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Table 222D_c
People unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications due to financial or insurance reasons, by family income,a United States, 2004
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   71.6 1.7 84.1 81.6 3.1 70.9 3.0 50.0 3.9
Age 0-17 * * * * * * * * *
18-44 79.7 2.0 88.7 89.0 2.9 74.7 4.2 * *
45-64 69.0 2.6 87.5 79.3 4.9 71.0 4.9 * *
65 and over 63.9 4.5 * * * * * * *
Gender Male 68.8 3.1 83.0 * * 70.7 5.5 * *
Female 73.3 2.1 84.7 81.7 3.5 71.0 3.5 54.6 5.3
Race White, single race 69.0 2.0 83.2 77.9 3.8 69.2 3.4 49.2 4.1
Black, single race 82.1 3.0 * * * * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 70.0 1.9 83.6 81.0 3.5 68.5 3.3 49.5 4.0
Non-Hispanic, White 66.5 2.2 82.1 76.1 4.5 66.1 3.6 48.2 4.2
Non-Hispanic, Black 82.4 3.0 * * * * * * *
Hispanic 85.4 2.8 * * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 85.2 2.4 86.1 85.3 3.9 * * * *
High school graduate  77.7 2.7 93.4 81.2 5.6 71.3 5.0 * *
At least some college 61.9 2.9 * * * 66.8 4.6 44.2 5.1
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 62.2 2.4 * 75.1 5.7 66.1 3.7 47.3 4.5
Public only 83.7 2.9 78.9 * * * * * *
Uninsured  91.9 2.1 94.8 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private  * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 69.2 2.3 83.5 80.8 4.4 67.6 4.3 51.2 5.0
Metropolitan-small 72.9 3.5 85.4 * * * * * *
Micropolitan  74.2 4.9 * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent  * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes  * * * * * * * * *
No * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English  70.2 1.8 83.3 80.9 3.3 68.9 3.2 49.9 3.9
Other 94.0 2.1 * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 74.9 2.6 82.8 79.1 4.9 * * * *
Complex activities 76.2 2.9 81.7 * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 72.0 2.2 93.9 84.7 3.8 69.4 4.0 51.2 5.1

a 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.

b Persons age 18 and over. 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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.  Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.

* 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; 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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