Table 207B_b Families in which a member was unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care, 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 |
9.7 |
0.4 |
9.7 |
0.4 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
Age |
18-44 |
10.1 |
0.6 |
10.3 |
0.6 |
10.5 |
0.7 |
9.1 |
1.3 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
45-64 |
11.7 |
0.6 |
11.7 |
0.6 |
12.0 |
0.7 |
10.2 |
1.3 |
11.6 |
1.5 |
65 and over |
4.9 |
0.6 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
5.0 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
3.9 |
1.2 |
Gender |
Male |
8.8 |
0.5 |
8.9 |
0.6 |
8.7 |
0.6 |
9.0 |
1.4 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
Female |
10.5 |
0.5 |
10.5 |
0.5 |
11.0 |
0.6 |
8.4 |
1.0 |
10.3 |
1.1 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
13.6 |
1.1 |
14.0 |
1.3 |
14.3 |
1.6 |
12.5 |
1.7 |
11.7 |
1.8 |
Near poor/low |
12.3 |
0.8 |
13.0 |
0.9 |
13.5 |
1.1 |
9.5 |
1.8 |
9.3 |
1.2 |
Middle |
9.7 |
0.6 |
9.8 |
0.7 |
10.1 |
0.8 |
8.0 |
1.7 |
9.1 |
1.2 |
High |
6.8 |
0.5 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
7.0 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
6.7 |
1.4 |
Educationc |
Less than high school |
11.0 |
0.7 |
11.5 |
0.9 |
11.5 |
1.1 |
10.7 |
1.5 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
High school graduate |
9.3 |
0.6 |
9.2 |
0.6 |
9.6 |
0.7 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
10.4 |
1.5 |
At least some college |
9.5 |
0.5 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
9.5 |
0.6 |
9.5 |
1.7 |
8.5 |
1.2 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
8.8 |
0.4 |
9.0 |
0.4 |
9.3 |
0.5 |
7.5 |
1.2 |
7.5 |
1.0 |
Public only |
18.3 |
1.5 |
19.7 |
1.7 |
22.7 |
2.4 |
13.8 |
1.8 |
11.7 |
2.1 |
Uninsured |
15.2 |
1.1 |
16.1 |
1.3 |
17.0 |
1.7 |
11.3 |
2.0 |
12.6 |
1.6 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
5.4 |
1.2 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
5.5 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
4.7 |
0.7 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
4.9 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
4.4 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
9.2 |
0.5 |
9.3 |
0.6 |
9.4 |
0.7 |
8.6 |
1.2 |
8.7 |
0.9 |
Metropolitan-small |
10.1 |
0.8 |
10.1 |
0.8 |
10.3 |
0.9 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
Micropolitan |
10.4 |
1.0 |
10.2 |
1.1 |
10.3 |
1.2 |
11.1 |
2.0 |
13.0 |
3.1 |
Noncore-adjacent |
9.8 |
1.2 |
9.5 |
1.2 |
9.5 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
10.3 |
2.2 |
10.5 |
2.2 |
10.2 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
9.7 |
0.4 |
9.7 |
0.4 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
10.3 |
1.1 |
Other |
9.0 |
0.8 |
10.0 |
1.8 |
9.9 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
8.5 |
0.9 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
9.8 |
0.4 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
8.9 |
0.9 |
10.3 |
1.2 |
No |
9.1 |
0.7 |
9.4 |
1.1 |
10.8 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
8.7 |
0.8 |
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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