Table 221A_c People who were unable to receive or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
11.0 |
0.3 |
16.5 |
0.8 |
14.1 |
0.7 |
11.2 |
0.5 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
Age |
0-17 |
5.5 |
0.3 |
6.0 |
0.8 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
5.9 |
0.7 |
3.9 |
0.5 |
18-44 |
12.9 |
0.5 |
22.6 |
1.4 |
16.7 |
1.0 |
12.8 |
0.8 |
7.9 |
0.6 |
45-64 |
14.2 |
0.6 |
28.7 |
1.9 |
26.1 |
1.8 |
14.2 |
1.0 |
8.9 |
0.6 |
65 and over |
9.6 |
0.6 |
11.2 |
1.5 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
11.3 |
1.1 |
7.0 |
0.9 |
Gender |
Male |
9.4 |
0.4 |
14.6 |
0.9 |
12.3 |
0.8 |
9.8 |
0.6 |
6.2 |
0.5 |
Female |
12.5 |
0.4 |
18.0 |
1.0 |
15.6 |
0.8 |
12.5 |
0.6 |
8.6 |
0.5 |
Race |
White, single race |
11.0 |
0.3 |
17.7 |
1.0 |
14.0 |
0.7 |
11.9 |
0.6 |
7.2 |
0.4 |
Black, single race |
11.4 |
0.7 |
12.8 |
1.3 |
15.9 |
1.7 |
8.1 |
1.0 |
9.6 |
1.5 |
Asian, single race |
5.0 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
5.8 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
1.2 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
14.3 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
18.0 |
1.8 |
21.1 |
3.8 |
24.3 |
5.0 |
14.1 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
11.3 |
0.4 |
18.4 |
1.0 |
15.4 |
0.8 |
11.6 |
0.6 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
11.5 |
0.4 |
21.4 |
1.4 |
15.8 |
1.0 |
12.5 |
0.7 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
11.3 |
0.8 |
12.7 |
1.3 |
15.5 |
1.7 |
8.2 |
1.1 |
9.2 |
1.6 |
Hispanic |
9.0 |
0.6 |
10.6 |
1.2 |
10.1 |
0.9 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
6.2 |
1.0 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
16.0 |
0.7 |
22.7 |
1.5 |
17.0 |
1.3 |
12.1 |
1.0 |
11.5 |
1.6 |
High school graduate |
13.1 |
0.6 |
22.8 |
1.6 |
16.9 |
1.3 |
12.8 |
0.9 |
7.4 |
0.7 |
At least some college |
11.5 |
0.5 |
22.4 |
1.9 |
18.2 |
1.5 |
13.5 |
0.8 |
8.3 |
0.5 |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
9.1 |
0.4 |
16.1 |
1.9 |
12.6 |
1.0 |
9.9 |
0.6 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
Public only |
14.3 |
0.8 |
14.4 |
0.9 |
14.9 |
1.2 |
13.3 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
18.7 |
0.9 |
23.6 |
1.6 |
19.7 |
1.5 |
17.1 |
1.7 |
12.5 |
1.9 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
8.8 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
10.1 |
1.7 |
11.8 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
9.7 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
10.7 |
2.5 |
11.4 |
1.5 |
8.2 |
1.2 |
Medicare and other public |
11.4 |
1.7 |
18.3 |
3.0 |
9.7 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
10.7 |
0.4 |
15.2 |
1.0 |
14.3 |
1.1 |
11.0 |
0.7 |
7.6 |
0.5 |
Metropolitan-small |
11.2 |
0.6 |
19.2 |
1.8 |
13.6 |
1.0 |
11.8 |
1.0 |
6.8 |
0.6 |
Micropolitan |
11.1 |
0.9 |
16.3 |
2.0 |
13.5 |
1.6 |
9.9 |
1.4 |
8.2 |
1.5 |
Noncore-adjacent |
13.0 |
1.5 |
15.1 |
2.8 |
16.3 |
2.7 |
13.4 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
8.8 |
1.6 |
15.8 |
3.9 |
12.7 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
11.1 |
0.9 |
11.5 |
1.8 |
12.3 |
2.1 |
11.6 |
1.8 |
9.5 |
1.8 |
No |
4.2 |
0.3 |
4.5 |
0.9 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
0.4 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
11.3 |
0.4 |
18.0 |
0.9 |
15.5 |
0.8 |
11.6 |
0.6 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
Other |
8.1 |
0.6 |
10.5 |
1.5 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
7.6 |
1.0 |
5.1 |
1.3 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
25.7 |
1.0 |
36.6 |
2.0 |
27.1 |
2.1 |
23.6 |
1.7 |
18.6 |
1.7 |
Complex activities |
31.0 |
1.3 |
40.0 |
2.2 |
32.6 |
2.6 |
28.5 |
2.5 |
21.3 |
2.4 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
10.5 |
0.4 |
17.2 |
1.2 |
14.5 |
0.8 |
11.2 |
0.6 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
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.