People without a usual source of care who indicate a financial or insurance reason for not having a source of care, by family incomea, United States, 2002 |
Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 15.6 | 0.8 | 24.3 | 1.9 | 23.2 | 1.7 | 13.8 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 0.9 | |
Age | 0-17 | 16.8 | 1.9 | 22.7 | 3.8 | 19.3 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * |
18-44 | 15.9 | 0.8 | 24.3 | 2.0 | 24.5 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 1.1 | |
45-64 | 16.3 | 1.3 | 31.1 | 3.6 | 28.6 | 3.3 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 1.6 | |
65 and over | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 13.9 | 0.8 | 22.5 | 2.3 | 21.5 | 1.9 | 11.9 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
Female | 18.0 | 1.0 | 26.4 | 2.3 | 25.4 | 2.3 | 17.0 | 1.9 | 8.4 | 1.3 | |
Race | White, single race | 15.9 | 0.8 | 26.3 | 2.2 | 24.6 | 1.9 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 0.9 |
Black, single race | 13.1 | 1.6 | 17.2 | 3.7 | 15.4 | 2.7 | 12.5 | 2.5 | * | * | |
Asian, single race | 15.4 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 26.7 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 13.3 | 0.8 | 22.0 | 2.5 | 22.2 | 2.2 | 12.2 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 12.8 | 0.8 | 24.4 | 3.2 | 24.3 | 2.7 | 11.7 | 1.5 | 5.1 | 0.9 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 13.1 | 1.6 | 16.6 | 3.7 | 15.6 | 2.8 | 12.6 | 2.5 | * | * | |
Hispanic (all races) | 23.0 | 1.5 | 28.8 | 2.8 | 25.0 | 2.8 | 19.3 | 2.2 | 12.9 | 3.0 | |
Educationb | Less than high school graduate | 21.3 | 1.4 | 27.5 | 2.7 | 24.7 | 2.6 | 16.1 | 1.9 | * | * |
High school graduate | 15.0 | 1.1 | 22.1 | 3.1 | 22.0 | 2.7 | 13.9 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 1.4 | |
At least some college | 12.2 | 1.0 | 22.3 | 3.5 | 26.4 | 3.4 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 6.9 | 1.1 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 8.9 | 0.8 | 16.4 | 3.4 | 12.7 | 1.8 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
Public only | 18.6 | 1.8 | 17.7 | 3.0 | 18.9 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 28.0 | 1.5 | 32.7 | 2.9 | 35.3 | 2.8 | 22.6 | 2.2 | 13.3 | 2.9 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan-large | 17.6 | 1.0 | 27.3 | 2.7 | 24.7 | 2.3 | 16.6 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 1.3 |
Metropolitan-small | 13.2 | 1.1 | 22.6 | 2.9 | 22.6 | 3.3 | 10.7 | 1.9 | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 12.4 | 2.3 | 19.9 | 4.6 | 18.7 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-adjacent | 11.1 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-not adjacent | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CSHCN | Yes | 11.3 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
No | 16.9 | 1.9 | 22.0 | 3.8 | 19.7 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 14.1 | 0.8 | 23.5 | 2.3 | 22.6 | 2.1 | 12.8 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
Other | 21.5 | 1.6 | 26.6 | 3.2 | 24.5 | 3.0 | 17.9 | 2.5 | 13.6 | 3.9 | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 13.9 | 0.7 | 22.4 | 2.1 | 21.9 | 2.0 | 12.5 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
No | 21.5 | 1.6 | 29.5 | 3.2 | 26.2 | 3.2 | 18.4 | 2.6 | 12.3 | 3.3 |
a Negative or 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 graduate 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 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; 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.