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Table 208A_a
Families unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications due to financial or insurance reasons, 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 62.7 1.2 61.0 1.3 74.3 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Age 18-44 66.1 1.8 64.7 2.1 76.5 3.8 * * * * * * * *
45-64 61.8 1.9 60.5 2.1 72.0 4.6 * * * * * * * *
65 and over 51.6 3.3 47.6 3.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 60.9 1.8 58.4 2.0 77.7 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Female 64.2 1.6 63.1 2.0 72.1 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Family incomeb Negative/poor 77.7 2.2 77.2 2.5 81.9 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 73.6 2.1 72.6 2.4 75.2 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Middle 61.1 2.1 59.7 2.3 * * * * * * * * * *
High 45.0 2.1 44.3 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Educationc Less than high school 75.4 1.9 74.9 2.4 79.3 4.1 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 65.8 2.2 63.4 2.4 81.1 3.5 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 54.9 1.7 53.5 2.0 65.1 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 54.2 1.5 52.9 1.6 68.6 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Public only 71.9 2.6 73.2 3.3 67.9 5.5 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 88.6 1.8 87.4 2.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 43.7 4.5 40.5 4.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 61.1 1.8 60.1 2.2 67.9 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 64.9 1.8 62.5 2.0 84.8 3.2 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 63.2 4.0 59.4 4.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 67.7 5.1 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 62.3 1.3 60.3 1.5 74.5 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Other 68.5 3.3 69.9 3.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 62.3 1.3 59.9 1.5 75.6 2.3 * * * * * * * *
No 65.8 2.6 70.1 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *

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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