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Table 3.2b: Percent of families who reported experiencing difficulty in obtaining health care in the last 12 months by main reasons, United States, 2000
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Main reasons |
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Couldn't afford |
Insurance related |
Other |
| Population groupa |
Total families (in thousands)f |
Percent experience difficultyg |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
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| Total |
116,294 |
10.6 |
57.7 |
2.0 |
14.6 |
1.7 |
27.8 |
1.9 |
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| Race |
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| White |
97,010 |
10.5 |
57.3 |
2.3 |
14.4 |
2.0 |
28.3 |
2.1 |
| Black |
14,943 |
10.1 |
62.2 |
5.3 |
13.8 |
3.5 |
23.9 |
4.9 |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| American Indian or Alaska native |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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| Race/ethnicity |
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| Hispanic |
11,020 |
13.1 |
71.6 |
3.6 |
8.2 |
2.4 |
20.1 |
3.1 |
| Non-Hispanic |
105,275 |
10.4 |
55.81 |
2.3 |
15.4 |
1.9 |
28.8 |
2.0 |
| White |
87,029 |
10.2 |
55.03 |
2.6 |
15.47 |
2.3 |
29.5 |
2.3 |
| Black |
14,341 |
10.0 |
61.6 |
5.4 |
13.9 |
3.7 |
24.5 |
5.1 |
| Other |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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| Gender |
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| Male |
62,374 |
9.1 |
56.7 |
3.2 |
16.0 |
2.3 |
27.3 |
2.7 |
| Female |
53,920 |
12.4 |
58.5 |
2.5 |
13.4 |
2.0 |
28.1 |
2.5 |
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| Age |
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| 0-17 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| 18-44 |
55,064 |
12.3 |
59.0 |
2.9 |
13.5 |
2.1 |
27.5 |
2.6 |
| 45-64 |
37,477 |
11.6 |
59.6 |
2.8 |
15.7 |
2.4 |
24.7 |
2.6 |
| 65 and over |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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| Educationb |
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| Less than high school |
23,301 |
14.4 |
66.2 |
3.2 |
8.2 |
1.9 |
25.6 |
2.8 |
| High school graduate |
36,724 |
10.5 |
64.8 |
3.6 |
12.3 |
2.7 |
23.0 |
3.0 |
| At least some college |
55,395 |
9.2 |
46.7 |
3.0 |
20.5 |
3.1 |
32.8 |
3.0 |
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| Employment statusc |
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| Employed |
77,805 |
10.7 |
57.9 |
2.4 |
15.1 |
1.9 |
27.0 |
2.2 |
| Not employed |
14,735 |
18.8 |
63.3 |
3.6 |
12.16 |
2.7 |
24.5 |
3.0 |
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| Insurance |
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| Age 18-64 |
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| Any private |
71,743 |
8.0 |
43.2 |
2.9 |
23.4 |
2.6 |
33.4 |
3.1 |
| Public only |
7,931 |
25.7 |
65.3 |
4.8 |
*6.53 |
2.7 |
28.1 |
3.9 |
| Uninsured |
12,934 |
26.0 |
83.1 |
2.5 |
*3.66 |
1.4 |
13.2 |
2.4 |
| Age 65 and over |
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| Medicare only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Medicare and private |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Medicare and other public |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| No insurance/private only |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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| Family incomed |
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| Negative or poor |
15,089 |
18.7 |
64.8 |
3.5 |
*5.78 |
1.9 |
29.4 |
3.5 |
| Near poor/low income |
21,196 |
15.6 |
74.53 |
3.4 |
*6.22 |
1.9 |
19.3 |
3.1 |
| Middle income |
36,444 |
9.8 |
61.0 |
3.5 |
17.3 |
2.9 |
21.7 |
3.1 |
| High income |
43,566 |
6.3 |
26.1 |
3.5 |
30.0 |
4.3 |
44.0 |
4.8 |
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| Residence location e |
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| Metropolitan-large |
65,102 |
10.6 |
58.2 |
2.7 |
15.0 |
2.6 |
26.8 |
2.3 |
| Metropolitan-small |
30,739 |
10.7 |
54.6 |
3.4 |
15.7 |
2.7 |
29.7 |
2.9 |
| Micropolitan |
11,871 |
10.1 |
66.5 |
5.9 |
14.1 |
3.3 |
19.4 |
5.5 |
| Noncore |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
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| Perceived health status |
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| Excellent, very good or good |
99,599 |
9.3 |
54.5 |
2.2 |
16.5 |
2.0 |
28.9 |
2.0 |
| Fair or poor |
16,445 |
19.0 |
67.1 |
4.5 |
8.7 |
2.1 |
24.2 |
3.6 |
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aFamilies are characterized by attributes of the reference person in the family.
b "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.
cEmployment status for persons age 18-64 only.
d"Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
eSee the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.
fTotal families. Numbers may not add to Total due to missing or rounding.
gDenominator is total famillies, excluding missing values.
* Relative standard error is equal to or greater than 30 percent.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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