Table T9_1_3_6-2c

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 9_1_3_6.2c
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons, by family income,^a United States, 2009
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		69.2	1.3	79.2	1.8	76.1	2.0	73.3	2.1	48.8	2.8
Age	0–17	51.1	3.5	55.2	4.8	65.6	5.9	59.3	7.1	DSU	DSU
	18–44	74.5	1.5	85.5	2.6	82.2	2.6	76.4	3.1	49.9	4.1
	45–64	73.8	1.6	84.7	2.7	85.3	2.1	78.4	2.6	54.3	4.0
	65 and over	53.4	3.6	DSU	DSU	48.6	5.9	62.2	6.0	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	69.0	1.7	80.2	2.8	76.5	2.6	77.0	2.8	43.4	3.6
Gender	Female	69.3	1.6	78.6	2.1	75.9	2.4	70.3	2.7	52.9	3.4
Race	White, single race	69.0	1.5	80.8	2.1	76.8	2.3	72.6	2.5	48.4	3.0
	Black, single race	72.3	2.4	80.2	3.3	73.6	3.9	75.3	4.2	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	60.0	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	68.0	1.4	79.2	2.1	75.0	2.3	72.6	2.2	48.4	2.8
	Non-Hispanic, White	67.6	1.6	80.6	2.5	75.3	2.8	72.1	2.6	48.0	3.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	72.1	2.4	81.1	3.4	73.9	3.9	74.2	4.4	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	76.6	2.5	79.6	3.7	82.1	3.1	78.3	5.9	DSU	DSU
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	77.3	2.2	78.8	3.7	75.2	3.2	82.8	3.4	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	76.5	1.8	84.5	2.9	80.5	2.9	75.6	3.2	62.4	4.8
	At least some college	65.1	1.9	84.9	2.6	75.0	3.8	72.1	2.8	46.8	3.4
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	72.0	1.6	88.4	2.2	84.0	2.3	77.0	2.5	51.4	3.2
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	79.0	1.7	82.9	2.6	82.8	2.5	78.5	3.6	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0–64	Any private	59.4	2.0	69.2	6.7	71.8	3.4	69.1	3.0	44.5	2.9
	Public only	73.3	2.3	72.7	3.3	76.5	3.4	70.7	6.4	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	92.2	1.2	96.5	1.1	92.6	1.9	91.7	2.4	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	63.0	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	41.6	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	69.2	1.5	81.6	2.0	75.0	2.3	73.7	2.4	49.9	3.0
	Large central metro	70.3	2.3	82.0	3.0	76.0	3.5	77.5	4.1	46.3	5.2
	Large fringe metro	68.4	2.1	87.4	3.7	76.0	3.6	70.4	4.4	50.2	4.2
	Medium metro	70.6	3.3	82.5	3.4	78.3	4.5	69.2	4.8	57.0	6.2
	Small metro	65.3	4.0	DSU	DSU	62.8	6.3	77.1	5.2	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	69.1	2.5	70.0	4.3	81.1	3.9	71.7	4.3	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	68.9	2.8	70.1	5.2	84.8	3.9	69.9	4.7	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	69.7	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	68.2	1.4	78.8	2.0	75.9	2.2	72.2	2.3	48.3	2.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	78.3	2.6	82.1	4.2	78.3	4.8	84.4	4.0	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	67.8	1.5	77.5	2.4	77.0	2.3	72.6	2.4	49.2	2.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	73.6	1.9	82.7	2.6	74.3	3.4	76.1	3.8	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	70.8	2.7	79.8	3.6	70.6	4.2	75.4	3.6	DSU	DSU
	Complex activities	71.3	2.9	80.8	3.5	73.3	4.2	72.4	5.0	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	71.9	1.3	84.2	2.2	79.8	2.2	76.2	2.3	52.0	3.0
U.S. born	Yes	67.8	1.4	78.8	1.9	75.2	2.2	71.2	2.4	48.5	2.8
U.S. born	No	78.2	2.4	81.3	4.2	81.9	3.9	87.5	3.0	DSU	DSU

^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.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T9_1_3_6-2c: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/9_facilitators_barriers/T9_1_3_6-2c.html