Table 3.2: Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed medical care, 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 10.2 0.4 44.8 1.8 10.5 1.0 48.7 1.8
 
Age in years
  18-44 10.7 0.5 48.1 2.5 10.8 1.6 45.9 2.6
  45-64 11.8 0.6 45.4 2.7 11.1 1.7 47.7 2.7
  65 and over 6.2 0.6 29.5 4.3 7.5 2.3 62.9 5.0
 
Sex
  Male 8.9 0.5 45.2 2.9 12.0 1.5 47.1 2.8
  Female 11.5 0.5 44.5 2.3 9.4 1.3 49.9 2.5
 
Educationb
  Less than High School 12.3 0.8 59.2 3.3 10.4 2.2 35.5 3.1
  High School 9.6 0.6 52.1 3.3 8.8 1.6 42.9 3.0
  Some college 9.9 0.5 34.0 2.4 11.6 1.5 58.1 2.5
 
 
Health insurance statusc
  <65, Any private 9.1 0.4 31.2 2.1 13.4 1.6 59.2 2.4
  <65, Public only 15.9 1.1 48.8 4.3 14.3 2.8 44.2 4.0
  <65, Uninsured 17.4 1.2 82.9 2.7 3.2 1.2 18.8 2.8
  65+, Medicare only 7.1 1.1 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65+, Medicare and private 5.5 0.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65+, Medicare and other public 7.5 1.7 -- -- -- -- -- --
  65+, Missing -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
 
Poverty statusd
  Negative or Poor 15.6 1.1 63.0 3.3 8.2 1.6 34.6 3.3
  Near-poor 13.3 1.5 61.6 6.2 9.7 3.2 37.0 5.8
  Low income 10.8 0.9 60.1 4.4 9.5 2.4 33.9 4.2
  Middle income 9.9 0.5 43.6 2.7 11.5 1.7 48.6 2.7
  High income 7.7 0.5 20.0 2.6 12.0 2.0 70.3 2.8
 
Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
  MSA 10.4 0.4 44.3 2.0 10.0 1.1 50.1 2.0
  Non-MSA 9.0 0.7 47.7 4.5 13.5 2.7 41.0 4.4
 
Census Region
  Northeast 7.7 0.7 36.1 4.6 13.3 3.6 54.2 5.0
  Midwest 9.3 0.7 45.4 3.7 11.7 2.2 46.7 3.2
  South 11.4 0.6 53.1 3.1 8.1 1.2 42.6 2.9
  West 11.2 0.8 35.8 3.3 12.1 2.1 57.0 3.7
 
Perceived Health Status
  Excellent 7.0 0.6 30.0 3.8 11.3 2.7 60.2 3.9
  Very Good 7.8 0.5 40.2 3.3 8.4 2.0 54.1 3.4
  Good 11.3 0.6 45.9 2.7 11.1 1.7 47.8 2.7
  Fair 16.2 1.1 55.3 3.7 11.6 2.4 38.1 3.8
  Poor 24.4 2.1 59.3 4.6 11.1 2.7 36.7 4.3
 
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.