Table 10. Other medical equipment and servicesa—Median and mean expenses per person with expense and distribution of expenses by source of payment: United States, 2000 Expense per person Percent distribution of total expenses by source with an expense of payment Percent Total Population Population with expenses Out of Private characteristic (in thousands) expense Median Mean (in millions) pocket insuranceb Medicare Medicaid Otherc Total 278,406 18.6 $180 $260 $13,412 71.3 16.0 3.0 6.7 3.0 Age in years Under 65 243,624 17.4 178 237 10,037 71.1 18.6 *0.5 7.4 2.3 Under 6 24,126 2.4 — — — — — — — — 6-17 48,405 13.2 150 182 1,166 63.5 18.4 *0.1 16.7 *1.3 18-44 109,021 17.9 160 209 4,072 72.5 17.7 *0.1 6.9 2.7 45-64 62,072 25.7 223 292 4,653 72.0 19.3 *1.0 5.6 2.2 65 and over 34,782 26.7 200 364 3,375 71.6 8.1 10.3 4.7 5.3 Sex Male 135,882 15.7 179 271 5,787 70.2 15.8 *2.9 6.3 4.9 Female 142,524 21.2 182 252 7,625 72.1 16.1 3.1 7.1 1.7 Race/ethnicity White and other 209,401 20.6 187 264 11,406 72.8 16.0 3.0 5.1 3.0 Black 35,049 12.9 136 214 965 67.6 11.2 3.6 13.9 3.6 Hispanic 33,955 11.8 175 260 1,041 57.2 20.2 1.6 *18.3 *2.7 Health insurance statusd Under age 65: Any private 182,658 19.2 180 236 8,268 74.7 22.6 *0.1 *1.2 1.4 Public only 28,622 14.7 147 245 1,027 30.9 *0.0 *4.2 63.0 *1.8 Uninsured 32,344 9.8 160 233 742 87.4 *0.0 *0.0 *0.0 12.6 Age 65 and over: Medicare only 11,515 24.8 180 323 923 69.0 *0.0 21.1 *0.0 9.9 Medicare and private 19,570 28.4 215 388 2,156 77.5 12.7 5.9 *0.1 *3.8 Medicare and other public 3,568 24.0 176 343 293 36.4 *0.0 *9.2 52.6 *1.7 Poverty statuse Poor 32,053 14.0 150 251 1,124 52.4 4.8 *3.7 33.6 *5.5 Near-poor 12,196 14.8 156 245 442 55.4 *12.1 *8.2 *22.4 *2.0 Low income 37,059 16.3 165 255 1,536 72.5 8.6 6.3 9.1 3.5 Middle income 90,343 16.5 168 239 3,555 70.4 16.3 *3.6 *5.0 *4.7 High income 106,754 22.9 200 276 6,755 75.6 19.6 1.4 *1.6 1.7 Expense per person Percent distribution of total expenses by source with an expense of payment Percent Total Population Population with expenses Out of Private characteristic (in thousands) expense Median Mean (in millions) pocket insuranceb Medicare Medicaid Otherc Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) MSA 226,861 18.5 $182 $261 $10,973 71.5 16.0 2.2 7.1 3.2 Non-MSA 51,545 18.6 173 254 2,439 70.3 15.9 *6.3 5.1 2.4 Census region Northeast 52,636 19.7 200 258 2,678 72.3 17.2 *3.1 5.0 2.3 Midwest 64,536 20.3 180 267 3,504 76.0 15.5 1.4 3.3 3.8 South 97,373 17.6 174 256 4,389 72.3 11.8 *3.9 *9.0 *3.0 West 63,861 17.2 180 258 2,842 62.8 21.9 *3.3 9.1 2.9 Perceived health status Excellent 87,890 15.1 175 243 3,220 77.9 17.0 *1.5 2.2 1.5 Very good 93,499 19.0 185 239 4,236 73.3 18.7 *1.3 *4.0 *2.8 Good 67,922 19.4 180 258 3,411 69.7 14.7 *4.9 7.7 2.9 Fair 20,666 24.1 190 323 1,613 70.9 12.0 5.0 8.1 4.0 Poor 7,720 31.9 181 379 933 45.2 12.1 5.1 29.1 *8.4 aExpenses for eyeglasses, contact lenses, ambulance services, orthopedic items, hearing devices, prostheses, bathroom aids, medical equipment, disposable supplies, alterations/modifications, and other miscellaneous items or services that were obtained, purchased, or rented during the year are included. About two-thirds of the expenditures in this category were for vision items. bPrivate insurance includes TRICARE (Armed-Forces-related coverage). cOther includes payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs (except TRICARE); other Federal sources (Indian Health Service, military treatment facilities, and other care provided by the Federal Government); various State and local sources (community and neighborhood clinics, State and local health departments, and State programs other than Medicaid); Workers’ Compensation; various unclassified sources (e.g., automobile, homeowner’s, or other liability insurance, and other miscellaneous or unknown sources); Medicaid payments reported for persons who were not reported as enrolled in the Medicaid program at any time during the year; and private insurance payments reported for persons without any reported private health insurance coverage during the year. dUninsured refers to persons uninsured during the entire year. Public and private health insurance categories refer to individuals with public or private insurance at any time during the period; individuals with both public and private insurance and those with TRICARE (Armed-Forces-related coverage) are classified as having private insurance. ePoor—persons in families with income less than 100 percent of the poverty line, including those whose losses exceeded their earnings, resulting in negative income; near-poor—persons in families with income from 100 percent to less than 125 percent of the poverty line; low income—persons in families with income from 125 percent to less than 200 percent of the poverty line; middle income—persons in families with income from 200 percent to less than 400 percent of the poverty line; high income—persons in families with income at or over 400 percent of the poverty line. —Less than 100 sample cases. *Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30 percent. Note: Restricted to civilian noninstitutionalized population. Percents may not add to 100 because of rounding. Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2000.