Table 3.2A_d
Percent of families unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications, by main reasons, United States, 2003
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Main reasonsh |
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Percent experienced difficulty g |
Couldn't afford |
Insurance related |
Other |
Population groupa |
Total families f (in thousands) |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
120,827 |
7.3 |
55.4 |
2.0 |
16.7 |
1.3 |
30.1 |
1.9 |
Race |
White only |
99,240 |
7.1 |
51.4 |
2.3 |
18.1 |
1.6 |
32.7 |
2.3 |
Black only |
14,558 |
8.8 |
76.5 |
3.9 |
9.5 |
2.4 |
15.4 |
2.8 |
AI/AN only |
798.0 |
16.99 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian only |
4,444 |
4.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
NHOPI only |
372 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
1,416 |
13.5 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
13,310 |
6.3 |
60.7 |
5.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
27.5 |
4.8 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
107,518 |
7.4 |
54.8 |
2.1 |
17.2 |
1.4 |
30.4 |
1.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
86,533 |
7.2 |
50.1 |
2.5 |
18.9 |
1.7 |
33.4 |
2.3 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
14,253 |
8.9 |
77.0 |
3.9 |
9.6 |
2.4 |
14.7 |
2.8 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
20,041 |
6.7 |
59.3 |
4.2 |
13.5 |
3.3 |
29.5 |
3.9 |
Gender |
Male |
59,947 |
6.3 |
52.9 |
3.3 |
17.3 |
2.0 |
31.1 |
2.9 |
Female |
60,880 |
8.4 |
57.2 |
2.4 |
16.3 |
1.8 |
29.4 |
2.3 |
Age |
18-44 |
57,057 |
6.7 |
61.1 |
3.0 |
15.2 |
2.1 |
25.5 |
2.8 |
45-64 |
40,993 |
9.2 |
52.1 |
3.1 |
19.1 |
2.5 |
31.5 |
3.0 |
65 and over |
22,778 |
5.4 |
47.8 |
5.5 |
14.1 |
3.4 |
40.2 |
5.4 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
22,409 |
9.9 |
73.4 |
3.1 |
9.1 |
1.9 |
19.1 |
2.6 |
High school graduate |
37,671 |
7.7 |
56.6 |
3.6 |
17.0 |
2.1 |
28.5 |
3.3 |
At least some college |
60,207 |
6.2 |
43.6 |
2.7 |
21.2 |
2.4 |
38.0 |
2.8 |
Employment statusc |
Employed |
80,749 |
6.5 |
53.7 |
2.8 |
17.4 |
1.7 |
30.0 |
2.6 |
Not employed |
17,289 |
13.8 |
62.9 |
3.4 |
16.5 |
2.8 |
25.1 |
3.2 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
72,749 |
5.9 |
40.9 |
2.8 |
23.7 |
2.3 |
37.1 |
2.9 |
Public only |
9,861 |
15.4 |
65.6 |
3.9 |
17.3 |
3.4 |
23.0 |
3.8 |
Uninsured |
15,439 |
11.6 |
86.5 |
2.7 |
DSU |
DSU |
12.6 |
2.6 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
6,568 |
5.9 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare and private |
13,465 |
5.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare and other public |
2,571 |
6.2 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Family incomed |
Negative/poor |
16,453 |
11.6 |
70.8 |
3.5 |
11.5 |
2.1 |
20.7 |
3.2 |
Near poor/low |
23,386 |
9.7 |
71.4 |
3.2 |
10.9 |
2.3 |
20.9 |
3.0 |
Middle |
36,257 |
6.8 |
53.3 |
3.5 |
13.7 |
2.2 |
33.6 |
3.6 |
High |
44,731 |
4.9 |
27.7 |
3.8 |
30.6 |
3.5 |
43.9 |
4.0 |
Residence locatione |
Metropolitan-large |
65,066 |
6.5 |
49.9 |
2.9 |
17.8 |
1.9 |
34.8 |
2.9 |
Metropolitan-small |
35,826 |
8.1 |
58.9 |
3.5 |
15.6 |
2.4 |
28.0 |
3.5 |
Micropolitan |
13,203 |
8.8 |
57.6 |
7.1 |
19.9 |
3.9 |
22.8 |
5.5 |
Noncore |
6,732 |
8.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
103,432 |
5.7 |
48.0 |
2.4 |
17.8 |
1.6 |
35.4 |
2.4 |
Fair/poor |
17,380 |
16.7 |
70.0 |
2.9 |
14.6 |
2.1 |
19.6 |
2.6 |
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 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.
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