Table 4.2: Percent of persons unable or delayed in receiving needed medical care, United States, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 45.9 | 1.8 | 9.7 | 1.0 | 46.5 | 1.7 | ||||
| Age in years | ||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 54.4 | 2.5 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 39.5 | 2.4 | ||||
| 45-64 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 45.8 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 1.3 | 47.3 | 2.5 | ||||
| 65 and over | 3.6 | 0.4 | 13.4 | 3.0 | 11.3 | 3.0 | 75.8 | 3.9 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 4.6 | 0.3 | 47.0 | 2.6 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 46.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| Female | 6.2 | 0.3 | 45.1 | 2.1 | 10.7 | 1.2 | 46.4 | 2.0 | ||||
| Educationa | ||||||||||||
| Less than High School | 4.7 | 0.3 | 59.6 | 3.1 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 32.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| High School | 6.5 | 0.4 | 53.6 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 41.6 | 2.8 | ||||
| Some college | 6.1 | 0.3 | 34.0 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 57.7 | 2.4 | ||||
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 4.4 | 0.2 | 31.3 | 2.7 | 11.3 | 1.5 | 59.5 | 2.6 | ||||
| <65, Public only | 6.2 | 0.5 | 40.6 | 3.6 | 16.1 | 3.4 | 45.1 | 3.9 | ||||
| <65, Uninsured | 11.3 | 0.8 | 87.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 2.4 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare only | 4.4 | 0.9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and private | 3.1 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 3.6 | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 7.8 | 0.5 | 64.0 | 3.1 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 28.4 | 2.8 | ||||
| Near-poor | 8.8 | 1.0 | 66.3 | 5.1 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 26.9 | 5.0 | ||||
| Low income | 5.9 | 0.5 | 59.3 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 1.8 | 35.0 | 3.8 | ||||
| Middle income | 5.7 | 0.5 | 48.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 46.0 | 3.1 | ||||
| High income | 3.9 | 0.3 | 19.1 | 2.7 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 69.9 | 2.9 | ||||
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
| MSA | 5.3 | 0.3 | 44.8 | 2.0 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 46.6 | 1.8 | ||||
| Non-MSA | 5.8 | 0.5 | 51.1 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 45.8 | 4.1 | ||||
| Census Region | ||||||||||||
| Northeast | 3.8 | 0.4 | 34.1 | 4.8 | 15.7 | 3.4 | 52.0 | 4.5 | ||||
| Midwest | 5.2 | 0.4 | 43.1 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 52.3 | 3.7 | ||||
| South | 5.9 | 0.4 | 56.3 | 2.9 | 8.2 | 1.3 | 38.6 | 2.9 | ||||
| West | 6.2 | 0.6 | 38.3 | 3.9 | 12.1 | 2.2 | 51.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
| Excellent | 2.6 | 0.2 | 33.8 | 3.9 | 11.4 | 2.7 | 55.4 | 4.2 | ||||
| Very Good | 4.0 | 0.3 | 45.1 | 4.2 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 48.4 | 3.7 | ||||
| Good | 7.4 | 0.4 | 48.3 | 2.7 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 46.1 | 2.4 | ||||
| Fair | 12.0 | 0.7 | 49.8 | 3.3 | 13.3 | 2.3 | 40.1 | 3.1 | ||||
| Poor | 18.3 | 1.5 | 51.7 | 4.7 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 39.7 | 4.6 | ||||
| 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 persons 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, 2006. | ||||||||||||