Table 14_3_4.6d
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care due to financial or insurance reasons, by education,a United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
58.1 |
1.7 |
68.7 |
2.7 |
63.6 |
2.6 |
49.4 |
2.8 |
Age |
18–44 |
66.1 |
2.5 |
75.9 |
3.8 |
75.1 |
3.9 |
56.2 |
3.6 |
45–64 |
58.3 |
2.5 |
76.6 |
3.6 |
57.8 |
4.1 |
50.1 |
4.6 |
65 and over |
21.1 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
56.3 |
2.6 |
67.9 |
4.2 |
66.4 |
3.9 |
44.3 |
4.3 |
Female |
59.3 |
2.0 |
69.3 |
3.3 |
61.9 |
3.3 |
52.9 |
3.2 |
Race |
White, single race |
57.1 |
1.9 |
67.6 |
3.1 |
61.7 |
3.0 |
49.4 |
3.0 |
Black, single race |
70.2 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
55.5 |
1.9 |
64.6 |
3.3 |
61.7 |
2.8 |
48.1 |
2.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
53.8 |
2.0 |
62.1 |
3.9 |
59.0 |
3.2 |
47.8 |
3.2 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
69.7 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Hispanic |
77.6 |
3.5 |
82.3 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
73.9 |
3.2 |
74.7 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
70.8 |
3.0 |
72.5 |
4.0 |
77.4 |
3.9 |
61.4 |
5.6 |
Middle |
59.2 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
63.3 |
5.4 |
53.0 |
5.0 |
High |
32.1 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
31.9 |
4.4 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
62.5 |
2.2 |
79.4 |
3.4 |
65.7 |
3.4 |
54.3 |
3.4 |
Not employed |
62.5 |
2.9 |
71.1 |
3.9 |
69.6 |
4.9 |
51.0 |
5.3 |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
45.5 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
44.0 |
4.2 |
42.5 |
3.5 |
Public only |
62.0 |
3.6 |
57.1 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
88.9 |
2.0 |
90.7 |
2.8 |
91.5 |
2.6 |
84.1 |
4.6 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
58.0 |
1.9 |
68.5 |
3.0 |
63.6 |
2.9 |
49.9 |
3.0 |
Large central metro |
56.4 |
3.1 |
69.8 |
4.7 |
67.1 |
4.5 |
44.7 |
4.7 |
Large fringe metro |
59.2 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
51.4 |
6.0 |
Medium metro |
60.3 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
55.4 |
5.8 |
Small metro |
55.2 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nonmetropolitan |
58.6 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
56.7 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
61.6 |
5.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
55.5 |
1.8 |
64.6 |
3.1 |
61.7 |
2.8 |
47.6 |
2.9 |
Other |
81.9 |
3.8 |
86.9 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
58.0 |
2.1 |
68.5 |
4.1 |
63.3 |
3.2 |
51.0 |
3.1 |
Fair/poor |
58.3 |
2.8 |
68.8 |
3.9 |
64.2 |
5.0 |
44.6 |
4.4 |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over |
Basic activities |
55.7 |
2.9 |
56.9 |
4.9 |
64.6 |
4.6 |
48.7 |
5.0 |
Complex activities |
58.1 |
3.3 |
63.7 |
5.3 |
70.0 |
5.3 |
45.7 |
5.4 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
58.8 |
2.1 |
76.7 |
3.6 |
61.6 |
3.4 |
49.9 |
3.2 |
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, 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.
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.