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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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