Table 3.2: Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed medical care, United States, 2002 | ||||||||||||
Main Reasone | ||||||||||||
Experienced Difficulty | Couldn't Afford | Insurance Related | Other | |||||||||
Population characteristics | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | ||||
Total | 10.5 | 0.4 | 39.4 | 1.4 | 12.7 | 1.1 | 52.3 | 1.4 | ||||
Age in years | ||||||||||||
18-44 | 11.4 | 0.5 | 45.9 | 2.0 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 46.4 | 2.1 | ||||
45-64 | 11.8 | 0.6 | 35.7 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 1.6 | 54.8 | 2.2 | ||||
65 and over | 6.0 | 0.5 | 21.2 | 3.4 | 10.7 | 2.9 | 71.9 | 3.8 | ||||
Sex | ||||||||||||
Male | 9.8 | 0.4 | 36.9 | 2.1 | 14.3 | 1.6 | 53.2 | 1.9 | ||||
Female | 11.1 | 0.5 | 41.6 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 51.5 | 2.1 | ||||
Educationa | ||||||||||||
Less than High School | 11.1 | 0.7 | 54.4 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 43.1 | 3.0 | ||||
High School | 10.0 | 0.5 | 43.8 | 2.5 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 46.9 | 2.6 | ||||
Some college | 10.6 | 0.4 | 30.1 | 2.1 | 15.0 | 1.5 | 59.6 | 2.1 | ||||
Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
<65, Any private | 9.8 | 0.4 | 28.9 | 1.7 | 16.9 | 1.5 | 59.5 | 1.8 | ||||
<65, Public only | 15.6 | 1.5 | 38.2 | 3.9 | 11.2 | 2.5 | 54.9 | 3.9 | ||||
<65, Uninsured | 17.5 | 1.1 | 78.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 20.8 | 2.9 | ||||
65+, Medicare only | 8.4 | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
65+, Medicare and private | 4.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
65+, Medicare and other public | 6.8 | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
Negative or Poor | 14.2 | 1.0 | 59.1 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 35.7 | 3.0 | ||||
Near-poor | 13.8 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Low income | 12.5 | 0.9 | 59.0 | 3.4 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 35.0 | 3.6 | ||||
Middle income | 9.8 | 0.5 | 37.3 | 2.9 | 14.9 | 2.0 | 53.0 | 3.0 | ||||
High income | 8.5 | 0.5 | 16.2 | 2.2 | 16.6 | 2.0 | 72.0 | 2.6 | ||||
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
MSA | 10.5 | 0.4 | 37.3 | 1.6 | 13.8 | 1.2 | 53.6 | 1.6 | ||||
Non-MSA | 10.4 | 0.7 | 48.4 | 3.1 | 8.3 | 1.9 | 46.6 | 3.3 | ||||
Census Region | ||||||||||||
Northeast | 7.6 | 0.7 | 27.4 | 3.8 | 15.4 | 2.6 | 59.2 | 4.2 | ||||
Midwest | 9.7 | 0.6 | 35.3 | 2.7 | 12.4 | 2.0 | 54.7 | 2.8 | ||||
South | 10.8 | 0.6 | 46.2 | 2.5 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 46.6 | 2.4 | ||||
West | 13.3 | 0.9 | 39.4 | 2.8 | 13.1 | 2.0 | 54.7 | 2.6 | ||||
Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
Excellent | 6.9 | 0.5 | 28.4 | 3.5 | 15.6 | 2.9 | 58.0 | 3.7 | ||||
Very Good | 9.3 | 0.5 | 37.3 | 2.9 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 55.8 | 3.0 | ||||
Good | 11.2 | 0.5 | 39.4 | 2.5 | 14.8 | 1.8 | 50.5 | 2.4 | ||||
Fair | 15.2 | 1.1 | 50.4 | 3.6 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 43.5 | 3.6 | ||||
Poor | 23.1 | 2.1 | 45.6 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 52.4 | 5.2 | ||||
a 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. | ||||||||||||
b 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. | ||||||||||||
c 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. | ||||||||||||
d Demographic values are for reference person age 18 and over in the family. Number of families may not add to Total due to missing or rounding. | ||||||||||||
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, 2002. | ||||||||||||