Table 221A_b People who were unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
11.0 |
0.3 |
11.3 |
0.4 |
11.5 |
0.4 |
11.3 |
0.8 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
Age |
0-17 |
5.5 |
0.3 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
5.2 |
0.6 |
18-44 |
12.9 |
0.5 |
13.5 |
0.6 |
13.6 |
0.6 |
13.9 |
1.2 |
10.1 |
0.7 |
45-64 |
14.2 |
0.6 |
14.2 |
0.6 |
14.1 |
0.7 |
15.7 |
1.4 |
13.9 |
1.5 |
65 and over |
9.6 |
0.6 |
9.5 |
0.6 |
9.4 |
0.7 |
12.0 |
1.7 |
10.9 |
1.9 |
Gender |
Male |
9.4 |
0.4 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
9.6 |
0.4 |
9.7 |
1.0 |
8.4 |
0.8 |
Female |
12.5 |
0.4 |
12.9 |
0.4 |
13.3 |
0.5 |
12.7 |
0.8 |
9.8 |
0.7 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
16.5 |
0.8 |
18.4 |
1.0 |
21.4 |
1.4 |
12.7 |
1.3 |
10.6 |
1.2 |
Near poor/low |
14.1 |
0.7 |
15.4 |
0.8 |
15.8 |
1.0 |
15.5 |
1.7 |
10.1 |
0.9 |
Middle |
11.2 |
0.5 |
11.6 |
0.6 |
12.5 |
0.7 |
8.2 |
1.1 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
High |
7.4 |
0.4 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
9.2 |
1.6 |
6.2 |
1.0 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
16.0 |
0.7 |
17.4 |
0.9 |
18.2 |
1.1 |
15.0 |
1.6 |
12.4 |
1.0 |
High school graduate |
13.1 |
0.6 |
13.5 |
0.6 |
13.5 |
0.7 |
14.2 |
1.3 |
10.0 |
1.0 |
At least some college |
11.5 |
0.5 |
11.6 |
0.5 |
11.4 |
0.5 |
14.2 |
1.2 |
10.4 |
1.1 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
9.1 |
0.4 |
9.4 |
0.4 |
9.7 |
0.4 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
Public only |
14.3 |
0.8 |
16.2 |
0.9 |
19.1 |
1.4 |
11.2 |
1.0 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
Uninsured |
18.7 |
0.9 |
21.0 |
1.2 |
22.2 |
1.4 |
18.6 |
2.3 |
13.6 |
1.2 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
8.8 |
0.9 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
8.2 |
1.0 |
12.1 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
9.7 |
0.9 |
9.6 |
0.9 |
9.5 |
0.9 |
11.7 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
11.4 |
1.7 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
12.8 |
2.9 |
13.0 |
2.6 |
9.1 |
2.2 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
10.7 |
0.4 |
11.1 |
0.5 |
11.2 |
0.5 |
12.1 |
1.0 |
9.1 |
0.7 |
Metropolitan-small |
11.2 |
0.6 |
11.5 |
0.7 |
11.8 |
0.7 |
9.2 |
1.1 |
9.4 |
1.3 |
Micropolitan |
11.1 |
0.9 |
11.2 |
1.0 |
11.1 |
1.1 |
11.4 |
1.9 |
9.2 |
1.1 |
Noncore-adjacent |
13.0 |
1.5 |
13.6 |
1.6 |
13.9 |
1.5 |
9.3 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
8.8 |
1.6 |
9.0 |
1.6 |
9.5 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
11.1 |
0.9 |
10.6 |
1.0 |
11.2 |
1.1 |
9.1 |
2.1 |
14.2 |
2.2 |
No |
4.2 |
0.3 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
11.3 |
0.4 |
11.5 |
0.4 |
11.5 |
0.4 |
11.2 |
0.8 |
9.3 |
0.8 |
Other |
8.1 |
0.6 |
6.6 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
8.8 |
0.7 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
25.7 |
1.0 |
25.5 |
1.0 |
25.2 |
1.1 |
24.4 |
2.3 |
27.5 |
2.9 |
Complex activities |
31.0 |
1.3 |
31.0 |
1.4 |
31.7 |
1.7 |
24.2 |
2.5 |
30.7 |
3.6 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
10.5 |
0.4 |
10.7 |
0.4 |
10.6 |
0.4 |
12.5 |
1.0 |
9.3 |
0.7 |
a Negative/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.
b Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school 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.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.