Table 4.1: Percent of persons unable or delayed in receiving needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medications, United States, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 54.4 | 1.4 | 11.8 | 0.7 | 41.1 | 1.3 | ||||
| Age in years | ||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 11.4 | 0.4 | 61.2 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 35.0 | 1.9 | ||||
| 45-64 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 55.9 | 2.1 | 13.2 | 1.3 | 41.4 | 2.0 | ||||
| 65 and over | 8.6 | 0.6 | 31.6 | 3.0 | 13.2 | 2.5 | 59.2 | 3.2 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 9.1 | 0.3 | 54.5 | 1.7 | 11.4 | 1.1 | 42.0 | 1.7 | ||||
| Female | 10.8 | 0.4 | 54.4 | 1.7 | 12.1 | 1.0 | 40.4 | 1.7 | ||||
| Educationa | ||||||||||||
| Less than High School | 13.3 | 0.7 | 68.0 | 2.5 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 32.4 | 2.4 | ||||
| High School | 11.8 | 0.5 | 61.0 | 2.2 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 36.2 | 2.1 | ||||
| Some college | 10.5 | 0.4 | 45.9 | 2.0 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 47.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 8.1 | 0.3 | 44.6 | 1.9 | 13.0 | 1.2 | 49.3 | 1.9 | ||||
| <65, Public only | 11.9 | 0.7 | 52.4 | 2.9 | 19.6 | 2.0 | 41.3 | 2.9 | ||||
| <65, Uninsured | 17.5 | 1.0 | 87.5 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 1.8 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare only | 8.7 | 1.0 | 39.4 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 55.5 | 5.3 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and private | 8.2 | 0.8 | 24.7 | 4.1 | 15.2 | 3.3 | 64.9 | 4.5 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 10.4 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 14.7 | 0.9 | 68.3 | 2.5 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 32.0 | 2.5 | ||||
| Near-poor | 15.8 | 1.3 | 61.9 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 35.5 | 3.9 | ||||
| Low income | 12.3 | 0.8 | 66.4 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 32.8 | 3.1 | ||||
| Middle income | 9.6 | 0.5 | 58.4 | 2.3 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 37.4 | 2.4 | ||||
| High income | 7.2 | 0.4 | 32.0 | 2.9 | 14.8 | 1.7 | 57.4 | 2.8 | ||||
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
| MSA | 9.8 | 0.3 | 54.6 | 1.5 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 41.3 | 1.5 | ||||
| Non-MSA | 10.4 | 0.8 | 53.7 | 3.1 | 14.5 | 2.1 | 40.1 | 2.9 | ||||
| Census Region | ||||||||||||
| Northeast | 8.0 | 0.6 | 38.7 | 3.5 | 14.5 | 2.0 | 51.2 | 3.8 | ||||
| Midwest | 10.5 | 0.6 | 51.3 | 2.7 | 15.2 | 1.8 | 40.7 | 2.1 | ||||
| South | 10.6 | 0.5 | 65.0 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 34.4 | 2.0 | ||||
| West | 9.9 | 0.6 | 49.6 | 3.0 | 13.7 | 1.8 | 46.3 | 3.0 | ||||
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
| Excellent | 5.3 | 0.3 | 50.3 | 3.1 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 41.7 | 2.8 | ||||
| Very Good | 8.5 | 0.5 | 53.0 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 42.0 | 2.5 | ||||
| Good | 12.6 | 0.5 | 52.6 | 2.1 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 42.7 | 2.1 | ||||
| Fair | 21.5 | 1.1 | 62.7 | 2.8 | 15.6 | 2.2 | 34.2 | 2.6 | ||||
| Poor | 27.2 | 1.9 | 58.9 | 3.9 | 15.6 | 2.8 | 45.3 | 3.8 | ||||
| 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, 2007. | ||||||||||||