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Table 3. Sociodemographic characteristics, mental health utilization and rxpenditures by insurance voverage, adults aged 18-64 with family incomes less than 200 percent of poverty, civilian non-institutionalized population, 2004-2006

Characteristics Medicare Private Medicaid Uninsured part-year Uninsured full-year Total
Total Population Aged 18-64 under ≤200% of FPL
2006 Population (1000s) 3,566 16,322 7,470 11,112 20,427 58,896
% white 62.3% 62.9% 44.4% 55.1% 44.4% 52.6%
% black 22.1% 14.9% 27.0% 19.2% 15.8% 18.1%
% Hispanic 11.2% 15.5% 23.0% 20.3% 35.0% 23.8%
% other race/ethnicity 4.4% 6.7% 5.6% 5.4% 4.7% 5.5%
% rural (non-MSA) 24.4% 19.2% 17.7% 18.6% 19.6% 19.3%
% poor or fair physical health 71.7% 16.0% 38.7% 23.6% 21.6% 25.7%
% poor/fair mental health 53.0% 9.1% 28.7% 15.1% 13.5% 17.0%
% serious psychological distress 25.9% 4.9% 16.2% 9.9% 8.3% 9.8%
mean per capita MH spending $ 2006 $1,394 $169 $629 $203 $97 $286
% with any MH treatment 45.4% 13.9% 24.3% 13.7% 7.1% 14.8%
mean MH expenditures if treatment $3,035 $1,211 $2,596 $1,623 $1,371 $1,956
% with Medicaid coverage 59.0% 3.7% 100.0% 43.1% 0.0% 26.4%
% of MH spending paid by Medicaid 31.4% ----a 86.6% 30.4% 0.0% 39.7%
Serious Psychological Distress (K6≥13)
% white 63.6% 64.6% 49.5% 61.7% 57.7% 58.5%
% black 20.2% 10.9% 22.8% 15.5% 16.4% 17.5%
% Hispanic 13.3% 17.1% 22.9% 15.6% 22.5% 19.1%
% other race/ethnicity ----a ----a ----a ----a ----a 4.9%
% rural (non-MSA) 25.2% 20.4% 17.8% 21.6% 22.5% 21.4%
% poor or fair physical health 89.1% 52.1% 75.7% 58.6% 55.7% 65.5%
% poor/fair mental health 82.4% 51.2% 70.3% 58.2% 50.7% 61.6%
mean per capita MH spending $ 2006 $2,481 $816 $1,649 $990 $441 $1,189
% with any MH treatment 68.1% 40.8% 56.7% 42.6% 25.8% 44.7%
mean MH expenditures if treatment $3,641 $1,997 $2,907 $2,327 $1,710 $2,662
% with Medicaid coverage 62.9% 9.2% 100.0% 60.4% 0.0% 45.1%
% of MH spending paid by Medicaid 29.9% ----a 86.9% 25.9% 0.0% 41.2%
No Serious Psychological Distress (K6<13)
% white 61.8% 62.8% 43.4% 54.3% 43.2% 52.0%
% black 22.8% 15.1% 27.8% 19.6% 15.8% 18.2%
% Hispanic 10.5% 15.4% 23.0% 20.9% 36.2% 24.3%
% other race/ethnicity 4.9% 6.7% 5.7% 5.2% 4.8% 5.5%
% rural (non-MSA) 24.1% 19.1% 17.6% 18.3% 19.3% 19.1%
% poor or fair physical health 65.7% 14.2% 31.6% 19.8% 18.5% 21.4%
% poor/fair mental health 42.7% 7.0% 20.6% 10.4% 10.1% 12.1%
mean per capita MH spending $ 2006 $1,014 $136 $432 $117 $66 $188
% with any MH treatment 37.4% 12.5% 18.1% 10.5% 5.4% 11.6%
mean MH expenditures if treatment $2,712 $1,088 $2,391 $1,107 $1,235 $1,624
% with Medicaid coverage 57.4% 3.3% 100.0% 40.8% 0.0% 24.0%
% of MH spending paid by Medicaid 30.9% ----a 85.7% 39.3% 0.0% 38.0%

Source: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2004-2006, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
a. Cell suppressed because it does not meet AHRQ standards for statistical reliability.

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