Table 3.4: Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications, 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 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 49.2 | 1.9 | 17.7 | 1.4 | 35.8 | 1.8 | ||||
Age in years | ||||||||||||
18-44 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 56.9 | 2.8 | 15.8 | 1.9 | 29.4 | 2.5 | ||||
45-64 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 42.0 | 3.1 | 21.2 | 2.6 | 40.3 | 3.0 | ||||
65 and over | 5.8 | 0.5 | 43.4 | 4.5 | 15.0 | 3.1 | 44.9 | 4.6 | ||||
Sex | ||||||||||||
Male | 6.3 | 0.3 | 40.3 | 2.9 | 18.6 | 2.1 | 44.0 | 2.9 | ||||
Female | 8.6 | 0.4 | 55.9 | 2.4 | 17.1 | 1.9 | 29.7 | 2.2 | ||||
Educationa | ||||||||||||
Less than High School | 9.3 | 0.7 | 65.8 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 2.2 | 26.7 | 2.9 | ||||
High School | 7.3 | 0.4 | 52.3 | 3.4 | 15.5 | 2.3 | 34.4 | 3.0 | ||||
Some college | 6.7 | 0.4 | 37.4 | 2.7 | 23.6 | 2.3 | 42.2 | 2.9 | ||||
Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
<65, Any private | 6.6 | 0.3 | 37.6 | 2.6 | 24.5 | 2.1 | 41.0 | 2.8 | ||||
<65, Public only | 14.2 | 1.3 | 56.9 | 5.2 | 10.8 | 2.6 | 34.0 | 4.9 | ||||
<65, Uninsured | 9.7 | 0.8 | 86.5 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 2.3 | ||||
65+, Medicare only | 6.7 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
65+, Medicare and private | 4.8 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
65+, Medicare and other public | 8.4 | 1.3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
Negative or Poor | 12.1 | 0.9 | 64.8 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 28.4 | 3.3 | ||||
Near-poor | 11.4 | 1.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Low income | 9.1 | 0.9 | 64.6 | 4.6 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 28.0 | 4.2 | ||||
Middle income | 7.1 | 0.5 | 49.2 | 3.5 | 19.8 | 2.8 | 34.1 | 3.5 | ||||
High income | 4.8 | 0.3 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 29.5 | 3.0 | 55.5 | 3.8 | ||||
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
MSA | 7.3 | 0.3 | 47.5 | 2.2 | 18.6 | 1.5 | 36.7 | 2.1 | ||||
Non-MSA | 7.8 | 0.6 | 56.3 | 3.9 | 14.3 | 2.8 | 32.2 | 3.7 | ||||
Census Region | ||||||||||||
Northeast | 5.8 | 0.5 | 37.0 | 5.0 | 22.7 | 4.1 | 41.8 | 4.7 | ||||
Midwest | 7.2 | 0.7 | 40.8 | 4.3 | 18.5 | 2.8 | 42.6 | 3.6 | ||||
South | 8.0 | 0.5 | 59.0 | 2.6 | 16.1 | 2.1 | 28.7 | 2.5 | ||||
West | 8.1 | 0.5 | 48.9 | 4.1 | 16.6 | 2.8 | 37.2 | 4.4 | ||||
Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
Excellent | 4.1 | 0.4 | 45.0 | 4.4 | 20.1 | 3.7 | 35.7 | 4.4 | ||||
Very Good | 5.5 | 0.4 | 38.8 | 4.1 | 18.9 | 3.0 | 45.0 | 3.8 | ||||
Good | 8.7 | 0.5 | 48.5 | 3.1 | 19.5 | 2.6 | 36.1 | 2.8 | ||||
Fair | 12.4 | 1.0 | 60.2 | 3.5 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 28.7 | 3.6 | ||||
Poor | 20.2 | 1.8 | 61.8 | 5.2 | 13.9 | 3.4 | 26.2 | 4.8 | ||||
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. | ||||||||||||