TABLE 2.
Reports of Delayed Medications and Care, by Type of Medical Debt (Weighted Sample): Arizona Residents Aged 18–64 Years, 2008
| All Persons in Arizona Aged 18–64 Years, % | Problems Paying or Unable to Pay Medical Bills in Past Year, % | Currently Paying Off Medical Bills, % | Problems Paying or Currently Paying Medical Bills, % | No Medical Debt, % | |
| Delayed or did not obtain a prescription | 16 | 39a | 32a | 33a | 9 |
| Delayed or did not obtain a prescription, with insurance or cost one reason | 9 | 31a | 24a | 25a | 3 |
| Delayed or did not obtain needed care | 20 | 45b | 39b | 39b | 13 |
| Delayed or did not obtain needed care, with insurance or cost one reason | 13 | 39b | 32b | 32b | 5 |
| No delayed care or prescriptions | 69 | 40 | 49 | 47 | 79 |
| No delayed care or prescriptions with insurance or cost as a reason | 82 | 51 | 60 | 59 | 92 |
a
Delayed prescription prevalence statistically different (P < .05) for those with this type of medical debt than for those with no medical debt.
b
Delayed care prevalence statistically different (P < .05) for those with this type of medical debt than for those with no medical debt.