Table 207A_b Families in which a member was unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
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Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
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|
Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
Population groupa |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
19.8 |
0.6 |
20.0 |
0.6 |
19.9 |
0.7 |
20.9 |
1.4 |
17.9 |
1.0 |
Age |
18-44 |
20.9 |
0.8 |
21.6 |
0.9 |
22.0 |
1.0 |
21.4 |
1.9 |
17.2 |
1.3 |
45-64 |
22.2 |
0.9 |
22.4 |
1.0 |
22.6 |
1.1 |
22.0 |
2.1 |
20.7 |
1.8 |
65 and over |
12.4 |
0.8 |
12.3 |
0.8 |
11.6 |
0.9 |
16.4 |
2.3 |
14.4 |
2.7 |
Gender |
Male |
17.6 |
0.7 |
18.0 |
0.7 |
17.6 |
0.8 |
20.6 |
2.1 |
14.6 |
1.4 |
Female |
21.9 |
0.7 |
22.0 |
0.8 |
22.3 |
0.9 |
21.1 |
1.7 |
21.6 |
1.3 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
26.9 |
1.4 |
27.9 |
1.7 |
29.4 |
2.1 |
23.6 |
2.0 |
22.5 |
2.3 |
Near poor/low |
24.2 |
1.1 |
25.4 |
1.2 |
25.4 |
1.3 |
26.1 |
2.9 |
18.0 |
1.5 |
Middle |
20.0 |
0.9 |
20.4 |
1.0 |
20.6 |
1.1 |
19.5 |
2.4 |
16.8 |
1.7 |
High |
14.7 |
0.7 |
14.8 |
0.7 |
14.9 |
0.8 |
14.1 |
2.3 |
12.9 |
1.8 |
Educationc |
Less than high school |
22.5 |
0.9 |
23.6 |
1.0 |
23.3 |
1.2 |
25.3 |
2.6 |
19.1 |
1.6 |
High school graduate |
20.1 |
0.9 |
20.3 |
1.0 |
20.6 |
1.1 |
18.6 |
1.8 |
18.5 |
1.7 |
At least some college |
18.6 |
0.6 |
18.8 |
0.7 |
18.6 |
0.8 |
20.8 |
2.1 |
15.7 |
1.6 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
18.2 |
0.6 |
18.5 |
0.7 |
18.9 |
0.7 |
17.7 |
2.0 |
15.7 |
1.4 |
Public only |
34.1 |
1.5 |
37.0 |
1.9 |
42.0 |
2.7 |
27.8 |
2.3 |
21.0 |
2.3 |
Uninsured |
28.6 |
1.5 |
31.6 |
1.9 |
33.2 |
2.2 |
27.5 |
2.9 |
20.6 |
2.0 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
12.9 |
1.5 |
12.9 |
1.6 |
12.5 |
1.7 |
15.9 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
12.2 |
1.1 |
12.1 |
1.1 |
11.3 |
1.2 |
19.4 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
12.7 |
1.9 |
12.3 |
2.1 |
11.5 |
2.6 |
12.9 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
18.6 |
0.7 |
19.0 |
0.8 |
18.9 |
1.0 |
19.6 |
1.6 |
16.4 |
1.1 |
Metropolitan-small |
21.5 |
1.2 |
21.5 |
1.3 |
21.5 |
1.4 |
21.5 |
2.3 |
21.7 |
2.2 |
Micropolitan |
20.7 |
1.5 |
20.8 |
1.6 |
20.2 |
1.6 |
32.5 |
5.2 |
19.9 |
5.1 |
Noncore-adjacent |
20.1 |
2.2 |
19.9 |
2.3 |
19.2 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
19.6 |
3.6 |
19.9 |
3.6 |
19.6 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
20.1 |
0.6 |
20.1 |
0.6 |
19.9 |
0.7 |
20.9 |
1.4 |
19.6 |
1.5 |
Other |
16.9 |
1.1 |
17.9 |
2.3 |
20.9 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
16.3 |
1.2 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
20.2 |
0.6 |
20.2 |
0.6 |
19.8 |
0.7 |
21.5 |
1.5 |
20.1 |
1.7 |
No |
17.4 |
0.9 |
18.3 |
1.4 |
21.9 |
2.1 |
13.9 |
3.3 |
16.3 |
1.1 |
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: 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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