Table 140C_c: Income - Adults who sometimes or never get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted, by family incomea, United States, 2001

  Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 14.9 0.5 19.2 1.7 19.1 1.4 14.0 0.9 12.7 0.8
                     
Age                    
    18-44 18.2 0.8 24.4 2.7 25.2 2.3 15.8 1.2 15.3 1.2
    45-64 13.7 0.9 16.1 2.7 19.1 2.4 14.8 1.7 11.3 1.2
    65 and over 7.9 0.9 8.5 1.9 8.5 1.7 8.1 1.9 6.5 1.8
                     
Gender                    
    Male 14.1 0.7 17.3 2.7 19.7 2.2 13.2 1.3 12.2 1.1
    Female 15.6 0.6 20.2 2.0 18.6 1.5 14.7 1.2 13.2 1.0
                     
Race                    
    White 14.0 0.5 20.1 2.0 16.5 1.4 12.7 0.9 12.6 0.8
    Black 18.5 1.7 15.3 2.5 25.5 3.8 18.0 2.6 14.6 3.3
    Asian or Pacific Islander 26.2 4.3 * * * * * * * *
    American Indian or Alaska Native * * * * * * * * * *
                     
Ethnicity                    
    Non-Hispanic 14.1 0.5 17.3 1.8 17.8 1.4 13.2 0.9 12.5 0.8
      White 13.0 0.6 17.8 2.3 14.5 1.5 11.7 1.0 12.4 0.9
      Black 18.3 1.7 14.7 2.5 25.1 3.8 18.2 2.6 14.2 3.4
    Hispanic 23.6 1.6 28.9 4.1 26.6 3.6 22.6 2.7 16.7 3.3
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 18.5 1.0 21.3 2.4 19.8 2.1 15.6 2.1 17.5 3.2
    High school graduate 13.2 0.9 19.4 3.4 19.2 2.4 11.2 1.3 9.7 1.4
    At least some college 14.7 0.8 15.8 3.2 17.5 2.2 15.9 1.4 13.4 1.0
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65 years                    
    Any private 14.2 0.6 18.4 3.0 17.6 2.2 14.3 1.0 13.2 0.9
    Public only 21.2 1.8 19.4 2.7 26.9 3.3 * * * *
    Uninsured 27.4 2.0 29.2 4.1 34.2 3.9 23.0 3.4 * *
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 6.7 1.6 * * * * * * * *
    Medicare and private 8.0 1.2 * * * * 8.4 2.4 8.3 2.5
    Medicare and other public 10.5 2.5 * * * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 16.2 0.7 16.6 2.2 21.4 2.3 16.1 1.3 14.4 1.0
    Metropolitan-small 14.0 1.0 22.3 3.4 18.3 2.6 13.0 1.5 10.0 1.4
    Micropolitan 14.0 1.3 21.3 3.5 17.7 2.9 12.4 2.4 10.4 2.1
    Noncore-adjacent 10.7 1.9 * * * * * * * *
    Noncore-rural 9.5 2.6 * * * * * * * *
                     

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.

Table 140C_d Table 140C_b

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