Table 208D_c Families unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications due to financial or insurance reasons, by family income,a United States, 2003 |
|
|
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Population groupb |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
70.7 |
1.9 |
81.0 |
3.1 |
79.8 |
2.9 |
66.5 |
3.6 |
57.1 |
4.0 |
Age |
18-44 |
75.2 |
2.8 |
85.6 |
3.9 |
87.1 |
3.2 |
63.8 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
45-64 |
69.8 |
3.0 |
75.8 |
5.1 |
77.7 |
5.1 |
73.7 |
5.1 |
57.0 |
5.3 |
65 and over |
59.8 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
69.6 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
80.9 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
71.6 |
2.3 |
78.7 |
3.9 |
79.0 |
3.3 |
67.9 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
Race |
White, single race |
67.9 |
2.3 |
77.6 |
3.8 |
76.5 |
3.6 |
64.7 |
4.1 |
56.9 |
4.3 |
Black, single race |
86.0 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
70.5 |
1.9 |
82.1 |
3.4 |
80.0 |
3.1 |
66.2 |
3.9 |
56.6 |
4.1 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
67.2 |
2.3 |
77.5 |
4.4 |
76.5 |
4.0 |
64.1 |
4.4 |
56.3 |
4.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
86.6 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Hispanic, all races |
72.7 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationc |
Less than high school |
81.6 |
2.5 |
82.6 |
3.7 |
79.9 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
72.3 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
63.0 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
63.5 |
5.4 |
48.3 |
5.2 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
63.5 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
62.5 |
4.7 |
56.3 |
4.6 |
Public only |
79.9 |
3.7 |
79.1 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
87.8 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
66.5 |
2.9 |
77.7 |
5.5 |
72.2 |
5.1 |
63.9 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
72.5 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
77.2 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
70.0 |
2.0 |
80.6 |
3.2 |
80.1 |
3.1 |
65.5 |
3.8 |
56.5 |
4.1 |
Other |
80.7 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
70.7 |
2.0 |
81.5 |
3.2 |
80.5 |
3.1 |
66.0 |
3.8 |
57.4 |
4.1 |
No |
70.9 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
a 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.
b Values are for reference person in the family, excluding families with a reference person age under 18.
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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