Table 16_3_6-4

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 16_3_6.4
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons, 2002-2007
		2007		2006		2005		2004		2003		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		66.0	2.1	67.8	1.8	68.4	2.1	71.6	1.7	71.1	1.9	65.8	1.8
Age	0-17	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	18-44	70.5	3.1	74.8	2.7	78.9	3.0	79.7	2.0	76.4	2.8	72.9	2.3
	45-64	67.4	3.2	68.6	2.6	68.1	2.6	69.0	2.6	73.2	2.8	61.6	3.2
	65 and over	53.2	5.8	48.9	4.7	46.2	5.3	63.9	4.5	55.3	5.3	56.3	4.8
Gender	Male	63.1	3.2	64.3	2.6	64.2	3.4	68.8	3.1	71.9	2.8	58.9	3.1
Gender	Female	68.1	2.6	70.0	2.0	70.7	2.3	73.3	2.1	70.6	2.2	70.3	2.0
Race	White, single race	65.2	2.3	66.5	2.1	66.7	2.4	69.0	2.0	68.8	2.3	64.7	2.0
	Black, single race	70.3	4.7	76.5	3.5	76.7	3.7	82.1	3.0	84.3	2.8	77.4	4.6
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	65.2	2.2	66.8	1.9	66.1	2.3	70.0	1.9	70.9	1.9	64.3	2.0
	Non-Hispanic, White	64.2	2.5	65.1	2.2	63.7	2.7	66.5	2.2	68.3	2.4	62.9	2.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	70.3	4.7	76.5	3.6	76.4	3.8	82.4	3.0	84.7	2.8	77.5	4.6
	Hispanic, all races	74.8	5.2	78.4	4.6	88.0	2.8	85.4	2.8	72.4	5.1	79.6	4.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	79.8	3.1	77.9	2.9	79.9	3.1	84.1	2.8	80.7	3.0	72.4	3.2
	Near poor/low	70.8	4.5	77.9	3.1	78.4	2.9	81.6	3.1	80.3	2.9	76.4	3.3
	Middle	71.8	3.5	66.2	3.2	66.6	3.4	70.9	3.0	68.6	3.8	68.9	3.6
	High	44.3	4.1	52.1	4.3	50.3	4.9	50.0	3.9	56.5	3.8	45.9	3.6
Education^b	Less than high school	78.5	3.8	75.1	3.0	79.2	3.2	85.2	2.4	83.5	2.4	77.2	2.9
	High school graduate	69.2	3.4	71.8	2.9	72.0	3.1	77.7	2.7	72.4	2.8	67.2	3.1
	At least some college	60.2	3.2	61.3	3.0	61.2	3.3	61.9	2.9	63.8	2.9	58.4	3.1
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	66.4	2.8	70.3	2.5	72.7	2.6	72.3	2.1	72.7	2.5	67.7	2.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	74.1	3.6	75.0	2.8	75.3	2.6	78.4	2.7	79.2	2.8	68.1	3.9
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	58.1	3.1	64.6	2.7	63.8	3.1	62.2	2.4	64.0	2.9	60.0	2.8
	Public only	66.8	4.8	74.1	3.4	71.1	3.1	83.7	2.9	80.5	3.1	64.6	4.4
	Uninsured	90.8	2.2	84.3	3.1	89.6	2.2	91.9	2.1	88.5	2.5	92.9	2.2
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	65.0	2.3	67.5	1.9	66.1	2.5	70.5	1.9	69.0	2.3	65.2	2.1
	Large central metro	66.9	4.7	66.5	3.2	65.1	3.9	70.7	3.0	63.8	3.9	62.2	3.7
	Large fringe metro	56.3	4.7	65.1	4.4	64.6	3.9	67.3	3.7	70.8	4.4	59.6	3.9
	Medium metro	70.3	3.8	66.7	3.6	65.0	5.6	71.6	4.2	71.1	3.8	70.8	3.8
	Small metro	DSU	DSU	78.5	4.8	76.3	5.6	DSU	DSU	75.2	6.4	74.9	5.2
	Nonmetropolitan	70.6	4.3	69.3	4.2	78.7	3.3	76.4	4.4	79.8	4.2	68.2	3.8
	Micropolitan	72.1	4.9	66.7	5.8	77.3	4.1	74.3	4.9	78.7	5.5	65.8	4.8
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	74.2	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	65.5	2.2	67.3	1.8	67.0	2.2	70.2	1.8	70.0	2.0	64.6	1.9
Language spoken most often at home	Other	74.3	6.0	78.6	5.5	86.7	4.6	94.0	2.1	84.0	3.8	83.9	4.2
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	62.4	2.7	64.2	2.3	65.7	2.7	67.3	2.2	65.6	2.5	63.6	2.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	73.0	3.0	75.4	2.6	73.3	2.9	79.0	2.6	80.8	2.2	69.9	2.7
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	68.5	3.3	69.6	2.6	68.1	3.1	74.9	2.6	76.9	2.5	67.1	3.2
	Complex activities	66.0	3.9	77.6	2.9	70.1	2.8	76.2	2.9	77.8	3.0	69.9	3.0
	Neither basic nor complex activities	67.4	2.7	66.6	2.5	69.5	2.9	72.0	2.2	69.5	2.4	65.8	2.5

^a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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 B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - 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.

Current as of February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 16_3_6-4: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_3_6-4.html