Table 3.5b Percent of persons unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications by main reasons, United States, 2002 |
Population group |
Total population (in thousands) |
Percent experienced difficultye |
Main reasonsf |
Couldn't afford |
Insurance related |
Other |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
288,182 |
3.4 |
48.5 |
2.0 |
17.7 |
1.3 |
35.4 |
1.9 |
Race |
White, single race |
233,530 |
3.5 |
46.7 |
2.2 |
18.4 |
1.5 |
36.4 |
2.1 |
Black, single race |
35,504 |
3.2 |
66.9 |
4.8 |
11.0 |
2.4 |
22.6 |
4.6 |
AI/AN, single race |
2,583 |
5.29 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian, single race |
11,567 |
1.5 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
NHOPI, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
4,114 |
6.9 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
39,665 |
2.3 |
68.8 |
4.4 |
11.1 |
2.7 |
20.9 |
4.1 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
248,517 |
3.6 |
46.4 |
2.2 |
18.4 |
1.4 |
36.9 |
2.1 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
195,463 |
3.7 |
44.1 |
2.5 |
19.3 |
1.6 |
38.2 |
2.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
34,875 |
3.2 |
66.7 |
4.9 |
11.2 |
2.5 |
22.5 |
4.6 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
18,179 |
3.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Gender |
Male |
140,802 |
2.8 |
41.7 |
2.9 |
17.3 |
2.0 |
41.7 |
3.1 |
Female |
147,380 |
4.0 |
53.0 |
2.3 |
18.0 |
1.7 |
31.2 |
2.1 |
Age |
0-17 |
72,730 |
1.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
18-44 |
111,090 |
3.8 |
56.2 |
2.9 |
16.9 |
2.1 |
27.8 |
2.3 |
45-64 |
67,009 |
5.2 |
45.1 |
3.3 |
17.4 |
2.5 |
39.8 |
3.3 |
65 and over |
34,921 |
4.0 |
39.5 |
4.8 |
16.8 |
3.3 |
46.2 |
4.8 |
Educationa |
Less than high school |
45,282 |
5.5 |
64.2 |
3.3 |
13.5 |
2.5 |
23.6 |
2.9 |
High school graduate |
69,829 |
4.0 |
54.6 |
3.5 |
13.0 |
2.1 |
34.1 |
3.1 |
At least some college |
97,855 |
4.0 |
36.7 |
2.7 |
22.3 |
2.3 |
43.1 |
3.3 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
143,280 |
3.9 |
50.4 |
2.7 |
18.0 |
1.7 |
33.0 |
2.6 |
Not employed |
35,665 |
6.2 |
53.3 |
3.8 |
14.8 |
2.2 |
33.8 |
3.9 |
Health insurance, ages 0-64 |
Any private |
183,519 |
2.9 |
36.6 |
2.6 |
24.2 |
2.0 |
41.1 |
2.8 |
Public only |
34,249 |
4.4 |
51.0 |
4.7 |
13.7 |
3.2 |
35.6 |
4.4 |
Uninsured |
33,061 |
5.0 |
91.7 |
2.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
7.9 |
2.3 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
10,202 |
4.7 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare and private |
20,648 |
3.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare and other public |
3,788 |
6.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Family incomec |
Negative/poor |
35,618 |
6.0 |
64.7 |
3.4 |
7.7 |
1.6 |
28.5 |
3.3 |
Near poor/low |
52,639 |
4.7 |
64.8 |
3.8 |
12.1 |
2.3 |
24.2 |
3.3 |
Middle |
91,063 |
3.1 |
48.8 |
3.7 |
21.0 |
2.7 |
32.1 |
3.6 |
High |
108,862 |
2.3 |
18.1 |
2.7 |
28.0 |
2.8 |
56.0 |
3.9 |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
157,991 |
3.2 |
42.8 |
2.9 |
19.0 |
1.8 |
40.2 |
2.7 |
Metropolitan-small |
83,641 |
3.7 |
55.0 |
3.7 |
16.8 |
2.2 |
29.3 |
3.3 |
Micropolitan |
31,057 |
3.6 |
54.1 |
6.1 |
14.8 |
3.3 |
33.2 |
4.9 |
Noncore-adjacent |
10,568 |
3.8 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Noncore-not adjacent |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
255,683 |
2.5 |
45.8 |
2.5 |
18.1 |
1.6 |
37.7 |
2.4 |
Fair/poor |
30,511 |
11.2 |
53.7 |
3.3 |
17.0 |
2.4 |
30.8 |
2.7 |
a Includes 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.
b Employment status for persons ages 18-64 only.
c 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.
d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
e Denominator includes persons eligible to access care. Numerator includes persons unable or delayed in receiving needed care.
f Denominator is persons who experienced difficulty. Responses unrelated to inability to afford care or insurance were collapsed into the "Other" category. For a full list of responses, see the documentation for the MEPS public use file.
DSU - 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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.