Table 9. Home health 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	1.8	$1,710	$5,136	$25,640	12.4 	*4.2 	25.6 	48.2	*9.6

Age in years
Under 65	243,624	0.8	1,507	6,551	12,960	*3.7 	*3.6 	*13.2	68.0	*11.5
  Under 6	24,126	1.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
  6-17	48,405	*0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
  18-44	109,021	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
  45-64	62,072	1.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
65 and over	34,782	8.7	1,800	4,207	12,680	21.2 	*4.7 	38.4 	28.1 	7.6
Sex
Male	135,882	1.5	1,592	4,081	8,320	*13.0	*5.1	37.8 	36.0	8.0
Female	142,524	2.1	1,775	5,863	17,321	*12.1	*3.7	19.8	54.1	*10.4
Race/ethnicity	
White and other	209,401	1.9	1,500	4,831	19,552	15.7 	*4.6	23.9	45.3 	*10.4
Black	35,049	1.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hispanic	33,955	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Health insurance statusd
Under age 65:
  Any private	182,658	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
  Public only	28,622	3.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
  Uninsured	32,344	*0.2 	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Age 65 and over:
  Medicare only	11,515	7.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
  Medicare and private	19,570	6.9	1,290	3,289	4,436	*32.7	*13.5	42.6 	*7.8 	*3.5
  Medicare and other public	3,568	22.2 	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Poverty statuse	
Poor	32,053	3.1	1,775	4,743	4,762	*16.0	*1.7 	41.1 	33.4 	*7.9
Near-poor	12,196	3.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Low income	37,059	2.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Middle income	90,343	1.6	1,524	3,252	4,695	*8.6 	*4.5	*24.4	*35.8	*26.7
High income	106,754	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	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	1.7	$1,540	$4,917	$19,219	*13.1	*4.8 	21.8 	49.2	*11.2	
Non-MSA	51,545	2.1	1,867	5,924	6,422	10.2 	2.3	37.3	45.4 	4.8
Census region
Northeast	52,636	2.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Midwest	64,536	1.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South	97,373	1.7	1,733	4,939	*8,118	*14.0	*4.9 	*27.6	*49.2	*4.2
West	63,861	1.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Perceived health status			
Excellent	87,890	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Very good	93,499	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Good	67,922	1.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fair	20,666	6.8	1,602	*6,280	*8,810	*10.5	*2.1	*21.0	60.0 	*6.3
Poor	7,720	16.3 	1,775	4,309	5,412	*10.0	*9.0	45.6 	32.0 	*3.5
aExpenses for care provided by home health agencies and independent home health providers are included. Most home health expenses (87.5 percent) were for agency providers.
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.