Table 208B_a Families unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care 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 |
52.8 |
1.9 |
51.1 |
2.2 |
66.1 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Age |
18-44 |
57.2 |
2.5 |
55.9 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45-64 |
52.3 |
2.5 |
50.8 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
32.7 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
52.7 |
2.8 |
49.8 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
53.0 |
2.4 |
52.2 |
2.7 |
62.0 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
70.6 |
3.2 |
70.0 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
62.5 |
3.5 |
61.7 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
51.2 |
3.0 |
50.4 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
32.5 |
2.9 |
31.5 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationc |
Less than high school |
70.5 |
2.9 |
70.3 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
54.7 |
3.3 |
53.5 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
43.9 |
2.4 |
41.5 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
41.1 |
2.1 |
39.3 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
61.8 |
3.8 |
64.9 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
87.6 |
2.2 |
86.9 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
51.3 |
3.0 |
49.7 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
54.6 |
3.1 |
52.2 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
53.3 |
5.5 |
50.5 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
51.6 |
2.1 |
49.6 |
2.3 |
66.4 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Other |
66.1 |
5.1 |
69.2 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
51.9 |
2.1 |
49.6 |
2.3 |
66.7 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
59.2 |
4.4 |
62.9 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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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