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Table 267c
Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and over with delayed care due to cost, by income,a 2003
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   4.4 0.3 6.7 1.0 6.8 0.7 3.0 0.5 2.0 0.4
Age 65-74 5.0 0.5 8.7 1.8 7.9 1.2 3.5 0.7 2.7 0.6
75-84 4.0 0.4 6.4 1.5 6.2 0.9 2.6 0.6 * *
85 and over 2.8 0.6 * * 5.3 1.3 * * * *
Gender Male 3.8 0.4 9.7 2.1 7.0 1.0 2.2 0.6 * *
Female 4.9 0.4 5.6 1.1 6.7 0.8 3.7 0.7 2.8 0.7
Race White 4.2 0.3 6.5 1.2 6.7 0.7 3.1 0.5 1.8 0.4
Black 5.9 1.3 8.4 2.4 * * * * * *
AI/AN * * * * * * * * * *
API * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races/other 7.8 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, White 4.3 0.3 8.0 1.4 6.6 0.7 3.2 0.5 1.8 0.4
Non-Hispanic, Black 5.7 1.3 7.8 2.3 * * * * * *
Non-Hispanic, other 6.1 1.6 * * * * * * * *
Hispanic, all races 3.9 1.2 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Medicare and Medicaid 9.0 1.2 7.0 1.4 12.5 2.3 * * * *
Medicare HMO 3.5 0.7 * * 6.3 1.4 * * * *
Medicare and private 3.0 0.3 * * 4.5 0.6 2.7 0.5 2.0 0.5
Medicare fee-for-service only 12.1 2.0 * * 10.7 2.9 11.9 3.5 * *
Residence location MSA 3.8 0.3 5.1 1.1 6.8 0.7 2.3 0.5 1.8 0.4
Non-MSA 6.6 0.6 11.0 2.1 6.9 1.3 5.5 1.1 * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 3.6 0.3 5.7 1.2 5.5 0.7 2.7 0.5 1.8 0.4
Fair/poor 7.9 0.9 8.8 1.7 10.9 1.7 * * * *
Functional limitations No limitation 3.1 0.3 6.8 1.6 4.3 0.7 2.2 0.5 1.7 0.4
IADL only 5.0 0.8 * * 7.0 1.8 * * * *
1-2 ADLs 6.9 0.9 9.3 2.2 10.4 1.9 4.3 1.2 * *
3 or more ADLs 8.7 1.5 * * 14.3 2.8 * * * *
At least 1 ADL/IADL 6.5 0.6 6.7 1.4 10.0 1.3 4.4 0.8 * *

a Estimates are for full-year community residents age 65 and over. Negative/poor refers to 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.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; IADLs: instrumental activities of daily living; ADLs: activities of daily living; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.

 
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