National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 3.2B

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Table 3.2B_a
Percent of families unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications, by main reasons, United States, 2002
				Main reasons^h
			Percent experienced difficulty^g	Couldn't afford		Insurance related		Other
Population group^a		Total families ^f (in thousands)	Percent experienced difficulty^g	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error
Total		121,016	15.4	50.9	1.4	11.7	0.8	37.4	1.2
Race	White only	99,578	15.6	50.5	1.5	11.7	0.9	37.7	1.4
	Black only	14,322	14.5	58.8	3.4	11.2	1.8	30.1	3.1
	AI/AN only	996	18.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian only	4,371	9.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	1,407	27.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	13,103	13.1	64.2	3.7	6.6	1.2	29.3	3.6
	Non-Hispanic, all races	107,912	15.7	49.5	1.5	12.2	0.8	38.3	1.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	87,014	15.9	49.0	1.6	12.3	1.0	38.7	1.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	14,115	14.5	58.1	3.5	11.4	1.9	30.5	3.2
	Non-Hispanic, other	6,783	14.7	39.2	5.6	12.5	3.3	48.3	5.8
Gender	Male	61,471	13.1	47.1	2.0	12.4	1.2	40.5	1.9
Gender	Female	59,545	17.8	53.8	1.6	11.2	1.1	35.1	1.5
Age	18-44	57,118	16.7	57.9	1.8	10.4	1.2	31.7	1.6
	45-64	40,088	15.8	46.9	2.2	13.2	1.3	39.9	2.0
	65 and over	23,711	11.2	34.2	2.8	13.1	2.3	52.8	3.3
Education^b	Less than high school	24,031	18.1	62.6	2.4	7.9	1.3	29.5	2.4
	High school graduate	38,750	14.2	55.0	2.2	10.0	1.3	35.0	1.9
	At least some college	57,577	15.0	42.1	1.9	14.8	1.2	43.0	1.8
Employment status^c	Employed	79,496	15.2	52.3	1.7	11.6	0.9	36.1	1.5
Employment status^c	Not employed	17,706	21.7	57.5	2.9	11.1	1.6	31.4	2.9
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	73,274	13.2	41.0	1.9	14.7	1.1	44.3	1.8
	Public only	9,006	27.8	52.5	3.2	15.0	2.4	32.5	3.2
	Uninsured	15,025	25.0	86.8	2.1	DSU	DSU	12.3	2.1
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	6,865	14.4	39.8	4.7	12.7	3.7	47.6	5.0
	Medicare and private	13,874	9.3	29.8	3.7	9.4	2.6	60.8	4.3
	Medicare and other public	2,772	13.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^d	Negative/poor	16,604	24.0	65.1	2.3	8.8	1.4	26.1	2.2
	Near poor/low	23,126	20.2	67.6	2.3	7.6	1.2	24.8	2.3
	Middle	36,898	14.3	51.4	2.4	12.8	1.4	35.8	2.3
	High	44,389	10.6	22.1	2.0	17.0	1.7	60.9	2.4
Residence location^e	Metropolitan-large	65,160	15.4	47.3	2.0	13.1	1.1	39.6	1.7
	Metropolitan-small	35,876	15.7	53.5	2.2	10.2	1.3	36.3	2.3
	Micropolitan	13,226	15.1	58.6	4.3	8.2	1.9	33.3	3.7
	Noncore	6,753	14.4	56.5	4.6	12.9	3.2	30.6	5.4
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	102,754	13.3	48.1	1.6	11.9	0.9	40.0	1.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	18,104	27.4	58.5	2.3	11.1	1.4	30.3	2.3

^a Values are for reference person in the family.

^b 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 Employment status for persons age 18-64 only.

^d 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.

^e See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measure Specifications Appendix for more information.

^f Total families with a reference person, excluding families with a reference person under age 18 or not eligible to access the care.

^g Denominator is total families, excluding missing values. Numerator is families unable or delayed in receiving needed care.

^h Denominator is families experienced difficulties. 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.

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