Table 136a: Families that experience difficulties or delays in obtaining health care due to financial or insurance reasons, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	76.5	1.3	77.3	1.4	71.8	3.4	*	*	*	*
Age
0-17	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
18-44	78.6	1.7	79.7	1.8	72.1	4.4	*	*	*	*
45-64	76.9	2.1	77.1	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
65 and over	63.7	4.5	64.7	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	73.1	2.0	73.4	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Female	79.5	1.6	80.7	1.7	73.9	4.6	*	*	*	*
Family incomea
Negative or poor	82.2	2.5	85.7	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	85.0	2.0	85.5	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
Middle	77.8	2.3	77.5	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
High	58.3	3.2	59.6	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Educationb (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	84.1	2.1	85.6	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	75.4	2.1	76.3	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
At least some college	73.1	2.3	73.4	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	70.3	2.1	70.7	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Public only	76.0	3.8	78.7	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	93.2	1.4	93.9	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence locationc
Metropolitan-large	74.2	1.7	75.9	1.9	68.7	4.4	*	*	*	*
Metropolitan-small	78.1	2.3	78.0	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	83.5	2.7	81.8	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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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