Table 14_3_4.1
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines in the last 12 months due to financial or insurance reasons, United States, 2005
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands) |
Main reasonsd |
| Couldn't afford |
Insurance related |
Other |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
296,185 |
54.5 |
1.2 |
12.6 |
0.7 |
40.2 |
1.3 |
| Age |
0–17 |
73,563 |
42.5 |
3.6 |
17.5 |
2.2 |
42.5 |
3.3 |
| 18–44 |
111,067 |
63.9 |
1.8 |
10.5 |
1.0 |
32.3 |
1.8 |
| 45–64 |
74,078 |
53.6 |
1.9 |
15.0 |
1.3 |
42.3 |
1.9 |
| 65 and over |
37,477 |
36.0 |
3.1 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
61.5 |
3.2 |
| Gender |
Male |
145,116 |
55.2 |
1.9 |
10.4 |
1.0 |
41.0 |
1.8 |
| Female |
151,069 |
53.9 |
1.3 |
14.2 |
0.9 |
39.7 |
1.3 |
| Race |
White, single race |
237,761 |
53.0 |
1.4 |
12.7 |
0.8 |
41.2 |
1.4 |
| Black, single race |
36,870 |
63.5 |
2.3 |
11.4 |
1.5 |
33.0 |
2.3 |
| Asian, single race |
12,659 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| NHOPI, single race |
1,078 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
2,332 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
5,484 |
67.0 |
6.8 |
18.7 |
4.7 |
32.3 |
5.3 |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
252,609 |
51.8 |
1.3 |
12.8 |
0.8 |
42.7 |
1.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
196,514 |
49.7 |
1.5 |
12.9 |
0.9 |
44.2 |
1.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
35,880 |
63.4 |
2.3 |
11.2 |
1.5 |
33.2 |
2.4 |
| Hispanic |
43,576 |
73.0 |
2.5 |
11.3 |
1.6 |
22.8 |
2.3 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
37,915 |
68.9 |
2.1 |
11.5 |
1.5 |
29.4 |
2.3 |
| Near poor/low |
54,033 |
68.7 |
2.3 |
12.2 |
1.6 |
27.9 |
2.1 |
| Middle |
92,693 |
56.3 |
2.5 |
11.1 |
1.4 |
38.7 |
2.2 |
| High |
111,543 |
29.1 |
2.6 |
15.6 |
1.7 |
61.0 |
2.7 |
| Education,b age 18 and over |
Less than high school |
41,928 |
70.0 |
2.3 |
8.8 |
1.2 |
30.2 |
2.0 |
| High school graduate |
70,724 |
59.4 |
1.8 |
11.9 |
1.2 |
35.3 |
1.8 |
| At least some college |
107,388 |
46.8 |
2.0 |
13.4 |
1.2 |
48.4 |
2.0 |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
147,001 |
58.4 |
1.5 |
12.2 |
1.0 |
36.4 |
1.6 |
| Not employed |
37,780 |
61.9 |
2.0 |
13.0 |
1.4 |
37.8 |
2.0 |
| Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
182,776 |
43.1 |
1.9 |
15.8 |
1.3 |
48.3 |
1.9 |
| Public only |
38,952 |
55.4 |
2.2 |
20.5 |
2.0 |
35.9 |
2.3 |
| Uninsured |
35,796 |
89.5 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
13.8 |
1.5 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
10,078 |
49.5 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
50.7 |
5.2 |
| Medicare and private |
21,331 |
22.2 |
3.6 |
9.6 |
2.6 |
74.8 |
3.9 |
| Medicare and other public |
4,477 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
247,418 |
53.8 |
1.3 |
13.0 |
0.8 |
40.4 |
1.4 |
| Large central metro |
89,436 |
54.9 |
2.2 |
13.4 |
1.2 |
39.5 |
2.3 |
| Large fringe metro |
73,350 |
48.2 |
2.5 |
15.4 |
1.9 |
44.4 |
2.3 |
| Medium metro |
59,108 |
55.4 |
2.8 |
11.2 |
1.3 |
39.3 |
2.9 |
| Small metro |
25,524 |
60.3 |
4.5 |
9.6 |
1.9 |
35.7 |
4.3 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
48,767 |
57.7 |
3.4 |
10.9 |
2.0 |
39.4 |
3.2 |
| Micropolitan |
31,968 |
54.7 |
3.6 |
14.2 |
2.6 |
39.8 |
3.8 |
| Noncore |
16,799 |
62.8 |
4.5 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
38.8 |
5.2 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
257,411 |
52.3 |
1.3 |
13.0 |
0.8 |
42.3 |
1.3 |
| Other |
34,902 |
74.9 |
3.0 |
8.8 |
1.7 |
20.6 |
3.0 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
262,298 |
52.1 |
1.4 |
12.4 |
0.8 |
41.2 |
1.5 |
| Fair/poor |
31,890 |
61.5 |
2.1 |
13.3 |
1.2 |
37.5 |
2.1 |
| Activity limitations,c age 18 and over |
Basic activities |
29,148 |
56.8 |
2.3 |
12.9 |
1.3 |
42.7 |
2.1 |
| Complex activities |
17,758 |
59.8 |
2.3 |
14.3 |
1.5 |
39.7 |
2.2 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
183,537 |
55.5 |
1.5 |
11.8 |
0.9 |
39.2 |
1.5 |
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 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.
d Denominator is persons who experienced difficulty. Responses unrelated to inability to afford care or to insurance were collapsed into the "Other" category. For a full list of responses, see the documentation for the MEPS public use file.
* - 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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