Table 3.1: Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications, 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 | 20.4 | 0.6 | 51.0 | 1.2 | 14.4 | 0.9 | 45.9 | 1.2 |
| Age in years | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 20.9 | 0.7 | 55.3 | 1.6 | 14.2 | 1.3 | 42.5 | 1.8 |
| 45-64 | 23.3 | 0.8 | 49.8 | 1.9 | 15.2 | 1.3 | 46.3 | 1.9 |
| 65 and over | 14.2 | 0.9 | 39.5 | 2.9 | 12.9 | 2.2 | 56.8 | 3.1 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 18.8 | 0.7 | 48.8 | 1.9 | 14.2 | 1.3 | 46.1 | 1.8 |
| Female | 22.1 | 0.7 | 52.8 | 1.5 | 14.6 | 1.1 | 45.7 | 1.6 |
| Educationb | ||||||||
| Less than High School | 25.1 | 1.1 | 65.8 | 2.2 | 12.8 | 1.4 | 34.8 | 2.3 |
| High School | 21.1 | 0.9 | 55.3 | 2.2 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 41.4 | 2.2 |
| Some college | 18.5 | 0.6 | 40.7 | 1.8 | 15.3 | 1.4 | 54.5 | 1.8 |
| Health insurance statusc | ||||||||
| <65, Any private | 18.7 | 0.7 | 40.2 | 1.6 | 17.2 | 1.3 | 54.3 | 1.7 |
| <65, Public only | 33.6 | 1.7 | 58.4 | 2.7 | 20.0 | 2.5 | 37.9 | 2.7 |
| <65, Uninsured | 29.5 | 1.3 | 84.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 19.8 | 2.1 |
| 65+, Medicare only | 13.4 | 1.5 | 49.2 | 5.7 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 50.8 | 5.8 |
| 65+, Medicare and private | 14.0 | 1.2 | 31.3 | 3.3 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 65.2 | 3.7 |
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 17.1 | 2.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poverty statusd | ||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 29.1 | 1.3 | 68.0 | 2.5 | 12.4 | 1.7 | 32.4 | 2.6 |
| Near-poor | 25.7 | 2.0 | 66.5 | 4.7 | 13.1 | 3.1 | 33.8 | 4.1 |
| Low income | 23.8 | 1.3 | 63.8 | 2.6 | 11.9 | 1.7 | 34.9 | 2.7 |
| Middle income | 21.1 | 0.9 | 53.5 | 2.0 | 15.3 | 1.5 | 42.9 | 1.9 |
| High income | 14.6 | 0.7 | 23.2 | 1.9 | 16.9 | 1.9 | 69.7 | 2.2 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||
| MSA | 20.5 | 0.6 | 49.8 | 1.4 | 14.9 | 1.1 | 47.1 | 1.4 |
| Non-MSA | 20.3 | 1.2 | 56.5 | 3.4 | 12.5 | 2.1 | 40.3 | 3.3 |
| Census Region | ||||||||
| Northeast | 15.6 | 1.0 | 34.5 | 2.8 | 22.0 | 3.2 | 53.7 | 3.0 |
| Midwest | 19.6 | 1.3 | 50.6 | 2.7 | 13.7 | 1.6 | 46.0 | 2.7 |
| South | 22.2 | 0.9 | 60.5 | 2.1 | 11.5 | 1.2 | 39.5 | 2.1 |
| West | 22.4 | 1.2 | 45.7 | 2.3 | 15.5 | 2.1 | 51.5 | 2.4 |
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||
| Excellent | 14.5 | 0.8 | 38.7 | 2.7 | 14.2 | 2.0 | 55.6 | 2.6 |
| Very Good | 16.7 | 0.8 | 43.2 | 2.2 | 13.4 | 1.6 | 50.0 | 2.3 |
| Good | 22.6 | 0.9 | 54.1 | 1.9 | 15.5 | 1.6 | 44.4 | 1.9 |
| Fair | 31.7 | 1.6 | 62.8 | 2.4 | 14.8 | 1.9 | 36.7 | 2.7 |
| Poor | 39.9 | 2.4 | 66.2 | 3.6 | 13.3 | 2.6 | 37.0 | 3.6 |
| 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. | ||||||||