Table 135a: Families that experience difficulties or delays in obtaining health care or do not receive needed care, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	11.6	0.4	11.6	0.5	10.7	0.8	12.5	2.2	19.1	4.5
Age
0-17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
18-44	13.6	0.6	14.1	0.7	11.2	1.1	11.2	2.6	*	*
45-64	12	0.6	11.9	0.7	11.6	1.5	*	*	*	*
65 and over	5.8	0.6	5.5	0.6	6.6	1.7	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	10.3	0.5	10.1	0.5	10.1	1.5	11.5	2.3	*	*
Female	12.9	0.5	13.2	0.6	11.0	1.0	14.3	3.9	*	*
Family incomea
Negative or poor	19.0	1.2	21.0	1.6	13.1	1.9	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	17.0	1.0	17.4	1.2	13.5	1.7	*	*	*	*
Middle	11.0	0.6	10.8	0.6	10.8	1.6	*	*	*	*
High	6.7	0.5	6.8	0.5	5.1	1.2	*	*	*	*
Educationb (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	14.4	0.8	15.3	0.9	8.7	1.3	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	11.3	0.6	10.8	0.7	13.1	1.6	*	*	*	*
At least some college	10.6	0.5	10.7	0.5	9.9	1.2	11.3	2.4	*	*
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	9.5	0.5	9.6	0.5	8.8	1.0	8.8	2.1	*	*
Public only	21.8	1.7	25.8	2.2	10.8	2.0	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	25.8	1.4	26.1	1.5	23.0	3.1	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	7.5	1.0	7.0	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	4.2	0.7	4.2	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	8.7	1.7	8.4	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence locationc
Metropolitan-large	11.8	0.6	12.1	0.7	10.4	1.0	10.3	2.1	*	*
Metropolitan-small	11.7	0.8	11.4	0.9	12.3	1.7	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	9.7	1.2	9.1	1.3	10.1	2.9	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	11.1	1.3	11.6	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	14.8	3.1	15.0	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*

^aNegative or 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.

^bLess than high school graduate 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.

^cSee 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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; 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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