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.