Main reasonsh | |||||||||
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Percent experienced difficultyg | Couldn't afford | Insurance related | Other | ||||||
Population groupa | Total familiesf (in thousands) | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | ||
Total | 121,016 | 7.8 | 66.5 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 25.0 | 1.3 | |
Race | White only | 99,578 | 7.8 | 66.9 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 1.2 | 24.9 | 1.5 |
Black only | 14,322 | 8.8 | 65.5 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 25.2 | 3.9 | |
AI/AN only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Asian only | 4,371 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
NHOPI only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 1,407 | 10.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 13,103 | 7.8 | 76.3 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | 19.7 | 3.7 |
Non-Hispanic, all races | 107,912 | 7.8 | 65.3 | 2.0 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 25.7 | 1.5 | |
Non-Hispanic, White | 87,014 | 7.8 | 65.7 | 2.2 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 25.5 | 1.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 14,115 | 8.7 | 64.6 | 4.5 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 25.9 | 4.0 | |
Non-Hispanic, other | 6,783 | 6.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 61,471 | 6.6 | 66.0 | 2.7 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 25.5 | 2.2 |
Female | 59,545 | 9.0 | 66.8 | 2.0 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 24.6 | 1.8 | |
Age | 18-44 | 57,118 | 9.6 | 70.4 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 20.9 | 1.8 |
45-64 | 40,088 | 7.4 | 63.4 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 29.4 | 2.5 | |
65 and over | 23,711 | 4.0 | 52.3 | 4.7 | 11.9 | 3.5 | 35.8 | 4.6 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 24,031 | 9.9 | 72.7 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 1.7 | 19.6 | 2.5 |
High school graduate | 38,750 | 7.4 | 70.2 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 22.2 | 2.5 | |
At least some college | 57,577 | 7.3 | 60.2 | 2.7 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 30.1 | 2.2 | |
Employment statusc | Employed | 79,496 | 8.1 | 67.3 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 25.5 | 1.8 |
Not employed | 17,706 | 11.2 | 70.1 | 3.2 | 11.4 | 2.4 | 18.5 | 2.9 | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 73,274 | 6.3 | 57.9 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 32.8 | 2.3 |
Public only | 9,006 | 14.5 | 61.9 | 4.4 | 19.6 | 3.8 | 18.5 | 3.2 | |
Uninsured | 15,025 | 17.1 | 89.3 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | 10.4 | 2.0 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 6,865 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 13,874 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 2,772 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Family incomed | Negative/poor | 16,604 | 13.8 | 70.3 | 3.0 | 12.4 | 2.7 | 17.3 | 2.3 |
Near poor/low | 23,126 | 11.1 | 82.2 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 12.9 | 2.1 | |
Middle | 36,898 | 7.3 | 67.3 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 24.1 | 2.9 | |
High | 44,389 | 4.3 | 39.9 | 3.7 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 51.5 | 3.9 | |
Residence locatione | Metropolitan-large | 65,160 | 8.1 | 66.4 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 24.2 | 2.0 |
Metropolitan-small | 35,876 | 7.8 | 66.3 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 1.8 | 26.4 | 2.2 | |
Micropolitan | 13,226 | 7.3 | 69.0 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | 24.0 | 4.1 | |
Noncore | 6,753 | 6.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 102,754 | 6.9 | 64.8 | 2.2 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 27.1 | 1.7 |
Fair/poor | 18,104 | 13.2 | 71.5 | 2.7 | 9.6 | 1.8 | 18.9 | 2.4 |
a Values are for reference person in the family.
b Less than high school 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 Employment status for persons age 18-64 only.
d Negative/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.
e See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measure Specifications Appendix for more information.
f Total families with a reference person, excluding families with a reference person under age 18 or not eligible to access the care.
g Denominator is total families, excluding missing values. Numerator is families unable or delayed in receiving needed care.
h Denominator is families experienced difficulties. Responses unrelated to inability to afford care or insurance were collapsed into the "Other" category. For a full list of responses, see the documentation for the MEPS public use file.
DSU - 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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.