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Table 14_3_4.3c
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons, by family income,a United States, 2005
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 65.6 1.2 78.0 1.9 79.6 2.0 65.3 2.2 44.2 2.7
Age 0–17 60.1 3.1 71.0 5.2 75.3 4.9 55.3 6.1 * *
18–44 72.7 1.7 79.2 2.7 81.7 3.0 74.3 3.2 53.8 3.7
45–64 66.1 1.8 82.0 3.1 87.6 2.6 70.3 3.3 42.3 3.5
65 and over 43.4 3.1 * * 62.7 5.3 33.0 4.9 * *
Gender Male 64.9 1.7 80.2 2.7 79.1 2.9 63.0 2.8 45.9 3.5
Female 66.1 1.3 76.8 2.4 80.0 2.1 67.3 2.5 42.9 3.1
Race White, single race 64.2 1.3 78.8 2.2 79.1 2.5 64.5 2.3 43.4 2.8
Black, single race 73.1 2.0 74.0 3.4 80.1 3.5 76.9 4.0 * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 81.8 5.9 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 63.0 1.3 75.7 2.3 78.3 2.2 63.5 2.3 42.2 2.7
Non-Hispanic, White 61.2 1.5 75.7 2.8 77.4 2.8 62.5 2.6 41.4 2.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 72.8 2.0 73.5 3.5 80.0 3.6 76.4 4.1 * *
Hispanic 83.3 2.0 87.0 3.1 86.8 3.2 80.9 4.3 * *
Education,b age 18 and over Less than high school 76.6 2.0 83.7 2.8 81.5 3.4 73.9 4.1 * *
High school graduate 69.5 1.7 76.6 3.5 81.6 2.7 68.5 3.2 50.8 4.1
At least some college 58.9 1.9 77.3 4.4 77.3 3.9 63.3 3.0 42.5 3.2
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 69.0 1.5 82.5 3.1 84.0 2.6 72.9 2.5 49.3 3.1
Not employed 72.4 1.8 78.3 2.7 83.3 2.9 71.9 4.5 * *
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 57.2 1.9 74.0 5.1 73.5 4.0 63.1 2.7 42.4 2.8
Public only 72.7 2.0 72.1 3.2 78.2 3.1 * * * *
Uninsured 91.1 1.3 89.0 2.6 94.9 1.7 92.0 2.6 * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 51.8 5.1 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 31.2 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan 65.3 1.3 79.5 2.1 80.7 2.2 64.8 2.4 42.3 2.8
  Large central metro 66.8 2.2 75.3 3.1 78.2 4.3 67.6 3.0 45.9 4.9
  Large fringe metro 61.9 2.4 84.1 4.5 86.6 3.7 62.9 5.0 38.7 4.4
  Medium metro 65.2 2.7 81.1 3.2 82.1 3.2 61.5 4.7 39.8 5.9
  Small metro 69.4 4.1 * * 76.9 6.6 * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 66.7 3.1 71.7 4.6 74.6 5.1 67.6 5.0 53.7 7.3
  Micropolitan 65.8 3.7 73.1 5.1 79.3 6.3 65.5 5.2 * *
  Noncore 68.2 4.7 * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 63.8 1.2 76.2 2.1 78.5 2.2 64.1 2.2 43.5 2.6
Other 82.5 2.8 88.9 3.7 86.7 3.7 78.3 5.9 * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 63.8 1.4 77.1 2.5 78.8 2.4 65.1 2.3 43.8 2.8
Fair/poor 71.1 1.9 79.8 2.9 81.6 2.9 66.1 3.7 46.5 5.9
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over Basic activities 67.3 2.0 79.1 3.2 79.3 2.8 60.6 4.0 42.7 5.1
Complex activities 70.9 2.0 81.2 2.8 83.7 3.0 60.3 4.6 * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 65.9 1.4 80.1 2.8 80.6 2.8 68.9 2.6 45.7 2.9

a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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 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.

* - 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.

 

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