Table 222B_a People unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care due to financial or insurance reasons, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
56.0 |
1.7 |
55.1 |
1.9 |
62.8 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Age |
0-17 |
44.2 |
4.5 |
41.1 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18-44 |
63.4 |
2.4 |
63.3 |
2.6 |
66.2 |
6.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45-64 |
58.1 |
2.8 |
58.2 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
24.7 |
4.4 |
21.8 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
60.1 |
2.8 |
59.2 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
53.4 |
2.2 |
52.6 |
2.3 |
59.3 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
72.1 |
2.7 |
72.6 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
70.7 |
3.6 |
70.1 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
55.3 |
2.8 |
54.0 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
31.0 |
2.9 |
32.2 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
70.8 |
2.9 |
71.2 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
62.8 |
3.1 |
61.9 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
46.2 |
2.8 |
45.0 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
42.4 |
2.5 |
41.9 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
62.1 |
3.1 |
64.3 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
87.2 |
2.4 |
87.7 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
53.0 |
2.4 |
51.7 |
2.6 |
57.2 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
60.0 |
3.3 |
58.2 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
55.2 |
5.4 |
56.9 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
43.3 |
6.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
54.0 |
1.9 |
52.6 |
2.1 |
62.0 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Other |
75.0 |
5.0 |
79.0 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
61.3 |
2.8 |
58.6 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
60.9 |
2.8 |
59.8 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
56.6 |
2.3 |
56.4 |
2.5 |
62.1 |
6.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 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.