Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed 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 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 0.9 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.3 | |
Age | 18-44 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 11.4 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 0.6 |
45-64 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 17.2 | 1.9 | 14.5 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 0.5 | |
65 and over | 5.8 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 | |
Gender | Male | 6.3 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 0.5 |
Female | 8.6 | 0.4 | 12.9 | 1.2 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 0.5 | |
Race | White, single race | 7.4 | 0.3 | 12.7 | 1.1 | 9.7 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
Black, single race | 7.3 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 1.3 | * | * | |
Asian, single race | 3.7 | 1.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 13.7 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 18.3 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 7.6 | 0.3 | 12.8 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 7.5 | 0.3 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 7.3 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 1.4 | * | * | |
Hispanic (all races) | 6.3 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 1.0 | * | * | |
Educationc | Less than high school graduate | 9.3 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 1.3 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 1.0 |
High school graduate | 7.3 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.6 | |
At least some college | 6.7 | 0.4 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 0.5 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 6.6 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
Public only | 14.2 | 1.3 | 14.0 | 1.7 | 15.3 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 9.7 | 0.8 | 13.4 | 1.5 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 1.4 | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 6.7 | 1.0 | * | * | 11.0 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 4.9 | 0.6 | * | * | 7.3 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.8 | |
Medicare and other public | 8.4 | 1.3 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 9.9 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan-large | 7.0 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
Metropolitan-small | 8.1 | 0.6 | 12.1 | 1.5 | 12.1 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 0.7 | |
Micropolitan | 7.4 | 0.9 | 12.9 | 2.2 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | |
Noncore-adjacent | 8.6 | 1.1 | 12.9 | 3.3 | 9.9 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-not adjacent | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 7.7 | 0.3 | 12.9 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
Other | 4.6 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.7 | * | * | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 7.8 | 0.3 | 12.9 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
No | 4.8 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 0.8 | * | * |
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.