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National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2004

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Socioeconomic differences

Table 3.1b. Socioeconomic Differences in Getting Into the Health Care System

Measure	Income Differenceⁱ			Educational Differenceⁱⁱ		Insurance Differenceⁱⁱⁱ
Measure	<100%	100-199%	200-399%	<HS	HS Grad	Uninsured
Health Insurance Coverage
People under 65 with health insurance^iv	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
People under 65 with any private health insurance^iv	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
People 65 and over with any private health insurance^iv	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
People uninsured all year^v	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
People with any period of uninsurance during the year^v	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
People with any period of public insurance during the year^v	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
Usual Source of Care
People who have a specific source of ongoing care^iv	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
People in fair or poor health who have a specific source of ongoing care^iv	↓	↓	=	↓	↓	↓
People with a hospital, emergency room, or clinic as source of ongoing care^iv	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
People without a usual source of care who indicate a financial or insurance reason for not having a source of care^v	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
People who have a usual primary care provider^v	↓	↓	↓	↓	=	↓
Patient Perceptions of Need^v
Families that experience difficulties or delays in obtaining health care or do not receive needed care	↓	↓	↓	↓	=	↓
Families that experience difficulties or delays due to financial or insurance reasons	↓	↓	↓	↓	=	↓
Families that did not receive a doctor's care or prescription medications because the family needed the money	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
Families not ve ry satisfied that they can get health care if they need it	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓	↓
People who sometimes or never get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted	↓	=	↓	=	↓	↓
People who sometimes or never get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted	↓	↓	=	↓	=	↓

ⁱCompared with persons with family incomes 400% of Federal poverty thresholds or above.
ⁱⁱCompared with persons with any college education.
ⁱⁱⁱCompared with persons under 65 with any private health insurance.
^ivSource: National Health Interview Survey, 2001.
^vSource: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2001.
^ivCompared with persons under 65 with any private health insurance.
Key: HS=high school

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