Table 222D_a People unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications due to financial or insurance reasons, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
71.6 |
1.7 |
69.0 |
2.0 |
82.1 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Age |
0-17 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18-44 |
79.7 |
2.0 |
77.2 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45-64 |
69.0 |
2.6 |
65.9 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
63.9 |
4.5 |
61.1 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
68.8 |
3.1 |
66.0 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
73.3 |
2.1 |
70.7 |
2.4 |
84.5 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
84.1 |
2.8 |
83.2 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
81.6 |
3.1 |
77.9 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
70.9 |
3.0 |
69.2 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
50.0 |
3.9 |
49.2 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
85.2 |
2.4 |
82.8 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
77.7 |
2.7 |
76.2 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
61.9 |
2.9 |
57.9 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
62.2 |
2.4 |
60.1 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
83.7 |
2.9 |
83.4 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
91.9 |
2.1 |
90.2 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
69.2 |
2.3 |
66.6 |
2.7 |
75.3 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
72.9 |
3.5 |
70.3 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
74.2 |
4.9 |
70.0 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
70.2 |
1.8 |
67.2 |
2.1 |
82.3 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Other |
94.0 |
2.1 |
94.5 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
74.9 |
2.6 |
71.4 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
76.2 |
2.9 |
73.0 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
72.0 |
2.2 |
69.4 |
2.5 |
83.9 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 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.