Families in which a member was unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications, by family income,a United States, 2003 |
Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
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Population groupb | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 19.8 | 0.6 | 26.9 | 1.4 | 24.2 | 1.1 | 20.0 | 0.9 | 14.7 | 0.7 | |
Age | 18-44 | 20.9 | 0.8 | 28.6 | 1.9 | 25.5 | 1.6 | 20.3 | 1.1 | 14.9 | 1.2 |
45-64 | 22.2 | 0.9 | 33.2 | 2.5 | 32.6 | 2.1 | 23.6 | 1.7 | 16.5 | 1.0 | |
65 and over | 12.4 | 0.8 | 12.8 | 1.8 | 15.6 | 1.6 | 12.9 | 1.5 | 8.1 | 1.1 | |
Gender | Male | 17.6 | 0.7 | 24.8 | 2.1 | 21.8 | 1.6 | 17.7 | 1.2 | 14.0 | 0.8 |
Female | 21.9 | 0.7 | 28.1 | 1.7 | 25.9 | 1.4 | 22.3 | 1.2 | 15.5 | 1.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 19.6 | 0.6 | 27.5 | 1.7 | 23.8 | 1.1 | 20.1 | 1.0 | 14.8 | 0.7 |
Black, single race | 21.0 | 1.4 | 23.8 | 2.0 | 26.2 | 2.9 | 19.5 | 2.4 | 13.9 | 2.3 | |
Asian, single race | 13.2 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | 16.1 | 3.8 | 10.7 | 2.3 | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 31.2 | 6.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 32.7 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 20.0 | 0.6 | 27.9 | 1.7 | 25.4 | 1.2 | 20.4 | 1.0 | 14.8 | 0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 19.9 | 0.7 | 29.4 | 2.1 | 25.4 | 1.3 | 20.6 | 1.1 | 14.9 | 0.8 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 20.9 | 1.4 | 23.6 | 2.0 | 26.1 | 2.9 | 19.5 | 2.4 | 14.1 | 2.3 | |
Hispanic, all races | 17.9 | 1.0 | 22.5 | 2.3 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 16.8 | 1.7 | 12.9 | 1.8 | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 22.5 | 0.9 | 28.0 | 1.9 | 24.1 | 1.5 | 17.4 | 1.6 | 14.3 | 2.7 |
High school graduate | 20.1 | 0.9 | 26.3 | 2.6 | 22.0 | 1.6 | 20.6 | 1.4 | 14.9 | 1.3 | |
At least some college | 18.6 | 0.6 | 25.9 | 2.8 | 26.9 | 2.1 | 20.5 | 1.2 | 14.6 | 0.8 | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 18.2 | 0.6 | 21.5 | 2.8 | 24.0 | 1.7 | 20.0 | 1.1 | 15.4 | 0.8 |
Public only | 34.1 | 1.5 | 32.7 | 2.2 | 34.8 | 2.6 | 41.3 | 4.9 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 28.6 | 1.5 | 34.1 | 2.5 | 30.4 | 2.3 | 25.1 | 2.6 | 20.2 | 3.3 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 12.9 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 3.7 | 15.4 | 3.0 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 2.5 |
Medicare and private | 12.2 | 1.1 | * | * | 16.5 | 2.2 | 13.8 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 1.3 | |
Medicare and other public | 12.7 | 1.9 | 13.3 | 2.4 | 12.6 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan-large | 18.6 | 0.7 | 25.3 | 2.1 | 23.9 | 1.7 | 19.5 | 1.3 | 13.8 | 0.8 |
Metropolitan-small | 21.5 | 1.2 | 30.3 | 2.5 | 26.1 | 1.8 | 20.8 | 1.7 | 15.7 | 1.4 | |
Micropolitan | 20.7 | 1.5 | 24.3 | 3.5 | 21.0 | 2.6 | 21.9 | 2.6 | 17.4 | 2.3 | |
Noncore-adjacent | 20.1 | 2.2 | 28.0 | 4.7 | 25.5 | 3.3 | 18.0 | 3.2 | * | * | |
Noncore-not adjacent | 19.6 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 20.1 | 0.6 | 28.3 | 1.6 | 25.1 | 1.2 | 20.3 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 0.7 |
Other | 16.9 | 1.1 | 17.6 | 2.3 | 18.8 | 1.9 | 16.7 | 2.0 | 12.8 | 2.5 | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 20.2 | 0.6 | 28.1 | 1.6 | 25.3 | 1.2 | 20.5 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 0.7 |
No | 17.4 | 0.9 | 21.0 | 2.4 | 19.4 | 1.7 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 14.6 | 1.7 |
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 Values are for reference person in the family, excluding families with a reference person age under 18.
c 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.
d See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.
* 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.