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Table 207D_d
Families in which a member was unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications, by education,a United States, 2003
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population groupb Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 7.3 0.3 9.9 0.7 7.7 0.6 6.2 0.4
Age 18-44 6.7 0.4 8.8 0.9 7.7 0.9 5.5 0.4
45-64 9.3 0.6 15.2 1.5 10.0 1.0 7.1 0.7
65 and over 5.4 0.6 6.6 1.0 3.4 0.7 6.2 1.1
Gender Male 6.3 0.4 8.2 0.9 7.2 0.8 5.1 0.4
Female 8.4 0.4 11.4 0.9 8.1 0.7 7.3 0.6
Race White, single race 7.1 0.4 9.6 0.7 7.6 0.6 5.9 0.4
Black, single race 8.8 0.8 11.2 1.3 8.1 1.4 8.0 1.2
Asian, single race 4.2 1.0 * * * * 5.1 1.4
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 17.1 4.4 * * * * * *
Multiple races 13.7 3.1 * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 7.5 0.4 10.8 0.8 7.8 0.6 6.3 0.4
Non-Hispanic, White 7.2 0.4 10.8 0.9 7.7 0.6 6.0 0.4
Non-Hispanic, Black 9.0 0.8 11.6 1.4 8.3 1.4 8.0 1.3
Hispanic, all races 6.3 0.6 7.1 1.0 6.6 1.3 4.8 0.9
Family incomec Negative/poor 11.7 0.9 11.7 1.1 12.3 1.9 10.7 1.9
Near poor/low 9.7 0.8 11.1 1.2 7.9 0.9 10.6 1.5
Middle 6.8 0.5 8.4 1.2 7.1 0.8 6.1 0.7
High 4.9 0.3 4.9 1.4 5.9 0.9 4.6 0.4
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 5.9 0.3 7.5 1.1 6.8 0.7 5.3 0.4
Public only 15.4 1.2 13.2 1.4 16.4 2.1 17.8 2.5
Uninsured 11.7 1.1 14.9 1.6 11.6 2.0 8.9 1.3
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 5.8 1.0 6.0 1.6 * * 6.6 1.9
Medicare and private 5.0 0.8 6.9 1.9 * * 5.8 1.2
Medicare and other public 6.1 1.4 6.7 1.7 * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 6.5 0.5 6.8 0.8 7.4 1.0 5.9 0.5
Metropolitan-small 8.1 0.6 11.0 1.3 8.3 0.9 6.8 0.8
Micropolitan 8.8 1.0 14.2 2.2 7.9 1.2 6.7 1.2
Noncore-adjacent 9.0 1.5 15.5 2.3 6.8 2.0 * *
Noncore-not adjacent 7.2 1.7 * * * * * *
Preferred language English 7.5 0.4 11.0 0.7 7.8 0.6 6.3 0.4
Other 5.4 0.7 5.6 0.9 5.9 1.6 4.9 1.2
Born in U.S. Yes 7.7 0.4 11.3 0.8 8.0 0.6 6.3 0.4
No 5.2 0.6 5.2 0.8 4.7 1.2 5.5 0.8

a 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.

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

c 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.

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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