Table 222D_c People unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications due to financial or insurance reasons, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
71.6 |
1.7 |
84.1 |
81.6 |
3.1 |
70.9 |
3.0 |
50.0 |
3.9 |
Age |
0-17 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18-44 |
79.7 |
2.0 |
88.7 |
89.0 |
2.9 |
74.7 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
45-64 |
69.0 |
2.6 |
87.5 |
79.3 |
4.9 |
71.0 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
65 and over |
63.9 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
68.8 |
3.1 |
83.0 |
* |
* |
70.7 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
Female |
73.3 |
2.1 |
84.7 |
81.7 |
3.5 |
71.0 |
3.5 |
54.6 |
5.3 |
Race |
White, single race |
69.0 |
2.0 |
83.2 |
77.9 |
3.8 |
69.2 |
3.4 |
49.2 |
4.1 |
Black, single race |
82.1 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
70.0 |
1.9 |
83.6 |
81.0 |
3.5 |
68.5 |
3.3 |
49.5 |
4.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
66.5 |
2.2 |
82.1 |
76.1 |
4.5 |
66.1 |
3.6 |
48.2 |
4.2 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
82.4 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Hispanic |
85.4 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
85.2 |
2.4 |
86.1 |
85.3 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
77.7 |
2.7 |
93.4 |
81.2 |
5.6 |
71.3 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
At least some college |
61.9 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
66.8 |
4.6 |
44.2 |
5.1 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
62.2 |
2.4 |
* |
75.1 |
5.7 |
66.1 |
3.7 |
47.3 |
4.5 |
Public only |
83.7 |
2.9 |
78.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
91.9 |
2.1 |
94.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
69.2 |
2.3 |
83.5 |
80.8 |
4.4 |
67.6 |
4.3 |
51.2 |
5.0 |
Metropolitan-small |
72.9 |
3.5 |
85.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
74.2 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
70.2 |
1.8 |
83.3 |
80.9 |
3.3 |
68.9 |
3.2 |
49.9 |
3.9 |
Other |
94.0 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
74.9 |
2.6 |
82.8 |
79.1 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
76.2 |
2.9 |
81.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
72.0 |
2.2 |
93.9 |
84.7 |
3.8 |
69.4 |
4.0 |
51.2 |
5.1 |
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.