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Table 14_3_4.6c
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care 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 56.7 1.6 72.6 3.2 70.2 2.7 56.7 3.1 30.8 3.7
Age 0–17 44.3 4.7 * * * * * * * *
18–44 66.0 2.5 75.1 4.7 76.2 3.9 65.1 4.8 42.6 5.7
45–64 58.2 2.5 73.7 4.2 76.7 3.8 63.8 5.4 30.6 5.1
65 and over 23.0 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 54.2 2.5 74.3 4.5 69.4 4.4 52.7 4.4 30.5 4.9
Female 58.5 1.9 71.8 3.6 70.9 3.3 60.1 3.7 31.1 4.4
Race White, single race 55.3 1.8 72.2 3.6 69.6 3.1 57.3 3.3 30.2 3.6
Black, single race 68.1 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 54.3 1.8 70.9 3.6 68.5 3.1 55.6 3.4 29.3 3.7
Non-Hispanic, White 52.2 2.0 69.3 4.4 66.9 3.7 56.1 3.7 28.6 3.6
Non-Hispanic, Black 67.7 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Hispanic 73.4 4.1 80.0 5.5 79.9 4.5 * * * *
Education,b age 18 and over Less than high school 68.7 2.7 74.7 4.6 72.5 4.0 * * * *
High school graduate 63.6 2.6 * * 77.4 3.9 63.3 5.4 * *
At least some college 49.4 2.8 * * 61.4 5.6 53.0 5.0 31.9 4.4
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 62.6 2.2 81.5 4.6 81.4 3.3 63.6 4.1 38.5 4.5
Not employed 62.3 2.8 69.4 4.3 64.7 5.1 * * * *
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 43.5 2.4 * * 61.9 5.0 49.5 3.9 29.0 4.0
Public only 58.9 3.5 61.1 5.2 58.7 5.6 * * * *
Uninsured 89.1 1.9 90.8 3.1 92.0 2.8 89.4 3.7 * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan 56.8 1.8 74.1 3.6 70.4 3.1 56.7 3.4 31.1 4.0
  Large central metro 56.4 2.8 70.4 5.7 64.4 5.4 54.1 5.0 39.6 7.2
  Large fringe metro 57.9 3.5 * * * * * * * *
  Medium metro 57.6 3.5 * * 76.3 5.2 * * * *
  Small metro 53.2 5.4 * * * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 56.0 4.0 * * * * * * * *
  Micropolitan 53.5 4.9 * * * * * * * *
  Noncore 60.4 5.6 * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 53.8 1.7 70.9 3.3 66.8 3.1 55.2 3.3 29.2 3.6
Other 82.4 3.5 * * 90.3 3.8 * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 55.9 2.0 75.8 4.0 73.0 3.6 57.3 3.4 31.3 4.1
Fair/poor 58.4 2.7 67.3 4.9 66.3 4.3 55.1 5.6 * *
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over Basic activities 55.9 2.9 68.3 4.7 63.8 4.4 55.0 5.8 * *
Complex activities 58.1 3.3 70.0 4.8 63.2 5.2 * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 58.9 2.1 77.2 4.3 75.3 3.9 61.2 4.1 33.6 4.2

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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