Table 188d_a
Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications, by race, United States, 2002
Population groupa Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                               
Total   7.4 0.3 7.4 0.3 7.3 0.8 3.7 1.0 * * 13.7 3.3 18.3 3.5
                               
Age 18-44 7.3 0.4 7.5 0.4 6.7 1.0 * * * * * * * *
45-64 8.5 0.5 8.4 0.5 7.6 1.0 * * * * * * * *
65 and over 5.8 0.5 5.5 0.5 8.3 2.0 * * * * * * * *
                               
Gender Male 6.3 0.3 6.4 0.4 5.9 1.1 * * * * * * * *
Female 8.6 0.4 8.4 0.4 8.2 1.0 * * * * * * 26.2 5.1
                               
Family incomeb Negative or poor 12.1 0.9 12.7 1.1 9.5 1.4 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 9.7 0.7 9.7 0.9 9.3 1.6 * * * * * * * *
Middle 7.1 0.5 7.1 0.5 5.8 1.3 * * * * * * * *
High 4.8 0.3 4.9 0.4 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Educationc Less than high school graduate 9.3 0.7 9.1 0.7 10.0 1.5 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 7.3 0.5 7.2 0.5 6.4 1.2 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 6.7 0.4 6.8 0.4 6.3 1.2 * * * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 6.6 0.3 6.7 0.3 5.8 1.0 * * * * * * * *
Public only 14.2 1.3 15.8 1.7 10.1 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 9.7 0.8 9.9 0.9 8.7 1.7 * * * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 6.7 1.0 6.2 1.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 4.9 0.6 4.7 0.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 8.4 1.3 8.7 1.6 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 7.0 0.3 7.2 0.4 6.5 0.9 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 8.1 0.6 7.9 0.6 7.3 1.4 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 7.4 0.9 6.8 0.9 13.7 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 8.6 1.1 8.2 1.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Preferred language English 7.7 0.3 7.6 0.3 7.3 0.8 * * * * 14.4 3.6 18.7 3.5
Other 4.6 0.6 5.3 0.7 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Born in U.S. Yes 7.8 0.3 7.7 0.3 7.5 0.8 * * * * 14.2 3.5 19.7 3.8
No 4.8 0.5 5.1 0.7 * * 4.0 1.1 * * * * * *
                               

a Values are for reference person in the family, excluding families with reference person age under 18.

b 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.

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.

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