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Table 4.4: Percent of persons unable or delayed in receiving needed prescription medications, United States, 2005 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 53.2 | 2.1 | 15.8 | 1.6 | 32.8 | 2.1 | ||||
| Age in years | ||||||||||||
| 18-44 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 65.7 | 3.1 | 13.9 | 2.6 | 23.3 | 3.2 | ||||
| 45-64 | 5.6 | 0.4 | 51.0 | 2.8 | 18.1 | 2.3 | 32.0 | 2.6 | ||||
| 65 and over | 4.3 | 0.5 | 35.5 | 4.8 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 54.1 | 5.1 | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 2.6 | 0.2 | 49.9 | 3.5 | 14.7 | 2.3 | 37.3 | 3.4 | ||||
| Female | 4.5 | 0.3 | 55.0 | 2.4 | 16.4 | 1.9 | 30.2 | 2.3 | ||||
| Educationa | ||||||||||||
| Less than High School | 3.2 | 0.3 | 65.3 | 3.0 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 25.2 | 3.2 | ||||
| High School | 4.6 | 0.3 | 56.6 | 3.1 | 15.8 | 2.1 | 29.0 | 3.1 | ||||
| Some college | 3.8 | 0.3 | 43.3 | 3.3 | 18.1 | 2.6 | 40.3 | 3.2 | ||||
| Health insurance statusb | ||||||||||||
| <65, Any private | 2.6 | 0.2 | 41.3 | 3.0 | 23.5 | 3.1 | 37.1 | 3.1 | ||||
| <65, Public only | 4.5 | 0.4 | 52.3 | 3.6 | 18.6 | 3.2 | 31.0 | 3.4 | ||||
| <65, Uninsured | 6.8 | 0.6 | 88.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 11.7 | 2.3 | ||||
| 65+, Medicare only | 5.4 | 0.8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and private | 3.7 | 0.6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Medicare and other public | 5.2 | 1.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| 65+, Missing | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Poverty statusc | ||||||||||||
| Negative or Poor | 6.0 | 0.5 | 69.9 | 3.5 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 21.8 | 3.6 | ||||
| Near-poor | 5.5 | 0.8 | 64.9 | 5.9 | 14.8 | 4.2 | 20.3 | 4.4 | ||||
| Low income | 4.3 | 0.4 | 70.1 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 23.3 | 4.1 | ||||
| Middle income | 3.7 | 0.3 | 53.3 | 3.7 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 34.6 | 3.4 | ||||
| High income | 2.2 | 0.2 | 22.1 | 3.8 | 28.2 | 4.6 | 50.6 | 4.9 | ||||
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) | ||||||||||||
| MSA | 3.5 | 0.2 | 50.4 | 2.4 | 16.7 | 1.8 | 34.6 | 2.5 | ||||
| Non-MSA | 3.9 | 0.4 | 66.0 | 3.8 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 24.3 | 3.6 | ||||
| Census Region | ||||||||||||
| Northeast | 2.8 | 0.4 | 38.8 | 5.4 | 20.4 | 6.1 | 41.7 | 7.4 | ||||
| Midwest | 3.2 | 0.3 | 50.9 | 4.0 | 15.2 | 3.3 | 36.5 | 4.3 | ||||
| South | 4.3 | 0.3 | 67.9 | 2.8 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 21.4 | 2.4 | ||||
| West | 3.5 | 0.4 | 36.1 | 4.5 | 20.0 | 3.5 | 45.5 | 4.5 | ||||
| Perceived Health Status | ||||||||||||
| Excellent | 1.4 | 0.2 | 36.0 | 5.9 | 22.5 | 6.7 | 43.4 | 6.4 | ||||
| Very Good | 2.3 | 0.2 | 48.1 | 4.3 | 16.3 | 3.4 | 38.1 | 4.0 | ||||
| Good | 4.7 | 0.4 | 57.3 | 3.2 | 14.2 | 2.0 | 29.5 | 2.9 | ||||
| Fair | 10.5 | 0.7 | 59.8 | 3.8 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 29.1 | 3.5 | ||||
| Poor | 14.7 | 1.4 | 54.6 | 4.7 | 19.6 | 3.8 | 28.7 | 4.4 | ||||
| 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, 2005. | ||||||||||||