Table 222A_a People unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications due to financial or insurance reasons, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
63.8 |
1.2 |
63.9 |
1.4 |
62.7 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
77.8 |
5.1 |
Age |
0-17 |
54.6 |
3.6 |
56.3 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18-44 |
70.2 |
1.5 |
71.5 |
1.6 |
66.1 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45-64 |
63.5 |
1.8 |
63.0 |
2.1 |
64.5 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
48.8 |
3.1 |
45.3 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
64.1 |
1.8 |
65.0 |
2.1 |
59.7 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
63.6 |
1.4 |
63.1 |
1.5 |
64.7 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
77.5 |
2.2 |
78.3 |
2.6 |
73.7 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
75.5 |
2.1 |
77.4 |
2.2 |
67.2 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
66.4 |
2.1 |
66.7 |
2.2 |
59.2 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
39.2 |
2.3 |
39.3 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
76.5 |
1.6 |
77.4 |
1.7 |
72.9 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
69.7 |
2.1 |
69.7 |
2.3 |
68.6 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
55.6 |
1.8 |
54.8 |
2.1 |
58.3 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
54.4 |
1.7 |
54.3 |
1.9 |
56.8 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
72.0 |
2.2 |
75.6 |
2.3 |
59.7 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
88.6 |
1.8 |
91.0 |
1.6 |
75.7 |
6.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
52.4 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
41.2 |
4.0 |
40.2 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
62.1 |
1.7 |
62.9 |
1.9 |
56.9 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
65.5 |
2.4 |
64.5 |
2.5 |
74.1 |
6.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
64.8 |
3.6 |
63.4 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
67.9 |
5.5 |
67.7 |
6.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
54.2 |
4.7 |
55.9 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
54.8 |
4.4 |
56.6 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
62.3 |
1.3 |
62.0 |
1.4 |
62.6 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
78.1 |
5.1 |
Other |
79.2 |
3.4 |
82.2 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
70.0 |
1.9 |
67.1 |
2.2 |
78.1 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
69.6 |
2.3 |
67.8 |
2.6 |
75.9 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
63.3 |
1.4 |
64.2 |
1.6 |
61.0 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
b Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.