T16_3_6_1_2c

2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 16_3_6.1_2c
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons, by family income,^a United States, 2008
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		65.2	1.5	78.3	1.9	76.6	2.1	69.0	2.1	44.0	3.0
Age	0-17	56.3	4.2	61.6	6.1	67.2	7.9	60.6	6.1	DSU	DSU
	18-44	71.4	1.9	85.0	2.7	83.0	2.7	71.2	3.4	49.8	4.1
	45-64	66.5	2.2	80.3	3.1	78.3	3.4	74.8	2.9	45.2	4.2
	65 and over	46.3	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	64.3	2.1	78.6	3.0	77.6	2.9	70.3	3.1	41.3	3.9
Gender	Female	65.9	1.6	78.1	2.3	75.8	2.6	67.8	2.6	46.5	3.3
Race	White, single race	64.8	1.7	82.6	2.3	77.6	2.5	68.3	2.3	42.4	3.2
	Black, single race	69.9	2.6	62.8	5.2	74.6	4.3	74.8	4.7	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	45.8	6.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	63.9	1.7	78.2	2.1	76.5	2.4	67.9	2.3	43.4	3.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	63.1	1.9	83.1	2.6	77.3	3.1	67.1	2.5	41.8	3.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	70.7	2.6	63.3	5.2	76.2	4.3	75.5	4.7	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	74.6	2.5	78.9	5.1	76.8	3.0	75.2	4.4	DSU	DSU
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	77.9	2.1	81.5	2.5	80.6	3.5	83.3	3.7	DSU	DSU
	High school graduate	72.3	1.9	86.4	3.0	77.7	3.5	69.3	3.7	57.7	4.7
	At least some college	57.1	2.0	74.3	4.3	75.3	3.9	65.5	3.2	40.0	3.0
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	67.3	1.7	87.6	2.9	81.4	2.8	73.2	2.5	47.0	3.3
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	74.3	2.3	79.1	2.8	80.4	4.2	72.0	5.3	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, ages 0-64	Any private	55.5	2.3	DSU	DSU	69.5	4.6	64.5	2.8	42.4	3.5
	Public only	72.6	2.4	71.4	3.4	75.8	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	90.0	1.4	92.2	2.3	91.1	2.7	90.4	2.8	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	40.6	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	64.2	1.7	77.1	2.1	76.7	2.3	68.7	2.3	43.4	3.2
	Large central metro	62.7	2.5	71.3	4.1	73.7	3.2	69.4	4.0	39.5	5.3
	Large fringe metro	61.8	3.2	77.5	5.0	82.9	4.9	68.4	4.3	37.2	4.4
	Medium metro	68.4	3.5	80.6	3.2	75.7	5.6	76.6	4.1	51.6	6.8
	Small metro	64.5	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	70.2	3.0	83.9	4.0	76.1	5.5	69.8	4.4	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	70.4	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	69.7	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	64.0	1.6	77.8	2.0	76.6	2.4	67.6	2.3	43.4	3.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	76.4	2.7	82.5	4.4	76.5	3.6	82.0	4.6	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	63.3	1.8	78.8	2.4	76.1	2.5	68.2	2.3	42.5	3.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	71.3	2.0	77.5	3.1	78.2	3.5	71.3	4.2	DSU	DSU
Activity limitations,^c age 18 and over	Basic activities	67.2	2.2	74.6	3.1	76.6	3.8	60.4	4.6	54.8	5.4
	Complex activities	70.4	2.7	77.2	3.4	73.3	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	66.2	1.7	85.8	2.4	78.3	2.7	72.2	2.3	44.0	3.1
U.S. born	Yes	64.6	1.7	78.3	2.0	76.5	2.3	68.6	2.3	43.7	3.1
U.S. born	No	70.4	3.2	78.2	5.3	76.8	4.5	71.8	5.3	DSU	DSU

^a. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

^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.

^c. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T16_3_6_1_2c: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_3_6_1_2c.html