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Data tables for figures 3.1-3.3:
Data table for figure 3.1. Percent of persons who failed to obtain needed medical care during the past 12 months due to financial barriers for all ages: United States, 1997-2001

Year

Percent

95% confidence interval

1997

4.5

4.3-4.7

1998

4.2

4.0-4.4

1999

4.3

4.1-4.5

2000

4.5

4.3-4.7

2001

4.7

4.5-4.9

  

Data table for figure 3.2. Percent of persons who failed to obtain needed medical care during the past 12 months due to financial barriers, by sex and age group for all ages, United States, 2001

Age and sex

Percent

95% confidence interval

Under 18
Total
Males
Females

2.4
2.4
2.4

2.2-2.7
2.1-2.7
2.1-2.8

18-64 years
Total
Males
Females

6.1
5.5
6.7

5.8-6.4
5.1-5.8
6.4-7.1

65 years and over
Total
Males
Females

2.2
2.1
2.3

1.9-2.5
1.6-2.5
2.0-2.7

 
Data table for figure 3.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of persons who failed to obtain needed medical care during the past 12 months due to financial barriers, by race/ethnicity for all ages, United States, 2001

Race/ethnicity

Percent1

95% confidence interval

Hispanic

5.6

5.2-6.1

White non-Hispanic

4.3

4.1-4.6

Black non-Hispanic

6.0

5.4-6.6

1Estimates are age-sex-adjusted to a year 2000 standard population using three age groups: under 18 years, 18-64 years, and 65 years and over.

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