Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications, by family incomea, United States, 2002 |
Population groupb | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 20.5 | 0.5 | 28.2 | 1.3 | 24.8 | 1.0 | 19.8 | 0.7 | 16.1 | 0.7 | |
Age | 18-44 | 22.3 | 0.7 | 29.4 | 1.8 | 26.9 | 1.5 | 21.4 | 0.9 | 16.8 | 1.0 |
45-64 | 21.7 | 0.7 | 36.7 | 2.2 | 31.6 | 2.0 | 20.6 | 1.3 | 16.7 | 1.0 | |
65 and over | 14.0 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 16.7 | 1.6 | 13.1 | 1.4 | 12.8 | 1.5 | |
Gender | Male | 19.1 | 0.6 | 26.8 | 2.0 | 25.2 | 1.6 | 17.9 | 0.9 | 15.9 | 0.8 |
Female | 22.0 | 0.6 | 29.0 | 1.7 | 24.6 | 1.2 | 21.8 | 1.0 | 16.6 | 1.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 20.8 | 0.5 | 30.1 | 1.5 | 24.8 | 1.2 | 20.3 | 0.8 | 16.4 | 0.8 |
Black, single race | 19.2 | 1.0 | 21.6 | 2.1 | 25.1 | 1.9 | 16.3 | 1.9 | 14.3 | 2.1 | |
Asian, single race | 12.8 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | 12.3 | 2.9 | 11.6 | 2.2 | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 27.5 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 33.2 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 20.7 | 0.5 | 29.2 | 1.5 | 25.4 | 1.1 | 20.3 | 0.8 | 16.2 | 0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 21.1 | 0.6 | 32.3 | 1.8 | 25.6 | 1.4 | 21.1 | 0.9 | 16.5 | 0.8 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 19.1 | 1.0 | 21.5 | 2.1 | 24.9 | 1.9 | 16.2 | 2.0 | 14.4 | 2.1 | |
Hispanic (all races) | 19.0 | 1.1 | 23.4 | 2.0 | 21.9 | 2.2 | 15.3 | 1.5 | 15.4 | 2.2 | |
Educationc | Less than high school graduate | 23.3 | 1.0 | 28.3 | 1.7 | 25.8 | 1.6 | 18.5 | 1.5 | 15.0 | 2.5 |
High school graduate | 19.5 | 0.7 | 26.4 | 2.1 | 23.0 | 1.8 | 19.1 | 1.2 | 14.2 | 1.2 | |
At least some college | 20.0 | 0.6 | 30.5 | 2.5 | 25.9 | 1.8 | 20.8 | 1.0 | 17.0 | 0.8 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 19.0 | 0.5 | 27.0 | 2.7 | 22.8 | 1.4 | 20.1 | 0.9 | 16.5 | 0.8 |
Public only | 32.4 | 1.9 | 33.0 | 2.3 | 33.9 | 3.3 | 28.0 | 5.7 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 30.8 | 1.3 | 34.0 | 2.5 | 35.2 | 2.2 | 25.9 | 2.2 | 21.5 | 3.5 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 17.0 | 1.8 | 11.8 | 3.2 | 22.0 | 3.2 | 14.5 | 2.7 | 15.2 | 3.0 |
Medicare and private | 11.9 | 0.9 | 12.7 | 3.1 | 12.2 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 1.7 | |
Medicare and other public | 17.1 | 1.9 | 12.8 | 2.7 | 19.3 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan-large | 20.6 | 0.6 | 26.9 | 1.7 | 23.0 | 1.3 | 21.6 | 0.9 | 16.9 | 0.9 |
Metropolitan-small | 20.9 | 1.0 | 28.6 | 2.5 | 27.3 | 2.0 | 18.7 | 1.5 | 16.0 | 1.4 | |
Micropolitan | 19.7 | 1.7 | 30.6 | 3.9 | 25.4 | 2.3 | 16.6 | 2.2 | 12.8 | 2.0 | |
Noncore-adjacent | 20.1 | 1.8 | 28.7 | 4.4 | 23.8 | 3.0 | 17.7 | 3.1 | 12.9 | 2.6 | |
Noncore-not adjacent | 18.8 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 20.9 | 0.5 | 29.5 | 1.4 | 25.6 | 1.1 | 20.5 | 0.8 | 16.3 | 0.7 |
Other | 16.3 | 1.1 | 20.3 | 2.3 | 19.6 | 2.2 | 12.7 | 1.5 | 13.3 | 2.4 | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 21.1 | 0.5 | 29.7 | 1.5 | 25.0 | 1.1 | 20.8 | 0.8 | 16.6 | 0.7 |
No | 16.6 | 0.9 | 20.1 | 2.4 | 23.3 | 2.1 | 13.3 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 1.6 |
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 Values are for reference person in the family, excluding families with reference person age under 18.
c 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.
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.