Table 3.4: Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications, 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 | 7.3 | 0.3 | 55.4 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 1.3 | 30.1 | 1.9 | ||||
Age in years | ||||||||||||
18-44 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 60.9 | 3.1 | 15.2 | 2.1 | 25.8 | 2.9 | ||||
45-64 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 52.5 | 3.1 | 19.3 | 2.4 | 30.9 | 3.0 | ||||
65 and over | 5.4 | 0.5 | 47.6 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 3.3 | 40.8 | 5.4 | ||||
Sex | ||||||||||||
Male | 6.2 | 0.4 | 52.9 | 3.3 | 17.3 | 2.0 | 31.1 | 2.9 | ||||
Female | 8.3 | 0.4 | 57.2 | 2.4 | 16.3 | 1.8 | 29.4 | 2.3 | ||||
Educationa | ||||||||||||
Less than High School | 9.8 | 0.6 | 73.4 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 19.1 | 2.6 | ||||
High School | 7.7 | 0.6 | 56.6 | 3.6 | 17.0 | 2.1 | 28.5 | 3.3 | ||||
Some college | 6.2 | 0.4 | 43.6 | 2.7 | 21.2 | 2.4 | 38.0 | 2.8 | ||||
Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
<65, Any private | 5.9 | 0.3 | 40.9 | 2.8 | 23.7 | 2.3 | 37.0 | 2.9 | ||||
<65, Public only | 15.2 | 1.2 | 66.5 | 3.8 | 17.7 | 3.5 | 21.9 | 3.6 | ||||
<65, Uninsured | 11.6 | 1.0 | 86.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 12.7 | 2.6 | ||||
65+, Medicare only | 5.8 | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
65+, Medicare and private | 4.8 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
65+, Medicare and other public | 7.2 | 1.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
Negative or Poor | 11.6 | 0.9 | 70.8 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 2.1 | 20.7 | 3.1 | ||||
Near-poor | 12.6 | 1.4 | 68.7 | 5.4 | 13.8 | 3.9 | 19.7 | 4.9 | ||||
Low income | 8.7 | 0.9 | 72.8 | 4.0 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 21.5 | 3.7 | ||||
Middle income | 6.8 | 0.5 | 53.3 | 3.4 | 13.7 | 2.2 | 33.6 | 3.6 | ||||
High income | 4.9 | 0.3 | 27.7 | 3.8 | 30.6 | 3.5 | 43.9 | 4.0 | ||||
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
MSA | 7.0 | 0.4 | 51.9 | 2.2 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 33.1 | 2.2 | ||||
Non-MSA | 8.6 | 0.7 | 67.6 | 4.6 | 13.6 | 2.5 | 19.6 | 3.7 | ||||
Census Region | ||||||||||||
Northeast | 5.3 | 0.6 | 34.6 | 5.1 | 26.9 | 4.3 | 39.6 | 5.3 | ||||
Midwest | 6.5 | 0.6 | 52.6 | 4.5 | 15.2 | 3.8 | 36.5 | 4.8 | ||||
South | 9.2 | 0.7 | 68.9 | 2.7 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 19.7 | 2.3 | ||||
West | 6.7 | 0.5 | 41.6 | 4.2 | 18.9 | 2.6 | 40.8 | 4.5 | ||||
Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
Excellent | 3.7 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
Very Good | 5.4 | 0.4 | 47.9 | 4.2 | 15.4 | 3.0 | 37.9 | 4.2 | ||||
Good | 7.7 | 0.5 | 52.7 | 3.3 | 18.3 | 2.4 | 30.7 | 3.1 | ||||
Fair | 13.9 | 1.2 | 68.6 | 3.9 | 16.3 | 3.3 | 19.2 | 3.2 | ||||
Poor | 23.6 | 2.1 | 71.9 | 4.8 | 10.8 | 3.0 | 20.8 | 4.2 | ||||
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 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. | ||||||||||||