Table 4.4: Percent of persons unable or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications, 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 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 52.0 | 1.9 | 16.2 | 1.5 | 33.1 | 1.8 | ||||
| Age in years | ||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 60.6 | 2.8 | 14.0 | 2.2 | 26.2 | 2.8 | ||||
| 45-64 | 5.9 | 0.4 | 54.6 | 2.7 | 15.0 | 1.9 | 32.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| 65 and over | 4.8 | 0.5 | 28.4 | 3.7 | 20.9 | 3.7 | 52.4 | 4.7 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 3.0 | 0.2 | 49.0 | 2.5 | 15.4 | 2.2 | 36.0 | 2.6 | ||||
| Female | 4.6 | 0.2 | 53.8 | 2.4 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 31.3 | 2.1 | ||||
| Educationa | ||||||||||||
| Less than High School | 3.4 | 0.2 | 60.2 | 3.1 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 28.6 | 2.7 | ||||
| High School | 5.2 | 0.4 | 55.6 | 3.1 | 16.2 | 2.3 | 30.1 | 2.8 | ||||
| Some college | 4.1 | 0.2 | 43.3 | 2.8 | 18.5 | 2.6 | 39.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 3.0 | 0.2 | 43.5 | 2.8 | 21.6 | 2.7 | 35.8 | 2.7 | ||||
| <65, Public only | 4.4 | 0.4 | 60.5 | 3.8 | 14.1 | 2.2 | 28.5 | 3.5 | ||||
| <65, Uninsured | 6.4 | 0.5 | 82.7 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 16.0 | 3.1 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare only | 4.2 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and private | 4.8 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 5.9 | 1.2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 5.9 | 0.4 | 63.7 | 3.6 | 14.6 | 2.8 | 24.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| Near-poor | 8.4 | 1.2 | 77.6 | 4.4 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 11.9 | 3.1 | ||||
| Low income | 4.4 | 0.4 | 63.6 | 4.6 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 30.5 | 4.5 | ||||
| Middle income | 3.8 | 0.3 | 53.4 | 3.0 | 13.3 | 2.5 | 34.3 | 3.2 | ||||
| High income | 2.5 | 0.2 | 23.9 | 3.7 | 28.2 | 4.2 | 48.6 | 4.5 | ||||
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
| MSA | 3.7 | 0.2 | 50.8 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 33.5 | 2.0 | ||||
| Non-MSA | 4.6 | 0.4 | 56.6 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 2.7 | 31.6 | 4.3 | ||||
| Census Region | ||||||||||||
| Northeast | 2.7 | 0.4 | 36.4 | 5.6 | 29.9 | 6.0 | 34.4 | 5.2 | ||||
| Midwest | 3.6 | 0.3 | 52.4 | 3.2 | 14.5 | 2.5 | 35.8 | 3.5 | ||||
| South | 4.7 | 0.4 | 63.5 | 2.8 | 13.4 | 2.2 | 23.6 | 2.8 | ||||
| West | 3.7 | 0.3 | 37.2 | 3.1 | 15.5 | 2.4 | 48.9 | 3.8 | ||||
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
| Excellent | 1.4 | 0.2 | 34.9 | 6.5 | 28.8 | 6.1 | 36.3 | 5.5 | ||||
| Very Good | 2.7 | 0.2 | 44.3 | 4.3 | 17.1 | 3.4 | 39.3 | 4.1 | ||||
| Good | 5.1 | 0.3 | 52.5 | 3.2 | 14.1 | 2.1 | 34.8 | 3.0 | ||||
| Fair | 10.3 | 0.7 | 64.0 | 2.8 | 12.9 | 2.1 | 24.2 | 2.7 | ||||
| Poor | 17.5 | 1.7 | 60.6 | 4.5 | 14.2 | 3.2 | 28.3 | 4.3 | ||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||