Table 3.2: Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed medical care, United States, 2004 | ||||||||
| Main Reasone | ||||||||
| Experienced Difficulty | Couldn't Afford | Insurance Related | Other | |||||
| Population characteristicsa | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error |
| Total | 10.2 | 0.4 | 44.8 | 1.8 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 48.7 | 1.8 |
| Age in years | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 10.7 | 0.5 | 48.1 | 2.5 | 10.8 | 1.6 | 45.9 | 2.6 |
| 45-64 | 11.8 | 0.6 | 45.4 | 2.7 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 47.7 | 2.7 |
| 65 and over | 6.2 | 0.6 | 29.5 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 62.9 | 5.0 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 8.9 | 0.5 | 45.2 | 2.9 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 47.1 | 2.8 |
| Female | 11.5 | 0.5 | 44.5 | 2.3 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 49.9 | 2.5 |
| Educationb | ||||||||
| Less than High School | 12.3 | 0.8 | 59.2 | 3.3 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 35.5 | 3.1 |
| High School | 9.6 | 0.6 | 52.1 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 42.9 | 3.0 |
| Some college | 9.9 | 0.5 | 34.0 | 2.4 | 11.6 | 1.5 | 58.1 | 2.5 |
| Health insurance statusc | ||||||||
| <65, Any private | 9.1 | 0.4 | 31.2 | 2.1 | 13.4 | 1.6 | 59.2 | 2.4 |
| <65, Public only | 15.9 | 1.1 | 48.8 | 4.3 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 44.2 | 4.0 |
| <65, Uninsured | 17.4 | 1.2 | 82.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 18.8 | 2.8 |
| 65+, Medicare only | 7.1 | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare and private | 5.5 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 7.5 | 1.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poverty statusd | ||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 15.6 | 1.1 | 63.0 | 3.3 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 34.6 | 3.3 |
| Near-poor | 13.3 | 1.5 | 61.6 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 3.2 | 37.0 | 5.8 |
| Low income | 10.8 | 0.9 | 60.1 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 33.9 | 4.2 |
| Middle income | 9.9 | 0.5 | 43.6 | 2.7 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 48.6 | 2.7 |
| High income | 7.7 | 0.5 | 20.0 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 70.3 | 2.8 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||
| MSA | 10.4 | 0.4 | 44.3 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 50.1 | 2.0 |
| Non-MSA | 9.0 | 0.7 | 47.7 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 41.0 | 4.4 |
| Census Region | ||||||||
| Northeast | 7.7 | 0.7 | 36.1 | 4.6 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 54.2 | 5.0 |
| Midwest | 9.3 | 0.7 | 45.4 | 3.7 | 11.7 | 2.2 | 46.7 | 3.2 |
| South | 11.4 | 0.6 | 53.1 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 42.6 | 2.9 |
| West | 11.2 | 0.8 | 35.8 | 3.3 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 57.0 | 3.7 |
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||
| Excellent | 7.0 | 0.6 | 30.0 | 3.8 | 11.3 | 2.7 | 60.2 | 3.9 |
| Very Good | 7.8 | 0.5 | 40.2 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 2.0 | 54.1 | 3.4 |
| Good | 11.3 | 0.6 | 45.9 | 2.7 | 11.1 | 1.7 | 47.8 | 2.7 |
| Fair | 16.2 | 1.1 | 55.3 | 3.7 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 38.1 | 3.8 |
| Poor | 24.4 | 2.1 | 59.3 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 2.7 | 36.7 | 4.3 |
| a The population characteristics are those of the reference person within the family. | ||||||||
| b Includes persons age 18 and over only. "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 Uninsured 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 insurance. | ||||||||
| d Poor refers to incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor, over the poverty line through 125 percent of the poverty line; low income, over 125 percent through 200 percent of the poverty line; middle income, over 200 percent to 400 percent of the poverty line; and high income, over 400 percent of the poverty line. | ||||||||
| e Denominator for the main reason categories is families unable or delayed in receiving the needed care. | ||||||||
| -- Less than 100 sample cases. | ||||||||
| * Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%. | ||||||||
| Source: Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2004. | ||||||||