Table 1.
Who Can't Pay for Health Care?
| Characteristic | Postponed Needed Care Due to Cost | Postponed Rx Due to Cost | Had Difficulty/Did Not See Specialist Due to Cost | Noncompliant Due to Cost | Used Alternative Care Due to Cost | Any of These Problems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated Percent (Standard Error) | ||||||
| All | 6.8 (0.5) | 6.1 (0.4) | 2.1 (0.3) | 5.7 (0.4) | 5.6 (0.4) | 16.9 (0.7) |
| Health insurance | ||||||
| Private | 4.1 (0.5) | 6.1 (0.4) | 0.8 (0.2) | 4.4 (0.5) | 5.0 (0.5) | 13.6 (0.8) |
| Medicare | 3.4 (0.9) | 6.2 (0.4) | 1.2 (0.5) | 2.5 (0.7) | 2.9 (0.9) | 11.7 (1.6) |
| Medicaid | 6.6 (2.5) | 6.2 (0.4) | 0.7 (0.4) | 6.2 (2.3) | 5.3 (1.9) | 20.0 (3.7) |
| Uninsured | 23.6 (2.1) | 13.7 (1.7) | 10.1 (1.5) | 14.8 (1.7) | 10.7 (1.5) | 37.8(2.3) |
| Other | 6.1 (2.4) | 3.6 (1.8) | 0.5 (0.5) | 6.1 (2.6) | 7.3 (2.6) | 13.8 (3.5) |
| Income relative to the federal poverty line | ||||||
| ≤100% | 16.6 (2.2) | 12.2 (1.9) | 6.9 (1.4) | 10.9 (1.8) | 9.0 (1.6) | 30.9 (2.6) |
| 101%–200% | 10.9 (1.4) | 10.0 (1.3) | 3.8 (0.8) | 9.2 (1.3) | 8.3 (1.2) | 25.5 (1.9) |
| 201%–400% | 5.8 (0.8) | 6.4 (0.9) | 1.5 (0.4) | 5.2 (0.8) | 5.2 (0.8) | 16.3 (1.3) |
| ≥400% | 3.2 (0.6) | 2.6 (0.5) | 0.7 (0.3) | 2.7 (0.5) | 3.6 (0.6) | 8.5 (1.0) |
| Missing | 4.3 (0.8) | 4.2 (0.8) | 1.0 (0.4) | 4.8 (0.8) | 4.8 (0.9) | 14.2 (1.4) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 6.8 (0.6) | 5.8 (0.5) | 1.9 (0.3) | 5.4 (0.5) | 5.6 (0.5) | 16.4 (0.9) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 6.1 (1.0) | 8.1 (1.2) | 2.3 (0.7) | 5.9 (1.1) | 3.6 (0.8) | 17.2 (1.6) |
| Hispanic | 8.0 (1.2) | 6.6 (1.1) | 2.9 (0.7) | 7.2 (1.2) | 8.1 (1.3) | 20.6 (1.8) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 5.3 (1.5) | 1.0 (0.5) | 0.6 (0.3) | 4.2 (1.3) | 5.7 (1.5) | 13.2 (2.2) |
| Other Immigrant | 6.2 (2.1) | 10.6 (2.8) | 4.0 (1.8) | 6.6 (2.2) | 5.3 (1.8) | 17.5 (3.2) |
| U.S. born | 7.2 (0.5) | 6.4 (0.5) | 2.0 (0.3) | 5.7 (0.5) | 5.3 (0.5) | 16.8 (0.7) |
| Foreign born | 4.5 (0.8) | 4.7 (0.9) | 3.0 (0.7) | 5.8 (1.0) | 7.1 (1.1) | 17.2 (1.5) |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 5.0 (0.6) | 3.8 (0.5) | 1.6 (0.4) | 4.2 (0.6) | 5.3 (0.6) | 13.7 (1.0) |
| Female | 8.3 (0.7) | 8.1 (0.6) | 2.5 (0.4) | 7.0 (0.6) | 5.8 (0.6) | 19.5 (0.9) |
| Education | ||||||
| Less than high school | 9.2 (1.4) | 7.7 (1.3) | 4.2 (1.0) | 7.9 (1.3) | 6.9 (1.2) | 21.2 (0.9) |
| High school graduate | 7.0 (0.9) | 6.0 (0.8) | 1.6 (0.4) | 5.7 (0.8) | 5.2 (0.7) | 17.1 (1.2) |
| Some college/tech school | 7.3 (0.9) | 6.6 (0.8) | 2.1 (0.5) | 5.5 (0.8) | 6.2 (0.8) | 17.8 (1.3) |
| College graduate or more | 4.6 (0.7) | 5.2 (0.8) | 1.6 (0.5) | 4.8 (0.7) | 0.5 (0.7) | 13.4 (1.1) |
| Functional impairments | ||||||
| Not at all/very little | 5.7 (0.5) | 5.0 (0.4) | 1.5 (0.2) | 4.7 (0.4) | 5.6 (0.5) | 14.8 (0.7) |
| Fair amount/great deal | 10.8 (1.3) | 10.7 (1.2) | 4.5 (0.8) | 9.9 (1.2) | 5.6 (0.9) | 24.5 (1.7) |