Table 14_3_4.6b
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care due to financial or insurance reasons, by ethnicity, United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
56.7 |
1.6 |
54.3 |
1.8 |
52.2 |
2.0 |
67.7 |
3.6 |
73.4 |
4.1 |
Age |
0–17 |
44.3 |
4.7 |
43.4 |
5.3 |
39.2 |
6.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18–44 |
66.0 |
2.5 |
62.9 |
2.8 |
62.2 |
3.2 |
65.7 |
5.9 |
84.0 |
3.8 |
45–64 |
58.2 |
2.5 |
56.6 |
2.7 |
54.6 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
72.4 |
6.1 |
65 and over |
23.0 |
4.2 |
22.4 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
54.2 |
2.5 |
52.2 |
2.8 |
49.2 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
68.8 |
6.2 |
Female |
58.5 |
1.9 |
55.9 |
2.0 |
54.5 |
2.4 |
65.7 |
4.5 |
76.8 |
4.1 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
72.6 |
3.2 |
70.9 |
3.6 |
69.3 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
80.0 |
5.5 |
Near poor/low |
70.2 |
2.7 |
68.5 |
3.1 |
66.9 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
79.9 |
4.5 |
Middle |
56.7 |
3.1 |
55.6 |
3.4 |
56.1 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
30.8 |
3.7 |
29.3 |
3.7 |
28.6 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Education,b age 18 and over |
Less than high school |
68.7 |
2.7 |
64.6 |
3.3 |
62.1 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
82.3 |
4.4 |
High school graduate |
63.6 |
2.6 |
61.7 |
2.8 |
59.0 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
49.4 |
2.8 |
48.1 |
2.9 |
47.8 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
62.6 |
2.2 |
59.8 |
2.5 |
58.4 |
2.7 |
69.0 |
5.2 |
84.6 |
3.6 |
Not employed |
62.3 |
2.8 |
60.6 |
3.2 |
59.2 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
71.3 |
6.6 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
43.5 |
2.4 |
42.7 |
2.5 |
42.1 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
58.9 |
3.5 |
59.8 |
3.7 |
58.5 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
89.1 |
1.9 |
87.3 |
2.4 |
87.3 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
95.6 |
1.7 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
56.8 |
1.8 |
54.0 |
2.0 |
51.8 |
2.2 |
67.5 |
3.9 |
74.0 |
4.2 |
Large central metro |
56.4 |
2.8 |
52.6 |
3.5 |
50.8 |
4.5 |
65.3 |
5.7 |
69.4 |
5.8 |
Large fringe metro |
57.9 |
3.5 |
56.2 |
3.9 |
54.9 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medium metro |
57.6 |
3.5 |
54.8 |
3.6 |
51.3 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Small metro |
53.2 |
5.4 |
50.8 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nonmetropolitan |
56.0 |
4.0 |
55.7 |
4.0 |
54.2 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
53.5 |
4.9 |
53.0 |
4.9 |
51.2 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
60.4 |
5.6 |
60.4 |
5.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
53.8 |
1.7 |
53.5 |
1.8 |
51.7 |
2.0 |
67.1 |
3.7 |
57.3 |
7.0 |
Other |
82.4 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
87.7 |
3.0 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
55.9 |
2.0 |
53.0 |
2.2 |
51.2 |
2.4 |
66.8 |
4.2 |
77.0 |
4.4 |
Fair/poor |
58.4 |
2.7 |
57.6 |
3.0 |
54.9 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
64.3 |
6.4 |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over |
Basic activities |
55.9 |
2.9 |
55.5 |
3.1 |
53.2 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
58.1 |
3.3 |
58.9 |
3.5 |
58.0 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
58.9 |
2.1 |
55.0 |
2.5 |
53.5 |
2.7 |
68.0 |
5.1 |
82.5 |
3.5 |
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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.