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Table 207D_a
Families in which a member was unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications, by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population groupa Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 7.3 0.3 7.1 0.4 8.8 0.8 4.4 1.0 * * 17.0 4.4 13.5 3.1
Age 18-44 6.7 0.4 6.4 0.5 8.3 1.2 * * * * * * * *
45-64 9.2 0.6 9.2 0.6 9.6 1.4 * * * * * * * *
65 and over 5.4 0.5 5.0 0.6 8.8 1.6 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 6.2 0.4 6.0 0.4 8.7 1.5 * * * * * * * *
Female 8.3 0.4 8.2 0.5 8.8 1.0 * * * * * * 14.5 3.8
Family incomeb Negative/poor 11.6 0.9 11.8 1.1 11.0 1.6 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 9.7 0.8 8.9 0.8 11.9 2.1 * * * * * * * *
Middle 6.8 0.5 6.8 0.6 6.7 1.3 * * * * * * * *
High 4.9 0.3 4.9 0.4 5.8 1.5 * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 9.9 0.7 9.6 0.7 11.2 1.3 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 7.7 0.6 7.6 0.6 8.1 1.4 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 6.2 0.4 5.9 0.4 8.0 1.2 5.1 1.4 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 5.9 0.3 5.8 0.3 7.0 1.1 * * * * * * * *
Public only 15.4 1.2 16.2 1.6 12.6 1.6 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 11.6 1.0 12.0 1.2 10.2 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 5.9 1.0 5.4 1.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 5.0 0.7 4.8 0.8 9.0 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 6.2 1.4 * * 9.0 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 6.5 0.5 6.3 0.5 7.5 1.0 4.5 1.2 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 8.1 0.6 7.5 0.6 11.3 1.5 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 8.8 1.0 8.7 1.0 12.3 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 9.1 1.5 8.6 1.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 7.2 1.7 6.8 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 7.5 0.4 7.2 0.4 9.0 0.8 5.2 1.5 * * * * 12.8 3.0
Other 5.4 0.7 5.9 0.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 7.7 0.4 7.3 0.4 9.4 0.9 * * * * * * 13.6 3.2
No 5.2 0.5 5.6 0.7 * * 4.5 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: 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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