Table 137a: Families that did not receive a doctor's care or prescription medications because the family needed the money, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	7.0	0.3	7.1	0.3	6.9	0.7	*	*	*	*
Age
0-17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
18-44	8.6	0.5	9.1	0.5	6.7	0.9	*	*	*	*
45-64	6.7	0.5	6.5	0.5	7.8	1.3	*	*	*	*
65 and over	3.8	0.4	3.5	0.4	6.2	1.8	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	5.8	0.4	5.7	0.4	6.6	1.2	*	*	*	*
Female	8.4	0.4	8.7	0.5	7.2	0.9	*	*	*	*
Family incomea
Negative or poor	15.9	1.1	17.4	1.3	11.0	1.9	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	12.7	0.8	13.2	1.0	10.6	1.6	*	*	*	*
Middle	6.2	0.5	6.3	0.5	4.7	1.1	*	*	*	*
High	1.8	0.2	1.8	0.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Educationb (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	12.2	0.7	13.1	0.8	9.1	1.6	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	6.7	0.5	6.4	0.5	7.3	1.2	*	*	*	*
At least some college	5.1	0.4	5.1	0.5	5.0	0.8	*	*	*	*
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	4.5	0.3	4.6	0.4	4.3	0.7	*	*	*	*
Public only	15.7	1.5	18.8	1.9	8.3	1.7	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	20.4	1.2	20.9	1.3	17.8	3.1	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	4.9	0.9	4.7	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	2.3	0.4	2.3	0.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	8.3	1.7	7.2	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence locationc
Metropolitan-large	6.2	0.4	6.3	0.5	6.1	0.8	*	*	*	*
Metropolitan-small	7.9	0.7	7.7	0.8	9.2	1.6	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	8.5	0.8	8.2	0.9	9.1	2.4	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	7.7	1.2	8.1	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	8.6	1.6	8.7	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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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