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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 14_4_1.2d
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines, by education,a United States, 2005
Population group Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 13.1 0.4 16.0 0.8 13.1 0.6 12.0 0.5
Age 18–44 13.0 0.5 15.8 1.0 12.8 0.8 12.1 0.6
45–64 14.4 0.6 21.2 1.6 14.2 0.9 12.7 0.7
65 and over 10.6 0.6 10.8 1.0 11.6 1.2 9.7 1.0
Gender Male 11.1 0.4 14.9 1.0 11.0 0.7 9.6 0.5
Female 15.0 0.6 17.0 1.0 15.1 0.8 14.1 0.6
Race White, single race 13.1 0.4 16.2 0.9 13.2 0.6 12.0 0.5
Black, single race 13.7 0.9 15.2 1.6 12.6 1.2 13.8 1.4
Asian, single race 7.2 1.2 * * * * 7.0 1.5
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 19.9 3.6 * * * * * *
Multiple races 23.2 3.0 * * 25.5 4.9 23.8 4.5
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 13.3 0.4 17.4 1.0 13.5 0.6 12.0 0.5
Non-Hispanic, White 13.4 0.5 18.3 1.2 13.7 0.7 12.0 0.5
Non-Hispanic, Black 13.7 1.0 15.2 1.6 12.5 1.2 13.9 1.4
Hispanic 11.8 0.7 12.7 1.2 10.4 1.2 11.8 1.2
Family incomeb Negative/poor 21.7 1.1 20.3 1.3 20.5 1.8 25.6 2.1
Near poor/low 17.7 0.9 17.6 1.3 16.7 1.2 19.1 1.4
Middle 13.6 0.7 13.1 1.3 13.4 0.9 13.9 0.9
High 8.6 0.4 11.6 1.8 8.2 0.6 8.5 0.5
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 12.6 0.5 16.7 1.2 12.5 0.7 11.6 0.5
Not employed 17.5 0.8 19.3 1.3 16.8 1.2 16.7 1.1
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 10.5 0.4 12.8 1.2 10.1 0.6 10.3 0.5
Public only 23.2 1.2 20.2 1.7 21.1 2.0 32.3 2.6
Uninsured 22.0 1.0 22.0 1.5 21.7 1.7 22.4 1.7
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 13.0 1.2 13.4 2.1 12.5 2.1 13.1 2.3
Medicare and private 8.9 0.8 7.9 1.3 10.1 1.5 8.5 1.2
Medicare and other public 14.7 2.0 13.0 2.2 22.2 5.2 * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan 13.0 0.5 15.5 0.9 13.4 0.7 11.8 0.5
  Large central metro 12.8 0.6 15.2 1.3 13.0 1.1 11.6 0.7
  Large fringe metro 11.7 0.7 13.2 1.7 11.5 1.0 11.4 0.9
  Medium metro 14.6 1.0 17.3 1.8 16.3 1.6 12.5 1.1
  Small metro 13.4 1.3 17.6 2.2 12.6 1.6 12.2 1.5
Nonmetropolitan 13.8 1.0 17.9 1.9 12.2 1.2 13.1 1.3
  Micropolitan 12.8 1.0 17.3 2.4 11.3 1.3 12.2 1.4
  Noncore 15.6 1.8 18.8 2.9 14.0 1.8 15.2 2.4
Language spoken most often at home English 13.4 0.5 17.8 1.0 13.5 0.6 12.0 0.5
Other 10.9 0.8 11.1 1.1 9.5 1.2 11.9 1.5
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 11.1 0.4 13.0 0.9 11.0 0.6 10.5 0.5
Fair/poor 26.5 1.1 26.4 1.9 25.5 1.5 27.6 1.8
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over Basic activities 25.4 1.0 26.1 1.9 24.1 1.7 26.2 1.7
Complex activities 30.9 1.4 28.9 2.3 30.5 2.1 33.2 2.4
Neither basic nor complex activities 10.8 0.4 13.0 0.8 10.7 0.6 10.1 0.5

a 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.

b Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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.

c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* - 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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