Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 30.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Manag Care. 2015 Aug;21(8):567–574.

Table 1.

American Time Use Survey Respondents Aged ≥18 Years Seeking Care for Self, Other Adults, and Children on Their Interview Day

American Time Use Survey Respondents Aged ≥18 Years

Seeking Care for Self Seeking Care for Other Adult Seeking Care for Child All Adults Seeking Care for Self or Others

N = 2889 N = 530 N = 607 N = 3927

Age
 18–24 years 6% 7% 11% 7%
 25–44 years 26% 21% 67% 30%
 45–64 years 39% 43% 21% 37%
 ≥65 years 29% 29% 1% 26%
Sex
 Male 35% 36% 17% 33%
 Female 65% 64% 83% 67%
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic white 75% 74% 68% 75%
 Non-Hispanic black 10% 10% 8% 10%
 Hispanic 10% 10% 18% 11%
 Other/mixed 4% 6% 6% 4%
Education
 Less than high school 14% 13% 12% 13%
 High school 30% 36% 28% 31%
 Some college 27% 29% 28% 27%
 Completed college 18% 12% 21% 18%
 Started graduate 10% 11% 12% 11%
Rural/urbana
 MSA 81% 80% 85% 82%
 Non-MSA 19% 20% 15% 18%
Work status
 Full-time 35% 31% 39% 35%
 Part-time 13% 15% 23% 15%
 Unemployed 4% 5% 5% 4%
 Not in labor force 48% 48% 32% 47%
Hourly income
 Not employed/in labor force 51% 54% 38% 51%
 1st quartile 11% 16% 18% 12%
 2nd quartile 12% 12% 13% 12%
 3rd quartile 13% 10% 16% 13%
 4th quartile 12% 8% 15% 12%
a

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) status missing for 0.58% of sample; MSA/non-MSA data presented for those with non-missing MSA status. May not sum to 100% due to rounding.