Table 16_3_6-6d

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

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Table 16_3_6.6d
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care 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		54.6	1.9	64.3	3.5	61.0	3.2	46.6	2.8
Age	18-44	59.5	2.7	72.4	4.8	62.7	4.2	51.5	4.2
	45-64	55.6	2.8	65.8	6.0	65.0	4.9	46.8	3.9
	65 and over	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	52.9	2.9	67.2	4.6	59.0	5.0	40.5	4.5
Gender	Female	55.9	2.4	60.9	5.3	62.5	3.8	50.4	3.4
Race	White, single race	54.7	2.1	66.8	3.8	60.8	3.7	46.0	3.0
	Black, single race	60.3	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	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	53.0	2.1	60.6	4.5	60.1	3.6	46.3	2.9
	Non-Hispanic, White	52.6	2.4	63.2	5.3	58.8	4.1	45.5	3.2
	Non-Hispanic, Black	62.5	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	66.0	4.5	74.5	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^b	Negative/poor	72.7	3.1	67.2	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	65.3	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	53.9	3.8	DSU	DSU	53.9	6.1	54.1	5.4
	High	34.0	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	31.2	4.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	56.5	2.5	74.1	5.1	60.8	4.1	48.4	3.4
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	61.2	3.0	63.8	4.7	70.1	4.9	52.4	5.2
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	40.3	2.9	DSU	DSU	47.4	5.2	34.6	3.6
	Public only	57.4	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	85.7	2.4	80.1	5.3	87.6	3.3	88.2	3.7
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^c	Metropolitan	54.5	2.2	64.5	4.0	61.7	3.8	46.6	3.1
	Large central metro	50.2	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	42.6	4.6
	Large fringe metro	53.4	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	43.9	5.0
	Medium metro	61.2	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	55.0	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	55.3	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	55.3	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	52.8	2.1	60.3	4.2	60.3	3.4	45.5	2.9
Language spoken most often at home	Other	72.8	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	53.4	2.4	64.6	5.1	58.7	4.0	47.2	3.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	57.1	3.1	63.9	4.8	65.6	4.5	44.9	5.1
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	47.6	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	46.6	5.6
	Complex activities	51.8	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	57.1	2.3	73.9	4.0	63.0	3.9	47.9	3.4
U.S. born	Yes	53.4	2.1	62.8	4.3	60.2	3.4	45.3	3.0
U.S. born	No	63.0	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^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_6-6d: 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_6-6d.html