Table 222A_d People unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications due to financial or insurance reasons, by education,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
65.1 |
1.2 |
76.5 |
1.6 |
69.7 |
2.1 |
55.6 |
1.8 |
Age |
18-44 |
70.1 |
1.5 |
80.1 |
2.6 |
74.2 |
2.6 |
62.0 |
2.2 |
45-64 |
63.5 |
1.8 |
80.8 |
2.9 |
69.4 |
3.1 |
51.1 |
3.0 |
65 and over |
48.7 |
3.1 |
59.1 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
38.7 |
6.2 |
Gender |
Male |
65.7 |
1.9 |
73.9 |
2.7 |
69.5 |
3.1 |
57.4 |
3.0 |
Female |
64.8 |
1.4 |
78.3 |
2.1 |
69.8 |
2.5 |
54.5 |
2.2 |
Race |
White, single race |
65.0 |
1.3 |
77.4 |
1.7 |
69.7 |
2.3 |
54.8 |
2.1 |
Black, single race |
65.6 |
3.1 |
72.9 |
4.6 |
68.6 |
5.1 |
58.3 |
4.5 |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
63.3 |
1.3 |
74.0 |
2.0 |
68.6 |
2.2 |
54.7 |
1.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
62.5 |
1.5 |
74.1 |
2.2 |
68.2 |
2.5 |
53.5 |
2.2 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
66.4 |
3.1 |
74.2 |
4.6 |
69.5 |
5.2 |
58.8 |
4.4 |
Hispanic |
80.0 |
2.4 |
84.6 |
2.7 |
82.1 |
4.5 |
69.0 |
5.6 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
79.8 |
1.9 |
80.9 |
2.9 |
83.1 |
2.9 |
72.8 |
4.3 |
Near poor/low |
76.4 |
2.1 |
80.5 |
2.9 |
75.4 |
3.7 |
73.0 |
3.7 |
Middle |
68.3 |
2.0 |
78.9 |
3.9 |
69.0 |
3.0 |
63.8 |
2.8 |
High |
40.3 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
47.1 |
4.9 |
37.7 |
2.7 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
56.2 |
1.7 |
71.4 |
3.8 |
62.4 |
2.9 |
49.3 |
2.1 |
Public only |
75.0 |
2.2 |
75.3 |
3.3 |
75.7 |
3.8 |
73.7 |
4.7 |
Uninsured |
88.6 |
1.9 |
91.5 |
2.0 |
89.4 |
3.4 |
84.1 |
3.7 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
52.4 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
41.4 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
63.4 |
1.7 |
77.4 |
2.5 |
68.5 |
3.2 |
54.2 |
2.5 |
Metropolitan-small |
66.8 |
2.0 |
78.2 |
3.3 |
71.0 |
3.3 |
57.0 |
3.2 |
Micropolitan |
65.7 |
3.7 |
70.6 |
4.3 |
66.8 |
6.1 |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
69.6 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
63.8 |
1.2 |
74.5 |
1.8 |
68.4 |
2.2 |
55.2 |
1.9 |
Other |
80.5 |
3.9 |
86.0 |
3.3 |
91.2 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
69.9 |
1.9 |
76.7 |
2.9 |
72.1 |
3.1 |
61.6 |
3.3 |
Complex activities |
69.6 |
2.3 |
77.0 |
3.4 |
71.4 |
3.9 |
60.4 |
3.9 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
63.3 |
1.4 |
77.7 |
2.3 |
67.8 |
2.4 |
54.4 |
2.1 |
a 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.
b 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.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.