Table 3.2: Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed medical care, United States, 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Main Reasond | ||||||||||||
| Experienced Difficulty | Couldn't Afford | Insurance Related | Other | |||||||||
| Population characteristics | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | Percent | Standard Error | ||||
| Total | 9.6 | 0.4 | 42.1 | 2.0 | 11.5 | 1.0 | 49.5 | 2.0 | ||||
| Age in years | ||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 47.2 | 2.7 | 10.6 | 1.4 | 45.8 | 2.6 | ||||
| 45-64 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 40.3 | 2.5 | 13.2 | 1.6 | 48.9 | 2.4 | ||||
| 65 and over | 4.9 | 0.6 | 24.7 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 2.5 | 69.4 | 5.5 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 8.8 | 0.5 | 41.2 | 2.8 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 49.0 | 2.8 | ||||
| Female | 10.5 | 0.5 | 42.9 | 2.3 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 49.9 | 2.4 | ||||
| Educationa | ||||||||||||
| Less than High School | 10.9 | 0.7 | 62.4 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 32.7 | 3.1 | ||||
| High School | 9.3 | 0.6 | 45.3 | 3.3 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 48.8 | 3.4 | ||||
| Some college | 9.5 | 0.5 | 31.4 | 2.4 | 13.3 | 1.6 | 57.3 | 2.4 | ||||
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 8.9 | 0.4 | 27.5 | 2.2 | 14.2 | 1.6 | 60.5 | 2.2 | ||||
| <65, Public only | 18.1 | 1.5 | 50.3 | 4.0 | 14.1 | 2.5 | 40.9 | 3.7 | ||||
| <65, Uninsured | 15.2 | 1.1 | 84.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 15.9 | 2.4 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare only | 5.6 | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and private | 4.6 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 5.3 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 13.5 | 1.1 | 64.0 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 33.5 | 3.3 | ||||
| Near-poor | 12.4 | 1.4 | 57.1 | 5.9 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 35.5 | 5.6 | ||||
| Low income | 12.3 | 1.0 | 54.6 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 41.5 | 4.2 | ||||
| Middle income | 9.7 | 0.6 | 38.6 | 3.1 | 13.4 | 2.0 | 51.3 | 3.1 | ||||
| High income | 6.8 | 0.5 | 17.8 | 2.8 | 15.0 | 2.5 | 68.1 | 2.9 | ||||
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
| MSA | 9.6 | 0.4 | 39.9 | 2.1 | 12.1 | 1.2 | 51.3 | 2.2 | ||||
| Non-MSA | 10.0 | 0.7 | 51.5 | 4.1 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 41.8 | 3.8 | ||||
| Census Region | ||||||||||||
| Northeast | 7.2 | 0.8 | 23.9 | 3.4 | 12.0 | 2.5 | 67.3 | 3.9 | ||||
| Midwest | 8.8 | 0.7 | 38.6 | 3.8 | 12.0 | 2.3 | 53.2 | 3.5 | ||||
| South | 10.6 | 0.7 | 55.2 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 1.5 | 39.2 | 3.0 | ||||
| West | 10.9 | 0.8 | 34.6 | 3.2 | 14.4 | 2.2 | 52.7 | 4.0 | ||||
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
| Excellent | 5.3 | 0.5 | 31.4 | 5.7 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 59.0 | 5.7 | ||||
| Very Good | 7.6 | 0.5 | 36.1 | 3.4 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 55.7 | 3.4 | ||||
| Good | 10.6 | 0.6 | 44.7 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 48.8 | 3.2 | ||||
| Fair | 16.2 | 1.1 | 48.3 | 3.7 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 41.7 | 3.3 | ||||
| Poor | 27.1 | 2.2 | 51.9 | 4.9 | 14.7 | 3.3 | 37.8 | 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 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, 2003. | ||||||||||||