Table 14_3_4.2
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, 2002
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands) |
Main reasonsd |
| Couldn't afford |
Insurance related |
Other |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
288,182 |
48.3 |
1.2 |
14.7 |
0.8 |
43.9 |
1.1 |
| Age |
0–17 |
72,747 |
41.1 |
3.2 |
17.7 |
2.1 |
47.4 |
3.1 |
| 18–44 |
111,219 |
55.7 |
1.6 |
13.1 |
1.1 |
37.5 |
1.4 |
| 45–64 |
67,960 |
44.9 |
1.9 |
15.8 |
1.3 |
47.5 |
1.7 |
| 65 and over |
36,256 |
34.3 |
2.8 |
15.1 |
2.3 |
57.7 |
3.0 |
| Gender |
Male |
140,802 |
46.6 |
1.6 |
15.2 |
1.1 |
44.3 |
1.6 |
| Female |
147,380 |
49.7 |
1.5 |
14.3 |
1.0 |
43.6 |
1.4 |
| Race |
White, single race |
233,530 |
47.7 |
1.4 |
15.0 |
0.9 |
44.3 |
1.3 |
| Black, single race |
35,504 |
55.0 |
2.8 |
11.3 |
1.6 |
38.8 |
2.8 |
| Asian, single race |
11,567 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| NHOPI, single race |
884 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
2,583 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
4,114 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
248,517 |
46.5 |
1.4 |
15.3 |
0.9 |
45.4 |
1.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
195,463 |
45.5 |
1.6 |
15.7 |
1.0 |
46.0 |
1.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
34,875 |
54.8 |
2.9 |
11.4 |
1.6 |
39.1 |
2.8 |
| Hispanic |
39,665 |
63.0 |
2.8 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
32.1 |
2.7 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
35,618 |
63.2 |
2.1 |
12.2 |
1.6 |
32.3 |
2.0 |
| Near poor/low |
52,639 |
64.4 |
2.1 |
10.8 |
1.3 |
31.7 |
2.1 |
| Middle |
91,063 |
51.6 |
2.3 |
15.3 |
1.3 |
41.0 |
2.2 |
| High |
108,862 |
22.3 |
1.6 |
18.9 |
1.4 |
64.3 |
1.8 |
| Education,b age 18 and over |
Less than high school |
45,282 |
63.5 |
2.1 |
10.1 |
1.3 |
34.0 |
2.1 |
| High school graduate |
69,829 |
52.2 |
1.8 |
13.7 |
1.4 |
40.3 |
1.7 |
| At least some college |
97,855 |
40.0 |
1.7 |
16.8 |
1.2 |
50.5 |
1.6 |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
143,280 |
50.3 |
1.5 |
14.2 |
0.9 |
42.0 |
1.3 |
| Not employed |
35,665 |
54.8 |
2.3 |
13.8 |
1.4 |
40.4 |
2.2 |
| Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
183,519 |
38.4 |
1.7 |
17.9 |
1.0 |
51.1 |
1.5 |
| Public only |
34,249 |
48.6 |
2.5 |
18.6 |
2.0 |
41.6 |
2.6 |
| Uninsured |
33,061 |
84.6 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
17.4 |
1.9 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
10,202 |
41.4 |
4.5 |
14.6 |
3.8 |
53.1 |
4.8 |
| Medicare and private |
20,648 |
28.5 |
3.5 |
11.6 |
2.9 |
64.8 |
4.0 |
| Medicare and other public |
3,788 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
241,330 |
47.6 |
1.3 |
15.2 |
0.9 |
43.8 |
1.2 |
| Large central metro |
87,683 |
47.4 |
2.3 |
15.5 |
1.4 |
44.5 |
2.1 |
| Large fringe metro |
69,802 |
40.7 |
2.5 |
16.8 |
1.9 |
49.3 |
2.4 |
| Medium metro |
58,570 |
52.1 |
2.7 |
14.3 |
1.5 |
40.5 |
2.5 |
| Small metro |
25,275 |
55.0 |
4.1 |
12.7 |
2.7 |
35.0 |
3.1 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
46,852 |
51.9 |
2.9 |
11.8 |
1.8 |
44.8 |
2.3 |
| Micropolitan |
31,339 |
49.8 |
4.0 |
12.5 |
2.3 |
46.9 |
3.1 |
| Noncore |
15,513 |
56.2 |
4.3 |
10.3 |
2.6 |
40.4 |
4.1 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
252,871 |
46.5 |
1.3 |
15.0 |
0.8 |
45.6 |
1.2 |
| Other |
31,079 |
69.0 |
2.9 |
11.1 |
1.9 |
25.4 |
2.6 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
255,683 |
47.3 |
1.5 |
14.5 |
0.9 |
44.4 |
1.4 |
| Fair/poor |
30,511 |
51.8 |
2.1 |
15.5 |
1.4 |
42.3 |
2.1 |
| Activity limitations,c age 18 and over |
Basic activities |
27,554 |
47.4 |
2.3 |
15.2 |
1.5 |
47.4 |
2.3 |
| Complex activities |
16,398 |
48.8 |
2.3 |
16.7 |
1.9 |
45.7 |
2.4 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
179,243 |
49.8 |
1.4 |
13.6 |
0.9 |
42.2 |
1.3 |
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 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 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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