Table 3.5a Percent of persons unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications by main reasons, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total population (in thousands) |
Percent experienced difficultye |
Main reasonsf |
Couldn't afford |
Insurance related |
Other |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
293,527 |
3.7 |
56.8 |
2.2 |
15.4 |
1.4 |
28.6 |
1.7 |
Race |
White, single race |
236,409 |
3.8 |
53.8 |
2.4 |
15.7 |
1.6 |
31.0 |
2.0 |
Black, single race |
36,546 |
3.6 |
69.9 |
3.5 |
13.4 |
3.0 |
20.6 |
3.2 |
AI/AN, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
NHOPI, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
5,129 |
7.8 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
42,212 |
2.8 |
73.5 |
3.8 |
11.9 |
2.9 |
14.6 |
2.8 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
251,315 |
3.9 |
54.8 |
2.4 |
15.8 |
1.6 |
30.3 |
1.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
196,305 |
4.0 |
50.9 |
2.7 |
16.1 |
1.8 |
33.5 |
2.2 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
35,548 |
3.6 |
70.1 |
3.6 |
13.6 |
3.0 |
20.2 |
3.2 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
19,461 |
2.7 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Gender |
Male |
143,869 |
2.7 |
54.8 |
3.4 |
14.8 |
2.2 |
31.2 |
3.2 |
Female |
149,658 |
4.6 |
57.9 |
2.5 |
15.8 |
1.8 |
27.2 |
2.1 |
Age |
0-17 |
73,341 |
1.1 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
18-44 |
111,219 |
3.8 |
66.7 |
2.7 |
13.3 |
1.9 |
20.6 |
2.1 |
45-64 |
70,867 |
6.0 |
51.1 |
3.2 |
18.4 |
2.2 |
31.1 |
2.6 |
65 and over |
35,864 |
4.0 |
50.3 |
4.9 |
15.5 |
3.6 |
36.6 |
4.5 |
Educationa |
Less than high school |
41,345 |
5.6 |
77.8 |
2.9 |
8.1 |
1.9 |
15.3 |
2.4 |
High school graduate |
70,601 |
5.1 |
63.4 |
3.5 |
15.5 |
2.2 |
22.5 |
2.7 |
At least some college |
105,725 |
3.9 |
41.5 |
3.1 |
20.4 |
2.7 |
38.4 |
2.9 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
146,148 |
3.9 |
55.6 |
2.7 |
17.2 |
2.0 |
27.7 |
2.1 |
Not employed |
36,574 |
8.0 |
65.4 |
3.4 |
13.2 |
2.1 |
22.2 |
2.7 |
Health insurance, ages 0-64 |
Any private |
182,562 |
3.0 |
43.3 |
2.8 |
19.3 |
2.1 |
38.1 |
2.4 |
Public only |
37,520 |
4.8 |
64.2 |
4.3 |
19.7 |
3.5 |
17.1 |
3.0 |
Uninsured |
35,346 |
5.7 |
91.2 |
2.1 |
DSU |
DSU |
7.6 |
2.1 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
10,416 |
4.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare and private |
20,912 |
3.6 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare and other public |
4,244 |
5.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Family incomec |
Negative/poor |
37,707 |
6.7 |
73.2 |
3.7 |
11.1 |
2.6 |
16.9 |
2.8 |
Near poor/low |
53,964 |
4.6 |
71.9 |
3.4 |
9.7 |
2.1 |
18.6 |
3.1 |
Middle |
93,355 |
3.7 |
57.1 |
3.3 |
15.0 |
2.1 |
28.8 |
3.0 |
High |
108,500 |
2.3 |
24.4 |
3.9 |
26.2 |
3.9 |
50.4 |
3.9 |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
161,040 |
3.6 |
52.0 |
2.7 |
17.6 |
2.0 |
31.0 |
2.3 |
Metropolitan-small |
82,408 |
3.6 |
61.3 |
4.0 |
12.5 |
2.1 |
27.4 |
3.6 |
Micropolitan |
31,423 |
4.0 |
55.5 |
7.5 |
18.8 |
4.9 |
26.5 |
5.2 |
Noncore-adjacent |
12,945 |
5.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Noncore-not adjacent |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
259,993 |
2.6 |
50.8 |
2.5 |
16.7 |
1.8 |
33.0 |
2.2 |
Fair/poor |
31,643 |
12.9 |
66.9 |
3.3 |
13.2 |
1.8 |
21.1 |
2.6 |
a Includes 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.
b Employment status for persons ages 18-64 only.
c 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.
d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
e Denominator includes persons eligible to access care. Numerator includes persons unable or delayed in receiving needed care.
f Denominator is persons who experienced difficulty. Responses unrelated to inability to afford care or insurance were collapsed into the "Other" category. For a full list of responses, see the documentation for the MEPS public use file.
DSU - 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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.