Table 16_3_6-5d

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

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Table 16_3_6.5d
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons, by education,^a United States, 2007
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		65.2	1.3	76.0	2.1	69.6	2.1	57.4	2.0
Age	18-44	70.4	1.8	82.3	2.7	75.9	2.7	61.3	2.8
	45-64	65.4	2.1	77.9	3.8	70.3	3.2	57.6	2.9
	65 and over	43.7	3.3	53.3	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	64.7	1.9	75.2	3.2	69.6	3.1	55.2	2.9
Gender	Female	65.7	1.6	76.8	2.8	69.7	2.6	59.0	2.5
Race	White, single race	65.0	1.5	78.6	2.2	68.3	2.4	56.9	2.3
	Black, single race	68.9	2.8	65.4	5.5	76.5	4.6	65.5	4.9
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	63.8	1.5	74.4	2.5	68.6	2.3	56.8	2.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	63.1	1.7	77.6	2.8	66.4	2.7	56.1	2.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	70.0	2.6	65.4	5.5	80.3	3.7	65.6	4.9
	Hispanic, all races	75.7	2.6	80.8	3.7	77.6	5.1	65.6	6.2
Family income^b	Negative/poor	78.8	2.1	75.3	3.4	83.0	3.6	79.2	3.6
	Near poor/low	73.1	2.4	79.5	3.4	74.5	3.6	66.3	4.6
	Middle	69.9	2.1	79.3	4.4	69.5	3.3	66.8	3.2
	High	45.6	2.8	DSU	DSU	51.3	5.3	41.5	3.1
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	66.7	1.5	83.7	2.7	72.8	2.4	57.9	2.2
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	72.1	2.3	76.1	3.4	75.2	3.6	66.1	4.3
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	55.7	1.9	76.8	4.9	61.6	3.3	49.6	2.5
	Public only	74.4	2.6	71.7	4.2	74.3	4.7	77.3	4.3
	Uninsured	89.7	1.5	88.8	2.8	90.6	2.1	89.5	2.9
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	45.5	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	38.6	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	64.7	1.5	75.4	2.3	70.5	2.3	56.9	2.2
	Large central metro	62.7	2.4	67.3	4.1	68.1	4.7	58.3	3.5
	Large fringe metro	60.5	3.1	DSU	DSU	71.3	4.1	50.7	4.1
	Medium metro	70.4	3.1	81.8	3.9	75.8	4.0	60.3	4.6
	Small metro	68.8	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	67.7	2.7	78.0	5.1	66.5	4.5	61.0	4.7
	Micropolitan	68.0	3.4	DSU	DSU	66.6	5.4	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	67.1	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	64.1	1.4	74.9	2.4	69.3	2.2	56.6	2.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	76.2	3.0	80.5	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	64.0	1.6	76.1	2.7	69.2	2.4	56.6	2.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	68.6	2.2	75.9	3.0	70.8	3.4	60.5	3.8
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	66.1	2.3	73.3	3.9	65.4	4.0	61.5	3.8
	Complex activities	68.2	2.4	73.9	4.2	66.8	4.4	65.2	4.1
	Neither basic nor complex activities	64.9	1.6	77.8	2.7	70.8	2.4	56.3	2.4
U.S. born	Yes	64.6	1.4	75.1	2.5	69.2	2.2	57.1	2.2
U.S. born	No	69.8	2.9	79.0	4.0	74.0	5.5	60.8	4.8

^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, 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 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_6-5d: 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_6-5d.html