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Table 16_8_3.1a
Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and over with delayed care due to cost,a by race, United States, 2005
Population group Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 5.0 0.3 4.7 0.3 7.0 1.2 * * * * 6.9 2.0
Age 65–74 6.9 0.4 6.6 0.5 8.2 2.1 * * * * * *
75–84 3.4 0.3 3.0 0.3 6.3 1.4 * * * * * *
85 and over 2.7 0.3 2.4 0.3 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 4.4 0.3 4.0 0.4 5.3 1.2 * * * * * *
Female 5.5 0.4 5.2 0.4 8.1 1.5 * * * * * *
Incomeb Negative/poor 9.5 0.8 10.3 1.1 7.8 1.7 * * * * * *
Near poor/low 6.9 0.5 6.6 0.6 8.6 1.9 * * * * * *
Middle 3.6 0.3 3.2 0.3 * * * * * * * *
High 2.0 0.3 1.9 0.4 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Medicare and Medicaid 7.9 0.8 10.0 1.1 * * * * * * * *
Medicare HMO 4.4 0.6 4.1 0.6 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 3.5 0.3 3.3 0.3 5.2 1.3 * * * * * *
Medicare fee for service only 11.3 1.1 10.0 1.2 15.5 4.0 * * * * * *
Residence location MSA 4.7 0.3 4.4 0.3 6.1 1.0 * * * * * *
Non-MSA 6.3 0.4 5.5 0.4 * * * * * * 9.5 2.6
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 4.1 0.3 3.9 0.3 5.7 1.3 * * * * * *
Fair/poor 8.6 0.6 7.9 0.6 10.2 2.2 * * * * 17.8 5.3
Functional limitations No limitation 3.6 0.3 3.2 0.3 6.6 1.7 * * * * * *
IADLs only 4.8 0.6 4.5 0.6 * * * * * * * *
1–2 ADLs 7.9 0.6 7.6 0.6 10.2 2.7 * * * * * *
Three or more ADLs 9.3 1.2 9.3 1.3 * * * * * * * *
At least 1 ADL/IADL 7.2 0.4 6.9 0.4 7.6 1.5 * * * * * *

a Estimates are for full-year community residents age 65 and over.

b Negative/poor refers to 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.

* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; HMO: Health Maintenance Organization; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; IADLs: instrumental activities of daily living; ADLs: activities of daily living; SE: standard error.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.

 

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