National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2006: Table 207A

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Table 207A_a
Families in which a member was unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications, by race, United States, 2003

				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group^a		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		19.8	0.6	19.6	0.6	21.0	1.4	13.2	2.1	*	*	31.2	6.0	32.7	4.0
Age	18-44	20.9	0.8	21.0	0.9	21.5	1.8	12.0	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45-64	22.2	0.9	22.3	1.0	22.0	2.1	15.9	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	12.4	0.8	11.8	0.9	16.2	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	17.6	0.7	17.2	0.7	20.8	2.1	12.9	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	21.9	0.7	22.1	0.8	21.1	1.7	13.6	3.2	*	*	*	*	31.0	4.7
Family income^b	Negative/poor	26.9	1.4	27.5	1.7	23.8	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	24.2	1.1	23.8	1.1	26.2	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	20.0	0.9	20.1	1.0	19.5	2.4	16.1	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	14.7	0.7	14.8	0.7	13.9	2.3	10.7	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^c	Less than high school	22.5	0.9	21.9	1.0	25.4	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	20.1	0.9	20.4	1.0	18.2	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	18.6	0.6	18.3	0.7	21.2	2.1	14.6	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	18.2	0.6	18.5	0.7	17.8	1.9	11.8	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	34.1	1.5	36.5	2.0	27.4	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	28.6	1.5	29.0	1.6	28.0	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	12.9	1.5	12.5	1.6	15.8	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	12.2	1.1	11.4	1.2	19.2	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	12.7	1.9	12.3	2.3	12.7	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^d	Metropolitan-large	18.6	0.7	18.4	0.8	19.6	1.5	14.6	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Metropolitan-small	21.5	1.2	21.5	1.3	21.9	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	20.7	1.5	20.1	1.5	32.4	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-adjacent	20.1	2.2	19.3	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-not adjacent	19.6	3.6	19.2	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Preferred language	English	20.1	0.6	19.8	0.6	21.0	1.4	11.6	2.9	*	*	*	*	32.8	3.9
Preferred language	Other	16.9	1.1	17.2	1.2	*	*	14.9	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Born in U.S.	Yes	20.2	0.6	19.8	0.7	21.5	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	31.6	4.0
Born in U.S.	No	17.4	0.9	18.2	1.1	15.6	3.2	14.0	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*

^a Values are for reference person in the family, excluding families with a reference person age under 18.

^b 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.

^c 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.

^d See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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; 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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