Families unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications due to financial or insurance reasons, by race, United States, 2003 |
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Total | White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | Multiple races | |||||||||
Population groupa | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 70.7 | 1.9 | 67.9 | 2.3 | 86.0 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Age | 18-44 | 75.2 | 2.8 | 72.1 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
45-64 | 69.8 | 3.0 | 68.4 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 59.8 | 5.4 | 54.3 | 6.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 69.6 | 2.9 | 66.5 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 71.6 | 2.3 | 69.0 | 2.8 | 85.1 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 81.0 | 3.1 | 77.6 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 79.8 | 2.9 | 76.5 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 66.5 | 3.6 | 64.7 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 57.1 | 4.0 | 56.9 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 81.6 | 2.5 | 79.6 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 72.3 | 3.3 | 70.0 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 63.0 | 2.8 | 59.6 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 63.5 | 2.9 | 60.7 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 79.9 | 3.7 | 78.3 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 87.8 | 2.5 | 87.2 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan-large | 66.5 | 2.9 | 63.3 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Metropolitan-small | 72.5 | 3.5 | 69.3 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 77.2 | 5.5 | 74.4 | 6.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-adjacent | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-not adjacent | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 70.0 | 2.0 | 67.1 | 2.4 | 85.9 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other | 80.7 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 70.7 | 2.0 | 67.1 | 2.4 | 87.2 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
No | 70.9 | 4.7 | 75.7 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
a Values are for reference person in the family, excluding families with a reference person age under 18.
b 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.
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.