Table 135c: Income - Families that experience difficulties or delays in obtaining health care or do not receive needed care, by family incomea, United States, 2001

  Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 11.6 0.4 19.0 1.2 17.0 1.0 11.0 0.6 6.7 0.5
                     
Age                    
    0-17 * * * * * * * * * *
    18-44 13.6 0.6 22.5 2.0 21.1 1.4 12.2 0.8 7.2 0.8
    45-64 12.0 0.6 20.8 2.3 23.6 2.1 12.2 1.1 7.0 0.6
    65 and over 5.8 0.6 7.8 1.4 5.5 1.0 6.5 1.1 4.0 0.9
                     
Gender                    
    Male 10.3 0.5 19.2 2.0 16.5 1.3 9.8 0.7 6.4 0.5
    Female 12.9 0.5 18.9 1.4 17.3 1.3 12.4 0.8 7.2 0.7
                     
Race                    
    White 11.6 0.5 21.0 1.6 17.4 1.2 10.8 0.6 6.8 0.5
    Black 10.7 0.8 13.1 1.9 13.5 1.7 10.8 1.6 5.1 1.2
    Asian or Pacific Islander 12.5 2.2 * * * * * * * *
    American Indian or Alaska Native 19.1 4.5 * * * * * * * *
                     
Ethnicity                    
    Non-Hispanic 11.6 0.4 19.0 1.2 17.0 1.0 11.0 0.6 6.7 0.5
      White 11.4 0.5 22.8 1.9 17.2 1.3 10.7 0.7 6.8 0.5
      Black 10.5 0.8 12.6 1.8 12.9 1.6 11.0 1.6 5.3 1.2
    Hispanic 13.6 0.9 16.1 1.9 18.4 1.9 11.5 1.5 5.9 1.5
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 14.4 0.8 18.1 1.6 16.6 1.4 10.2 1.2 8.8 1.9
    High school graduate 11.3 0.6 21.7 2.0 14.6 1.4 10.2 0.9 5.5 0.9
    At least some college 10.6 0.5 17.6 2.5 20.4 1.9 12 1.0 7.1 0.5
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65                    
    Any private 9.5 0.5 16.0 2.5 17.6 1.4 10.1 0.7 6.5 0.5
    Public only 21.8 1.7 22.9 2.2 23.4 3.1 17.1 4.1 * *
    Uninsured 25.8 1.4 26.5 2.6 29.5 2.3 25.3 2.4 17.5 3.0
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 7.5 1.0 7.4 2.1 7.5 1.8 7.1 1.8 7.9 2.2
    Medicare and private 4.2 0.7 * * * * 5.9 1.3 * *
    Medicare and other public 8.7 1.7 11.8 3.4 * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 11.8 0.6 19.1 1.7 17.8 1.5 12.2 0.8 7.1 0.6
    Metropolitan-small 11.7 0.8 19.4 2.4 16.4 1.8 10.8 1.1 6.9 1.0
    Micropolitan 9.7 1.2 18.6 3.2 16.1 2.8 6.5 1.2 3.4 0.9
    Noncore-adjacent 11.1 1.3 14.1 3.5 12.5 2.5 10.9 2.4 * *
    Noncore-rural 14.8 3.1 * * * * * * * *
                     

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: SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Table 135d Table 135b

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