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

	Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	7.0	0.3	15.9	1.1	12.7	0.8	6.2	0.5	1.8	0.2
Age
0-17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
18-44	8.6	0.5	19.2	1.7	14.6	1.2	7.0	0.7	2.3	0.4
45-64	6.7	0.5	15.9	2.1	18.1	1.8	7.2	0.8	1.6	0.3
65 and over	3.8	0.4	6.9	1.3	5.5	0.9	2.9	0.7	*	*
Gender
Male	5.8	0.4	15.5	1.9	12.0	1.1	5.5	0.5	1.6	0.3
Female	8.4	0.4	16.1	1.3	13.2	1.1	7.1	0.7	2.1	0.4
Race
White	7.1	0.3	17.4	1.3	13.2	1.0	6.3	0.5	1.8	0.3
Black	6.9	0.7	11.0	1.9	10.6	1.6	4.7	1.1	*	*
Asian or Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic	7.0	0.3	15.9	1.1	12.7	0.8	6.2	0.5	1.8	0.2
White	6.8	0.4	18.2	1.5	13.4	1.1	6.2	0.5	1.8	0.3
Black	6.7	0.7	10.5	1.9	10.2	1.6	4.7	1.1	*	*
Hispanic	9.8	0.8	16.3	2.2	12.6	1.5	6.8	1.0	*	*
Educationb (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	12.2	0.7	17.7	1.6	14.1	1.3	8.4	1.1	*	*
High school graduate	6.7	0.5	14.7	1.9	10.5	1.3	4.8	0.6	2.7	0.6
At least some college	5.1	0.4	14.6	2.4	13.5	1.6	6.5	0.8	1.5	0.3
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	4.5	0.3	10.9	2.4	12.5	1.3	5.4	0.6	1.4	0.2
Public only	15.7	1.5	18.2	2.1	12.9	2.6	13.3	3.6	*	*
Uninsured	20.4	1.2	25.1	2.6	23.3	2.0	17.1	2.1	11.5	2.7
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	4.9	0.9	*	*	6.8	1.8	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	2.3	0.4	*	*	4.3	1.1	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	8.3	1.7	10.3	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence locationc
Metropolitan-large	6.2	0.4	14.2	1.6	12.0	1.0	6.3	0.6	1.7	0.3
Metropolitan-small	7.9	0.7	17.6	2.6	13.9	1.6	6.4	1.0	2.2	0.6
Micropolitan	8.5	0.8	18.2	2.5	13.5	2.1	6.6	1.1	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	7.7	1.2	15.6	3.5	9.4	2.2	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	8.6	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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.

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