Table 221D_b People who were unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
3.7 |
0.2 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
Age |
0-17 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
0.3 |
* |
* |
1.0 |
0.2 |
18-44 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
0.3 |
45-64 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
6.0 |
0.4 |
6.2 |
0.4 |
6.6 |
0.9 |
6.1 |
0.9 |
65 and over |
4.0 |
0.4 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
5.8 |
1.2 |
6.5 |
1.4 |
Gender |
Male |
2.7 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
0.2 |
2.9 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
Female |
4.6 |
0.2 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
4.3 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
6.7 |
0.5 |
7.7 |
0.6 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
Near poor/low |
4.6 |
0.3 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
Middle |
3.7 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
High |
2.3 |
0.2 |
2.3 |
0.2 |
2.4 |
0.2 |
* |
* |
1.6 |
0.5 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
5.6 |
0.4 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
6.3 |
0.6 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
High school graduate |
5.1 |
0.3 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
At least some college |
3.9 |
0.2 |
3.9 |
0.2 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
3.0 |
0.2 |
3.1 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
Public only |
4.8 |
0.4 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
7.1 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
0.4 |
Uninsured |
5.7 |
0.5 |
6.9 |
0.7 |
7.1 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
0.5 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
4.2 |
0.7 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
3.6 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
5.2 |
1.0 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
5.6 |
1.6 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
3.6 |
0.2 |
3.8 |
0.2 |
4.1 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
Metropolitan-small |
3.6 |
0.3 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
Micropolitan |
4.0 |
0.5 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
6.7 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
Noncore-adjacent |
5.1 |
0.9 |
5.4 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
4.7 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
3.6 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
3.9 |
0.2 |
4.0 |
0.2 |
4.1 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
Other |
1.9 |
0.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
2.4 |
0.3 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
12.2 |
0.7 |
12.1 |
0.8 |
11.9 |
0.9 |
12.1 |
1.5 |
14.0 |
2.1 |
Complex activities |
15.3 |
1.0 |
15.1 |
1.1 |
15.1 |
1.2 |
13.4 |
1.9 |
16.9 |
2.9 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
3.2 |
0.2 |
3.3 |
0.2 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
a Negative/poor refers to household 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.
b 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.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.