

4.46

lIncludes races other than white and black.

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Table 51. Percent of persons ages 25-74 years by annual family income and medical insurance covarage from salactad sourcas:

Unitad States, 1971-75

Annual family income group

Madical insurance coverage from selacted sources Total

L&&n $4,000- $7,000- $10,000 $15,000

, $6,988 $9,888 $14,988 or mora

Medicare (for elderly) ....................................................................

Private madical insurance ..............................................................

Place of work ................................................................................

Medicaid (for all ages)...................................................................

Retired military privileges .............................................................

Vetarans’ madical care...................................................................

Othar government assistance.........................................................

None .............................................................................................

10.58

21.59

61.39

3.14

1.60

4.52

1.97

2.58

10.47

27.82

25.50

19.75

12.42

0.35

3.36

4.73

2.05

25.00

Percent of parsons

1

18.04 11.11

27.52 22.01

42.02 64.81

5.19 1.82

0.79 2.31

4.88 4.58

3.42 1.66

2.11

1:: 9.93

3.41

18.63

75.90

0.34

2.25

4.28

0.80

2.30

5.86

3.15

18.47

79.21

0.52

1.60

5.12

0,95

2.74

4.05

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APPENDIXES

CONTIENTS

I. NHANES I Data Tape Summary of Health Care Needs ....................................................... ...........

II. Statistical Notes ........................................ .....................................................................................

Survey Design ............................................................. ..................... .........................................

Computation of Estimates ........................................................................................................

RcliabKlty of Estimates .............................................................................................................

III. Demographic Terms .......................................................................................................................

I.

I.

APPENDIX FIGURE

Observed log of the entirnated standard errors verms predicted log of tbe standard errors ... ...........

APPENDIX TABLE

Number of examined persons ad estimated population in thousands, by race, sex, age, and

aonual family income group: United States, 1971-75 .....................................................................

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45

44

43

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APPENDIX I

NHANES I DATA TAPE SUMMARY OF HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Tape

position

CATALOG NUMBER–4091 ........................................................................................................................................................... 201

HEALTH CARE NEEDS QUESTIONNAIRE

When was the last time you talked to a doctor about your health ...

At a private doctor’s offim? ........................................................................................................................................................

At a hospital outpatient clinic? ...................................................................................................................................................

At a city clinic?................................................................................................................................ ................................ ...........

At a clinic at wrk? .....................................................................................................................................................................

At another type clinic? ................................................................................................................................ ...............................

At a hospital emergency room?...................................................................................................................................................

At home? ....................................................................................................................................................................................

Ovar the telephone? ................................................................................................................................. ................................ ...

In another way? .........................................................................................................................................................................

225

226

227

228

229

230

231

232

233

What was the main reason for your last visit with a doctor? ............................................................................................................. 234

For this last visit, how long was it from the time you decided you should see a doctor until you actually sew him? ....................... 235

Did you hew an appointment to see him? ....................................................................................................................................... 236

How long was it from tha time you mede the appointment until you sew him?............................................................................... 237

Was this time Iongar than you would have liked? ............................................................................................................................. 238

From what place did you leave to go to the do@or?........................................................................................................................ 239

How did you get from there to the doctor? ..................................................................................................................................... 240

How long did it take to get there?................................................................................................................................................ .... 241

At this last visit, about how many minutas did you have to wait before being seen by the doctor? ................................................. 242

Do you think this wait was too long?............................................................................................................................................... 245

How well satisfied were you with this visit? ..................................................................................................................................... 246

During the past 12 months have you had a health problem which you would have liked to see a doctor about but did not for

some reason?................................................................................................................................ ................................ .................

What was the reason you did not see a doctor...

Lack of confidence in available d.octors?.....................................................................................................................................

Didn’t have the time?..................................................................................................................................................................

Would cost too much? .................................................................................................................................................................

Couldn’t get an appointment? .....................................................................................................................................................

Would hava to travel too far? ......................................................................................................................................................

Didn’t have a way to get there?...................................................................................................................................................

Was afraid of finding out what was wrong? .................................................................................................................................

Didn’t have anyone to care for children or other family members?.............................................................................................

Other? ........................................................................................................ ................................................................................

247

248

249

250

251

252

253

254

255

258

When did you last have a general checkup or examination, not counting exams made during a visit for an illness?.......................... 257

Where did you get this general examination? ................................................................................................................................... 258

During this last ganeral examination, were you given...

A cardiqram? ............................................................................................................................................................................. 259

A blood pressure chack? ............................................................................................................................................................. 260

A chest X-ray? ................................................................................................................................................................ ............ 261

Blood tests?................................................................................................................................................................................ 262

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Tape

position

A urinalysis? ............................................................................................................................................ ............................ .......

Vision tests?............................................................................... ................................................................ ................ ................

Hearing tetis? ...................................................................................................................................c............ccco.....t.@......cc.o.m.c...o.

A rectal examination? ............................................................................................................................................ .....................

An internal examination? (females only) ....................................................................................................................................

When was the last time you received any shots, immunizations, or vaccinations to prevent an illnass (excluding shots for

allergy)? ....................<..................................................................................................................................................................l

Why did you get this shot?................................................................................................................................................ ................

Is there a particular doctor you see regularly or whom you would go to if something ware bothering you? ....................................

If you couldn’t see this doctor, is there some other particular doctor you would want to see if something ware bothering

you? ................................................................................................................................ ................................ ..............................

Except in an emergency, do you need to have an appointment in order to see a doctor? .................................................................

When you go to a doctor, do you like the doctor to talk to you about your condition, or do you like him just to treat it? .............

Do the doctors you usually see talk to you about your condition? ................................................................................................,,,

Do you try out home ramedies or any that you can get without a prescription before going to your doctor about a problem? ........

Do you have a dentist you usually go to?.........................................................................................................................................

When was the last time you visited or talked with a dentist about yourself ...

At a dentist’s offica? ...................................................................................................................................................................

At a hospital dental clinic?..........................................................................................................................................................

At a hospital emergancy clinic?...................................................................................................................................................

At another clinic? .......................................................................................................................................................................

Over the telephone . ............................................................................................................................................ ........................

In another way? ..........................................................................................................................................................................

What was the main reason for your last visit or talk with a dantist at either his office or at a clinic? ...............................................

For this last visit, how long was it from the time you decided you needed or wanted to see a dentist until you actually

sew him?................................................................................................................................ ................................ .......................

At the time of this last visitor tal k with a dentist did you have an appointment? ............................................................................

How long was it from the time you made the appointment until you saw him?...............................................................................

Was this wait longer than you would have liked it? ...................................................................................................................,....4,

How did you get to tha dentist’s pffice? ..........................................................................................................................................

How long did it taka to get there? ...................................................................................................................................................

At this last visit with a dentist about how many minutes did you have to wait kfore being seen by the dentist?............................

Do you think this wait was too long?...............................................................................................................................................

How well satisfied were you with this visit? .....................................................................................................................................

Does your dentist or dental clinic call you or send you a note to ramind you when your next regular checkup is due?.,.................

During the past 12 months have you had a dental problem which you would have liked to see a dentist about but you didn’t s~e

the dentist? ........................................................................................................................................... ............................ ........4, ..

Why didn’t you see him...

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Would cost too much? .......................................................................................................................................................... ......

Couldn’t get an appointment? .....................................................................................................................................................

Would”have to travel too far? ................................................................................................................................ ......................

Didn’t have a way to get there?................................................................................................................................ ...................

Didn’t have anyona to care for children or other family memk~rs?.............................................................................................

Some other reason?................................................................................................................................ ................ .....................

When was the last time you stayed in the hospital overnight or longer?...........................................................................................

Was this stay in the hospital on account of an emargency or was it planned in advance? .................................................................

What was the main reason you went into the hospital that time? ....................................................................................................

How long was it from the time it was decided you needed to go into the hospital until you want in? .............................................

What part of the doctor’s bill did you or your family have to pay out of your own pockat for treatment the doctor gave Y’OU

while you were in the hoWital? .....................................................................................................................................................

Did you get any of this money back from your health insurance? ...................................................................................................

What part of this hospital bill did you or your family have to pay out of your own pockat? ...........................................................

Did you get any of this money back from health insurance?............................................................................................................

When you see a doctor at his office or at a clinic, what part of the cost do you or your family usually have to pay out of your

own pocket? ..................................................................................................................................................................................

Did you get any of this money back from health insurance?.............................................................................................................

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own p~ket? ..................................................................................................................................................................................

Do you get any of this money back from your health insurance? ....................................................................................................

What part of the cost of drugs and madicines prescribed by your doctor do you pay out of your pocket? ......................................

Do you get any of this money back from health insurance?.............................................................................................................

Do you have insurance or coverage for medical care under...

Medicare (for elderly )?................................................................................................................................................................

Private medical insurance? ..........................................................................................................................................................

Insurance through your place of wrk? .......................................................................................................................................

Medicaid (for all ages)?................................................................................................................................ ...............................

Retired military privileges? .........................................................................................................................................................

Veteran’s madical mre? ...............................................................................................................................................................

Some other government assistanceprogram? ..............................................................................................................................

Some other way? ........................................................................................................................................................................

What part of your medical bills does it pay?..,

Medicare (for elderly) .................................................................................................................................................................

Private medical insurance............................................................................................................................................................

Insurance through your place of work ........................................................................................................................................

Medicaid (for all ages)................................................................................................................................ ................................ .

Ratired military privileges...........................................................................................................................................................

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APPENDIX II

STATISTICAL NOTES

Survey Design

The first National Health and Nutrition

Ex&nination Survey has six partIy overlapping

samples that have different target populations or

different survey components. The samples are

basically three-stage, stratified, national probability samples of loose clusters of civilian noninstitutionalized persons in land-based segments of

the coterminous United States. Because of time

and economic constraints, persons Iiving in

Alaska, Hawaii, and on American Indian reservations were excluded. The sample on which this

report is based was designed to be representative

of the U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population ages 25-74 years, excluding those in Aiaska,,

Hawaii, and on American Indian reservations.

At the first stage of the design, 90 primary

sampling units (PSU?+)were selected with proba.

bility proportional to size from the approximately 1,900 PSU’S into which the United

States has been divided by the U.S. Bureau of

the Census. A PSU consists of a county, a group

of small contiguous counties, or a standani

metropolitan statisticalarea. Before selecting the

90 PSU’S for inclusion in NHANES I, the 1,900

PSU’S were first grouped into stratato assure thle

representativeness of the sample in terms of

region and of relative population density. Somle

of the strata contained only one PSU; i.e., a

large metropolitan area with a population of 2

million or more. PSU’S were selected within

strata using a controlled selection technique to

assure the representativeness of the sample in

terms of geographic area and relative rates c)f

population change within PSU’S.

At the second stage of the design, a sample

of segments consisting of approximately six cm

eight households was systematically selected

within each selected PSU. In some I?SU’S a

systematic sample of segments was drawn, but in

others the segments were stratified as to Whether

they were considered poverty or nonpoverty

segments, and then a sample was drawn in which

a larger proportion of the poverty than the

nonpovert y segments was selected.

Although 1970 census data were used as the

frame for sampling within PSU’S when the data

became available, the scheduie of the survey

required that 1960 census data be used for the

first 44 PSU’S surveyed. Generaily three types of

segments were used:

1. Segments from the decennial census listing books.

2. Area segments that are defined geographically.

3. Permit segments, using updated lists of

building permits issued in sample PSU’S

since the decennial census.

At the third stage of sampling, a I/st of all

eiigible persons was made within each selected

segment. From this list, persons were systematically selected for inclusion in NklANES I. In

some PSU’S eligible persons were selected for

inclusion in the sampIe with equal pro,babiiity,

but in other PSU’S the probability of Lelection

was dependent on age.

A more complete description of the survey

design is included in Vital and Health Statistics,

Series 1, Nos. 10a and 14}’2 The data collection

for this survey began in April 1971 and was

completed in October 1975.

Of the 9,881 persons selected in the sample,

6,913 persons completed the examination, a

response rate of 70 percent.

NOTE: A list of ref&ences follows the text.

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Computation of Estimates

Since the design of NHANES I is a complex

multistage probability sample, it is necessary to

use complex procedures in the derivation of

national estimates from the sample data. Three

basic operations are involved.

Inflation by the reciprocal of the probability

of selection. —The probabilityy of selection is the

product of the probabilities of selection from

each step of selection in the design (PSU,

segment, and sample person). “

Nonresponse adjustment. –The estimates are

inflated by a multiplication factor calculated

within each PSU for each of five selected income

groups. The numerator of these factors is the

sum of the weights for sample persons, and the

denominator is the sum of the weights for

examined persons. The weights are the reciprocal of the probability of selection calculated

above. .

Poststratification by age-sex-race. –The estimates are ratio adjusted within each of 60

age-sex-race ceils to an independent estimate,

provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, of

the population of each celI as of the midpoint of

the survey. The effect of this ratio-estimating

process is to make the sample more closely

representative of the civilian noninstitutionalized population by age, sex, and race, which

thereby reduces sampling variance.

In the detailed tables of this report, percent

statistics are truncated after the second decimal

place.

Reliability of Estimates

Since the estimates presented in this report

are based on a sample, they are subject to

sampling variability. In other words, they differ

from the figures that would have been obtained

if the survey had been conducted on the total

population. They are also subject to nonsampling errors: bias introduced by faulty execution

of the survey design, weakness in data collection

procedures, incomplete responses, and errors in

data processing. It is difficult to measure the

amount of nonsampling errors; however, every

effort was made in the conduct of the survey

and the data processing to reduce them to a

minimum.l

The sampling variability of the statistics hi

this report may be estimated by the standard

error. The chances are 68 out of 100 that an

estimate from the sample would differ from a

complete census by less than the standard error.

The chances are about 95 out of 100 that the

difference would be less than twice the standard

error and about 99 out of 100 that it would be

less than 2.5 times as large.

Standard errors for most of the statistics in

this report may be roughly estimated from the

following equation:

Standard error = antiIog (2.385 + 0.505 @g/N))

where p is the percent estimate, q is 100- p,

and N is the weighted denominator of the

percent. Estimates for the weighted denominators can be obtained from table I. The paramTable 1. Number of examined persons and estimated population

in thousands, by race, sex, age, and annual family income

group: United States, 1971-75

Race, sax, age, and annual

family income group

Total .............................

Race

White ............................................

Black ............................................

—sex

Male ..............................................

Female ..........................................

Age in years

25-34 ............................................

3544 ............................................

45-64 ............................................

55-64 ............................................

65-74 ............................................

Annual family income group

Lessthan $4,000 ..........................

$4,000-$6,889 ..............................

$7,croo-.$9,888 ..............................

$10,000-$14,888 ..........................

$15,000 or more ...........................

Number of

parsons

6,913

5,968

873

3,171

3,742

1,573

1,214

1,620

1,280

1,226

1,217

1,037

1,202

1,519

1,663

Estimated

population

in

thousandsl

106,639

84,886

10,655

50,587

56,052

28,460

22,343

23,576

19,186

13,064

14,779

15,481

20,728

24,668

26,703

lThe numbers in this table constitute estimates and closalY

approximate me US. Poptition as estimatedby the U.S.

Bureau of the Census as of Febmary 1, 1974.

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eters for this equation were obtained by fitting

estimates of the standard errors of the percents

in tables 2, 3, 23, 24, 29, and 30 with a linear

least squares regression.3 The estimates of the

standard errors used in the fitting were calculated using a balanced repeated replication

method that takes into account the complex

sampling design of the survey.4 The fit of this

model to the estimates is quite good, as indicated by the fact that the correlation coefficient

r equals 0.96. The fit is illustrated in figure I.

Otmmwd Iwof 8t8m!d mar

r /

I I I

-0s + /.,

Figure 1. Obsewed log of the estimated standard errors versus

predicted log of the standard errors

For this example, the standard error of r is 0.08

and the standard error of the coefficient is10.01.

The modelh assumes (1) that the relative

variance of the numerator and the denominator

are decreasing functions of their size:

V2=a+b/X

and (2) that the relative variance of a rate r is

the difference between the relative vari~ce of

the numerator n

denominator d:

and the relative variance of the

V,*= Ip - vd*

=b(q/@V_)

and (3) that the covariance of the numerator

and denominator is zero. The relative variance is

the variance divided by the estimate squa~ed, so

the standard error is estimated by multiplying

the equation above by the percent squared and

taking the s~uare root:

Standard error = WllZZV

Logarithms of the standard error and ‘@q/N)

were taken to make the distributions more

nearly normal and to linearize the relationship.

Then the latter term was regressed on the former

with a linear model.

-— C)OO

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APPENDIX Ill

DEMOGRAPHIC TERMS

Age. –Two ages were recorded for each

examinee: age at last birthday at the time of

examination and age at the time of the census

interview. The age criterion for inclusion in the

sample used in this survey was defined as age at

time of census interview. The adjustment and

weighting procedures used to produce national

estimates were based on the age at interview.

Data in the detailed tables and text of the report

are shown by age at the time of the examination, except that those few who became 75

years by the time of the examination are

,kcluded in the 65-74-year group.

Race. –Race was recorded as “white,”

“black,” or “other.” “ Other” includes Japanese,

Chinese, American Indian, Korean, Eskimo, and

aiI races other than white and black. Mexicans

were included with “white” unless definitely

known to be American Indian or of another

race. Blacks and persons of mixed black and

other parentage were recorded as “black.” When

a person of mixed racial background was uncertain about his or her race, the race of the father

was recorded.

Sex.–Sex was recorded by the interviewers

and examiners.

Family income g-roup.-The respondent was

given a card listing categories and was instructed

to select the one that represented his or her total

combined farnily income for the past 12

months. Respondents were asked to include

income from all sources such as wages, salaries,

social security or retirement benefits, help from

relatives, rent from property, and so forth.

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Series 2.

Series 3.

Series4,

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Programs and Collection Procedures. –Reports which describe the general programs of the National

Center for Health Statistics and its offices and divisions and data collection methods used and include

definitions and other material necessary for understanding the data.

Data Evaluation and Methods Research. –Studies of new statistical methodology including experimental tests of new survey methods, studies of vital statistics collection methods, new analytical

techniques, objective evaluations of reliability of collected data, and contributions to statisticid theory.

Analytical Studies. –Reports presenting analytical or interpretive studies based on vitaI and health

statistics, carrying the analysis further than the expository types of reports in the other series.

Documents and Committee Reports. –Final reports of major committees concerned with vital and

health statistics and documents such as recommended model vital registration laws and revised birth

and death certificates.

Series 10. Data From the Health Interview Suroey. –Statistics on illness, accidental injuries, disability, use of

hospital, medical, dental, and other services, and other health-related topics, all based on data collected

in a continuing national household interview survey.

Series 11. Data From the Health Examination Survev and the Health and Nutrition Examination Suroev. –Data

Sen”es12.

Series 13.

Series 14,

Series 20.

Series21.

Sera”es22.

Series 23.

from direct examination, testing, and mksurement of national samples of the civilian noninstitutionalized population provide the basis for two types of reports: (1) estimates of the medically defined

prewdence of specific diseases in the United States and the distributions of the population with respect

to physical, physiological, and psychological characteristics and (2) analysis of relationships among the

various measurements without reference to an explicit finite universe of persons.

Data Fro m the Institutionalized Population Surveys. –Discontinued effective 1975. Future reports from

these surveys will be in Series 13.

Data on Health Resources Utilization. –Statistics on the utilization of health manpower and factiities

providing long-term care, ambulatory care, hospital care, and family planning services.

Data on Health Resources: Manpower and Facilities. –Statistics on the numbers, geographic distribution, and characteristics of health resources including physicians, dentists, nurses, other health

occupations, hospitals, nursing homes, and outpatient facilities.

Data on Mortality. –Various statistics on mortality other than as included in regular annual or monthly

reports. Special analyses by cause of death, age, and other demographic variables; geographic and time

series analyses; and statistics on characteristics of deaths not available from the vital records based on

sample surveys of those records.

Data on Natality, Marriage, ana Divorce. –Vaxious statistics on natality, marriage, and divorce other

than as included in regular annual or monthly reports. Special analyses by demographic variables;

geographic and time series analyses; studies of fertility; and statistics on characteristics of births not

available from the vital records based on sample surveys of those records.

Data From the National Mortality and Natality Surveys. –Discontinued effective 1975. Future reports

from these sample surveys based on vital records will be included in Series 20 snd 21, respectively.

Data From the National Survey of Family Growth. –Statistics on fertility, family formation and dissolution, family planning, and related maternal and infant health topics d&ived from a biennial survey

of a nationwide probability sample of ever-married women 15-44 years of age.

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