Table 16_3_6-8d

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_6.8d
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons,^a by education,^b 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		66.3	2.1	79.8	3.2	70.2	3.3	57.5	3.3
Age	18-44	70.5	3.1	DSU	DSU	78.2	4.8	58.7	4.9
	45-64	68.0	3.2	DSU	DSU	66.6	5.2	66.0	4.3
	65 and over	50.3	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	62.9	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	55.2	5.3
Gender	Female	68.5	2.8	85.9	3.2	73.7	4.0	59.4	4.2
Race	White, single race	65.3	2.4	83.5	3.2	66.7	3.9	56.8	3.7
	Black, single race	74.5	4.5	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	65.4	2.3	79.8	3.5	70.7	3.4	56.6	3.4
	Non-Hispanic, White	64.1	2.6	84.8	3.3	67.2	4.0	55.8	3.8
	Non-Hispanic, Black	74.5	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	80.5	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^c	Negative/poor	81.4	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	74.8	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	71.1	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	43.2	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	40.0	4.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	66.7	2.9	DSU	DSU	71.7	4.3	60.0	4.0
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	76.1	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	58.6	3.4	DSU	DSU	64.6	5.2	50.4	4.4
	Public only	74.3	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	90.6	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
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^d	Metropolitan	64.8	2.3	78.4	3.7	68.8	3.5	57.1	3.5
	Large central metro	68.9	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	62.1	5.7
	Large fringe metro	56.4	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	66.3	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	74.8	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	73.8	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	65.7	2.2	78.5	3.5	70.4	3.4	57.4	3.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	62.4	2.7	81.8	3.5	65.8	4.3	55.6	3.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	75.3	2.8	81.5	4.4	80.3	3.6	66.3	5.0
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	73.7	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	67.1	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	65.6	2.7	79.7	4.2	66.8	4.2	59.6	4.1
U.S. born	Yes	65.9	2.2	78.4	3.6	70.8	3.3	57.1	3.4
U.S. born	No	75.4	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population using five age groups: 18-44, 45-54, 55-64, 65-74, and 75 and over.

^b 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.

^c 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.

^d 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_6-8d: 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_6-8d.html