Table 188A_d Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications, by educationa, United States, 2002 |
Population groupb |
Total |
Less than high school graduate |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
20.5 |
0.5 |
23.3 |
1.0 |
19.5 |
0.7 |
20.0 |
0.6 |
Age |
18-44 |
22.3 |
0.7 |
26.9 |
1.5 |
22.0 |
1.1 |
21.0 |
0.9 |
45-64 |
21.7 |
0.7 |
26.2 |
1.6 |
20.1 |
1.1 |
21.4 |
0.9 |
65 and over |
14.0 |
0.8 |
16.6 |
1.2 |
12.8 |
1.5 |
12.4 |
1.3 |
Gender |
Male |
19.1 |
0.6 |
21.0 |
1.4 |
19.1 |
0.9 |
18.3 |
0.8 |
Female |
22.0 |
0.6 |
25.5 |
1.3 |
19.9 |
1.0 |
21.9 |
0.8 |
Race |
White, single race |
20.8 |
0.5 |
23.4 |
1.1 |
19.7 |
0.8 |
20.5 |
0.7 |
Black, single race |
19.3 |
1.0 |
23.0 |
2.0 |
17.4 |
1.8 |
18.5 |
1.7 |
Asian, single race |
12.9 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
13.1 |
1.9 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
27.1 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
33.2 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
20.7 |
0.5 |
24.7 |
1.1 |
19.7 |
0.7 |
20.0 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
21.1 |
0.6 |
25.3 |
1.3 |
20.0 |
0.8 |
20.5 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
19.1 |
1.0 |
22.8 |
2.0 |
17.6 |
1.9 |
18.2 |
1.7 |
Hispanic (all races) |
19.0 |
1.1 |
19.2 |
1.5 |
17.1 |
2.1 |
20.3 |
1.9 |
Family incomec |
Negative or poor |
28.2 |
1.3 |
28.3 |
1.7 |
26.4 |
2.1 |
30.5 |
2.5 |
Near poor/low |
24.8 |
1.0 |
25.8 |
1.6 |
23.0 |
1.8 |
25.9 |
1.8 |
Middle |
19.7 |
0.7 |
18.5 |
1.5 |
19.1 |
1.2 |
20.8 |
1.0 |
High |
16.1 |
0.7 |
15.0 |
2.5 |
14.2 |
1.2 |
17.0 |
0.8 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
19.0 |
0.6 |
20.4 |
1.6 |
18.4 |
0.9 |
19.2 |
0.7 |
Public only |
32.4 |
1.9 |
30.7 |
2.3 |
31.2 |
3.0 |
38.5 |
3.9 |
Uninsured |
30.9 |
1.3 |
31.6 |
2.0 |
27.5 |
2.0 |
33.6 |
2.4 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
16.8 |
1.7 |
19.3 |
2.5 |
15.5 |
3.1 |
15.0 |
3.0 |
Medicare and private |
11.9 |
0.9 |
13.1 |
1.8 |
12.0 |
1.7 |
11.0 |
1.4 |
Medicare and other public |
17.1 |
1.9 |
19.0 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
20.6 |
0.6 |
21.5 |
1.3 |
20.5 |
1.0 |
20.3 |
0.8 |
Metropolitan-small |
20.9 |
1.0 |
25.6 |
2.0 |
19.4 |
1.3 |
20.0 |
1.3 |
Micropolitan |
19.7 |
1.7 |
25.0 |
2.6 |
17.4 |
2.0 |
18.4 |
2.3 |
Noncore-adjacent |
20.1 |
1.8 |
23.2 |
3.3 |
16.6 |
2.6 |
21.6 |
3.1 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
18.8 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
17.9 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
20.9 |
0.5 |
25.5 |
1.1 |
19.7 |
0.7 |
20.2 |
0.7 |
Other |
16.3 |
1.1 |
15.5 |
1.4 |
15.7 |
2.2 |
17.8 |
2.2 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
21.1 |
0.5 |
25.7 |
1.2 |
19.7 |
0.7 |
20.4 |
0.7 |
No |
16.7 |
0.9 |
15.4 |
1.4 |
17.3 |
1.9 |
17.3 |
1.5 |
a Less 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.
b Values are for reference person in the family, excluding families with reference person age under 18.
c Negative 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.
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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