Table 222A_c People unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or 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 |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
63.8 |
1.2 |
77.5 |
2.2 |
75.5 |
2.1 |
66.4 |
2.1 |
39.2 |
2.3 |
Age |
0-17 |
54.6 |
3.6 |
62.2 |
7.4 |
69.4 |
5.4 |
54.3 |
6.2 |
* |
* |
18-44 |
70.2 |
1.5 |
81.3 |
2.5 |
78.8 |
2.7 |
74.8 |
2.5 |
43.0 |
3.5 |
45-64 |
63.5 |
1.8 |
81.1 |
3.0 |
81.2 |
3.5 |
66.8 |
3.2 |
38.9 |
3.4 |
65 and over |
48.8 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45.7 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
64.1 |
1.8 |
78.7 |
2.9 |
74.7 |
3.1 |
69.0 |
3.3 |
38.4 |
3.5 |
Female |
63.6 |
1.4 |
76.7 |
2.8 |
76.1 |
2.4 |
64.4 |
2.4 |
39.8 |
2.7 |
Race |
White, single race |
63.9 |
1.4 |
78.3 |
2.6 |
77.4 |
2.2 |
66.7 |
2.2 |
39.3 |
2.5 |
Black, single race |
62.7 |
3.1 |
73.7 |
4.4 |
67.2 |
5.4 |
59.2 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
77.8 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
61.9 |
1.3 |
77.0 |
2.5 |
74.0 |
2.3 |
64.3 |
2.1 |
38.6 |
2.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
61.3 |
1.5 |
77.7 |
3.1 |
75.0 |
2.6 |
64.5 |
2.3 |
38.3 |
2.5 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
63.4 |
3.1 |
74.0 |
4.5 |
69.2 |
5.4 |
58.7 |
6.1 |
* |
* |
Hispanic |
78.4 |
2.3 |
79.9 |
3.6 |
82.7 |
3.7 |
83.9 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
76.5 |
1.6 |
80.9 |
2.9 |
80.5 |
2.9 |
78.9 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
69.7 |
2.1 |
83.1 |
2.9 |
75.4 |
3.7 |
69.0 |
3.0 |
47.1 |
4.9 |
At least some college |
55.6 |
1.8 |
72.8 |
4.3 |
73.0 |
3.7 |
63.8 |
2.8 |
37.7 |
2.7 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
54.4 |
1.7 |
65.5 |
5.8 |
74.9 |
3.1 |
62.7 |
2.5 |
35.6 |
2.6 |
Public only |
72.0 |
2.2 |
70.8 |
3.2 |
75.0 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
88.6 |
1.8 |
96.3 |
1.4 |
85.2 |
3.6 |
89.6 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
52.4 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
41.2 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
62.1 |
1.7 |
78.2 |
2.9 |
75.3 |
3.1 |
66.4 |
2.9 |
37.7 |
2.9 |
Metropolitan-small |
65.5 |
2.4 |
78.8 |
4.3 |
77.1 |
3.7 |
66.6 |
3.7 |
39.5 |
4.0 |
Micropolitan |
64.8 |
3.6 |
72.0 |
5.1 |
71.5 |
5.1 |
67.7 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
67.9 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
54.2 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
54.8 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
69.0 |
6.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
62.3 |
1.3 |
76.0 |
2.5 |
75.2 |
2.2 |
64.9 |
2.2 |
38.8 |
2.5 |
Other |
79.2 |
3.4 |
87.7 |
3.6 |
77.9 |
4.9 |
83.5 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
70.0 |
1.9 |
77.5 |
3.0 |
80.5 |
3.6 |
67.4 |
4.0 |
47.7 |
4.7 |
Complex activities |
69.6 |
2.3 |
74.8 |
3.0 |
80.9 |
4.4 |
64.3 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
63.3 |
1.4 |
83.1 |
2.6 |
73.9 |
2.7 |
69.4 |
2.3 |
38.6 |
2.7 |
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.