Table 4.4: Percent of persons unable or delayed in receiving needed 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 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 48.4 | 2.1 | 18.0 | 1.7 | 35.0 | 2.1 | ||||
| Age in years | ||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 56.0 | 3.5 | 14.1 | 2.4 | 29.9 | 3.2 | ||||
| 45-64 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 50.3 | 3.2 | 18.8 | 2.4 | 34.1 | 3.2 | ||||
| 65 and over | 3.3 | 0.4 | 27.0 | 4.6 | 26.5 | 5.3 | 46.9 | 5.6 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 2.7 | 0.2 | 45.8 | 2.9 | 17.6 | 2.4 | 38.2 | 3.2 | ||||
| Female | 3.6 | 0.2 | 50.2 | 2.8 | 18.4 | 2.1 | 32.8 | 2.8 | ||||
| Educationa | ||||||||||||
| Less than High School | 2.6 | 0.2 | 55.2 | 4.4 | 19.6 | 4.0 | 26.4 | 4.2 | ||||
| High School | 4.0 | 0.3 | 56.2 | 3.8 | 13.3 | 2.6 | 34.0 | 3.5 | ||||
| Some college | 3.5 | 0.2 | 39.9 | 3.1 | 20.8 | 2.4 | 39.1 | 3.2 | ||||
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 2.5 | 0.2 | 39.1 | 3.1 | 19.3 | 2.3 | 42.5 | 3.2 | ||||
| <65, Public only | 3.9 | 0.4 | 41.6 | 4.6 | 26.6 | 4.2 | 34.1 | 5.0 | ||||
| <65, Uninsured | 5.1 | 0.4 | 87.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 11.9 | 2.5 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare only | 3.4 | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and private | 2.9 | 0.4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 4.8 | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 5.6 | 0.5 | 71.4 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 22.8 | 3.3 | ||||
| Near-poor | 4.2 | 0.7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Low income | 4.3 | 0.4 | 58.8 | 5.7 | 14.5 | 4.9 | 29.1 | 5.3 | ||||
| Middle income | 2.7 | 0.2 | 48.9 | 4.3 | 22.9 | 3.5 | 30.0 | 3.6 | ||||
| High income | 2.1 | 0.2 | 19.5 | 3.5 | 25.2 | 3.5 | 55.0 | 4.1 | ||||
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
| MSA | 3.0 | 0.2 | 47.4 | 2.4 | 18.0 | 1.9 | 35.6 | 2.4 | ||||
| Non-MSA | 3.5 | 0.3 | 52.6 | 4.7 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 32.7 | 4.3 | ||||
| Census Region | ||||||||||||
| Northeast | 2.6 | 0.3 | 29.5 | 4.7 | 23.9 | 4.2 | 47.7 | 6.3 | ||||
| Midwest | 3.8 | 0.3 | 46.6 | 3.8 | 19.5 | 3.1 | 35.8 | 3.6 | ||||
| South | 3.0 | 0.2 | 61.9 | 3.5 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 25.6 | 3.2 | ||||
| West | 3.1 | 0.3 | 41.6 | 4.5 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 40.7 | 4.7 | ||||
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
| Excellent | 0.9 | 0.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Very Good | 2.4 | 0.2 | 44.2 | 5.0 | 18.6 | 4.1 | 38.2 | 4.9 | ||||
| Good | 4.1 | 0.3 | 41.8 | 3.3 | 17.4 | 2.8 | 42.0 | 3.6 | ||||
| Fair | 9.4 | 0.8 | 62.4 | 3.9 | 17.1 | 3.0 | 25.1 | 3.5 | ||||
| Poor | 12.9 | 1.4 | 58.3 | 6.2 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 25.1 | 5.4 | ||||
| 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. | ||||||||||||