Table 3.4: Percent of families in which a member was unable or delayed in receiving needed 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 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 56.7 | 2.1 | 15.8 | 1.4 | 29.2 | 1.7 |
| Age in years | ||||||||
| 18-44 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 62.7 | 2.8 | 14.0 | 1.9 | 24.8 | 2.2 |
| 45-64 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 53.1 | 3.0 | 17.9 | 2.1 | 31.2 | 2.4 |
| 65 and over | 5.8 | 0.6 | 49.9 | 5.5 | 15.1 | 3.5 | 36.6 | 5.0 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 6.4 | 0.3 | 51.6 | 3.3 | 17.1 | 2.4 | 33.0 | 3.1 |
| Female | 9.3 | 0.4 | 60.2 | 2.3 | 15.0 | 1.7 | 26.6 | 2.0 |
| Educationb | ||||||||
| Less than High School | 10.2 | 0.7 | 75.3 | 3.1 | 11.6 | 2.3 | 16.4 | 2.6 |
| High School | 8.6 | 0.6 | 61.9 | 3.5 | 14.6 | 2.2 | 25.2 | 2.8 |
| Some college | 6.6 | 0.3 | 42.6 | 3.1 | 19.2 | 2.5 | 39.2 | 2.7 |
| Health insurance statusc | ||||||||
| <65, Any private | 7.0 | 0.4 | 45.1 | 2.6 | 19.3 | 2.1 | 37.5 | 2.3 |
| <65, Public only | 14.8 | 1.3 | 64.1 | 4.5 | 20.7 | 4.3 | 18.2 | 3.2 |
| <65, Uninsured | 10.8 | 0.8 | 89.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 2.2 |
| 65+, Medicare only | 6.1 | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare and private | 5.0 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 8.9 | 1.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poverty statusd | ||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 13.5 | 1.0 | 73.1 | 3.5 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 16.6 | 2.4 |
| Near-poor | 8.9 | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Low income | 9.7 | 0.8 | 68.3 | 4.2 | 10.3 | 2.8 | 22.7 | 3.9 |
| Middle income | 8.0 | 0.5 | 56.6 | 3.4 | 15.9 | 2.3 | 29.7 | 3.1 |
| High income | 4.8 | 0.4 | 23.8 | 3.5 | 25.5 | 3.7 | 52.1 | 3.9 |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||
| MSA | 7.8 | 0.3 | 55.3 | 2.2 | 16.4 | 1.5 | 30.1 | 1.8 |
| Non-MSA | 8.2 | 0.8 | 63.2 | 5.8 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 25.4 | 4.6 |
| Census Region | ||||||||
| Northeast | 5.8 | 0.7 | 43.3 | 6.2 | 27.6 | 4.8 | 33.2 | 4.0 |
| Midwest | 8.1 | 0.6 | 56.2 | 3.8 | 11.7 | 2.1 | 34.7 | 3.7 |
| South | 9.1 | 0.6 | 68.2 | 2.6 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 21.3 | 2.4 |
| West | 7.5 | 0.6 | 43.6 | 5.0 | 21.5 | 3.9 | 35.9 | 4.0 |
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||
| Excellent | 3.9 | 0.4 | 45.4 | 4.5 | 19.7 | 3.9 | 37.7 | 5.1 |
| Very Good | 5.5 | 0.4 | 42.4 | 3.9 | 18.2 | 2.8 | 40.8 | 3.8 |
| Good | 8.6 | 0.5 | 57.0 | 3.2 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 26.9 | 2.5 |
| Fair | 15.9 | 1.0 | 69.4 | 3.4 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 21.5 | 3.2 |
| Poor | 23.5 | 2.1 | 72.0 | 4.7 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 18.7 | 3.9 |
| 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. | ||||||||