Table 221B_c People who were unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
5.0 |
0.2 |
8.8 |
0.6 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
0.2 |
Age |
0-17 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
18-44 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
12.1 |
1.0 |
7.0 |
0.6 |
5.6 |
0.5 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
45-64 |
6.7 |
0.4 |
16.6 |
1.6 |
11.8 |
1.4 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
65 and over |
3.6 |
0.3 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
0.7 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
Gender |
Male |
3.9 |
0.2 |
7.7 |
0.8 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
Female |
6.0 |
0.2 |
9.7 |
0.7 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
4.5 |
0.4 |
Race |
White, single race |
5.2 |
0.2 |
9.7 |
0.8 |
5.9 |
0.5 |
5.2 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
Black, single race |
4.1 |
0.4 |
5.9 |
0.8 |
5.1 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
0.7 |
Asian, single race |
2.2 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
9.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
8.9 |
1.4 |
12.3 |
3.0 |
11.7 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
5.1 |
0.2 |
9.7 |
0.7 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
5.4 |
0.2 |
11.8 |
1.0 |
6.8 |
0.6 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
3.9 |
0.3 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
4.9 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
Hispanic |
4.2 |
0.4 |
5.9 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
4.2 |
0.8 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
8.1 |
0.5 |
12.2 |
1.2 |
7.5 |
0.8 |
6.8 |
0.8 |
6.2 |
1.2 |
High school graduate |
5.4 |
0.3 |
12.8 |
1.3 |
6.5 |
0.9 |
4.5 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
At least some college |
5.4 |
0.3 |
11.9 |
1.6 |
7.7 |
0.9 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
3.8 |
0.2 |
7.6 |
1.3 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
Public only |
6.6 |
0.5 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
10.8 |
0.7 |
16.0 |
1.4 |
10.2 |
1.2 |
9.1 |
1.1 |
7.9 |
1.4 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
3.6 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
4.2 |
1.2 |
4.3 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
3.4 |
0.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
4.1 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
0.7 |
Medicare and other public |
4.8 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
4.9 |
0.2 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
3.5 |
0.3 |
Metropolitan-small |
5.3 |
0.3 |
9.9 |
1.3 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
5.1 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
Micropolitan |
4.7 |
0.5 |
7.1 |
1.3 |
6.0 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
0.9 |
Noncore-adjacent |
5.5 |
0.8 |
8.3 |
1.9 |
4.8 |
1.1 |
6.3 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
4.2 |
0.9 |
8.4 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
5.9 |
0.8 |
7.0 |
1.7 |
5.4 |
1.5 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
No |
1.5 |
0.2 |
* |
* |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
5.1 |
0.2 |
9.2 |
0.6 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
0.2 |
Other |
4.0 |
0.5 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
13.2 |
0.7 |
21.0 |
1.8 |
13.0 |
1.6 |
11.0 |
1.2 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
Complex activities |
17.2 |
1.0 |
24.4 |
2.2 |
15.2 |
2.0 |
15.2 |
1.8 |
13.4 |
2.1 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
4.6 |
0.2 |
8.9 |
0.9 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
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.