Table J. Standard errors for other medical equipment and servicesa—Median and mean expenses per person with expense and distribution of expenses by source of payment: United States, 2000 Corresponds to Table 10 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 Standard error Total A0 0.4 4 6 765 1.6 1.3 0.6 1.0 0.5 Age in years Under 65 A0 0.4 5 6 664 1.7 1.5 0.2 1.2 0.4 Under 6 A0 0.4 — — — — — — — — 6-17 A0 0.7 7 10 100 3.1 2.1 0.1 3.8 0.4 18-44 A0 0.5 4 9 285 2.0 1.8 0.1 2.1 0.6 45-64 A0 0.9 7 13 403 2.8 2.6 0.5 1.7 0.4 65 and over A0 1.2 7 24 310 2.8 1.1 1.9 1.3 1.4 Sex Male A0 0.5 6 11 394 2.4 1.7 1.0 1.7 1.0 Female A0 0.6 6 8 454 1.8 1.4 0.6 1.2 0.4 Race/ethnicity White and other A0 0.5 5 6 721 1.7 1.4 0.7 1.0 0.5 Black A0 0.7 11 23 125 4.6 2.1 0.9 3.5 1.0 Hispanic A0 0.7 11 20 177 3.7 4.3 0.5 5.5 0.8 Health insurance statusd Under age 65: Any private 8,688 0.5 6 6 571 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.6 0.3 Public only 1,863 1.1 9 37 188 3.7 0.0 2.3 3.8 0.7 Uninsured 1,710 0.7 12 20 89 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.9 Age 65 and over: Medicare only 729 1.8 15 39 130 5.5 0.0 5.8 0.0 2.3 Medicare and private 971 1.6 9 33 245 3.1 1.8 1.2 0.1 2.1 Medicare and other public 280 2.5 29 53 59 7.8 0.0 3.2 8.4 0.9 Poverty statuse Poor A0 0.8 8 24 137 5.1 1.3 1.2 5.8 1.8 Near-poor A0 1.4 16 28 74 7.5 5.2 4.8 7.3 0.9 Low income A0 0.9 9 21 173 3.2 1.8 1.9 1.8 0.8 Middle income A0 0.7 5 12 319 2.7 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.4 High income A0 0.7 3 10 492 2.2 2.2 0.3 1.2 0.4 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 Standard error Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) MSA A0 0.4 6 7 706 1.9 1.5 0.4 1.2 0.5 Non-MSA A0 1.2 7 13 305 2.9 2.7 2.4 0.9 0.7 Census region Northeast A0 0.9 9 14 196 1.6 2.4 1.3 0.9 0.7 Midwest A0 1.0 9 14 357 3.1 2.9 0.3 0.9 1.0 South A0 0.6 6 12 343 3.2 1.3 1.3 2.7 1.0 West A0 0.9 9 9 545 2.9 3.3 1.0 1.8 0.5 Perceived health status Excellent 3,445 0.7 7 14 295 2.6 2.5 0.7 0.5 0.4 Very good 4,684 0.7 7 10 321 2.2 2.0 0.6 1.9 1.1 Good 3,479 0.6 6 11 241 2.6 1.6 1.8 1.6 0.7 Fair 1,105 1.2 13 37 202 3.8 2.1 1.1 1.9 0.8 Poor 443 2.0 18 45 130 6.1 2.9 1.3 7.6 2.6 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. A0Standard error approximately zero because of poststratification to Census Bureau population control tables. —Less than 100 sample cases. Note: Restricted to civilian noninstitutionalized population. Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2000.