Table II.
% reporting delays because of financial barriers |
% reporting unmet need because of financial barriers |
% reporting delays because of non-financial barriers |
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Adolescents % (SE) | Young adults % (SE) | Adolescents % (SE) | Young adults % (SE) | Adolescents % (SE) | Young adults % (SE) | |
Overall | 8% (0.9) | 18.6% (1.6)* | 11.4%(l) | 26.6% (1.9)* | 14.9% (1.2) | 17.3% (1.5) |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 9% (1.4) | 18.8% (1.9)* | 12.7% (1.6) | 28.7% (2.3)* | 15.2% (1.6) | 19.9% (2.1) |
Male | 7.1% (1.1) | 18.3% (2.8)* | 10.2% (1.2) | 23.3% (3.2)* | 14.6% (1.6) | 13% (2.5) |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
Hispanic | 8.4% (2.2) | 13.5% (3.3) | 17.1% (2.7) | 24.1% (4) | 19.6% (3) | 15.1% (3.1) |
Caucasian, non-Hispanic | 7.3% (1.1) | 19.1% (2)* | 10.1%(1.1) | 26.8% (2.4)* | 14.5% (1.5) | 17.5% (2) |
Black,non-Hispanic | 10.5% (2.2) | 19.9% (4.2)* | 12.9% (2.5) | 30.1% (5)* | 12.9% (2.4) | 16.8% (3.7) |
Other, non-Hispanic | 6.2% (4.4) | 17.1% (7.1)* | 3.9% (2.8) | 15.7% (9.3) | 13.3% (5.9) | 20.5% (6.7) |
Region | ||||||
Northeast | 7% (1.8) | 10.8% (2.5) | 8.5% (2.2) | 15.0% (3.3) | 9.6% (2.3) | 12.3% (3.5) |
Midwest | 7.1% (2) | 16.2% (2.5)* | 10.7% (2.2) | 27.9% (3.7)* | 15.3% (2.6) | 17.2% (2.8) |
South | 9.3% (1.4) | 24.6% (3.5)* | 15.5% (1.9) | 34.3% (3.9)* | 15% (1.8) | 21.3% (3) |
West | 7.7% (2.1) | 20.7% (3.1)* | 8% (1.6) | 24.6% (3.6)* | 19.1% (2.6) | 16.1% (3) |
Reported health status | ||||||
Excellent/very good | 4.6% (0.9) | 14.6% (1.9)* | 7.5% (1) | 20.9% (2.3)* | 12.5% (1.4) | 15% (2.1) |
Good, fair, or poor | 13.6% (1.8) | 23.6% (2.6)* | 17.8% (2) | 34% (2.9)* | 18.8% (2) | 20.2% (2.3) |
Poverty level | ||||||
Under 200% | 12.1% (1.8) | 26% (2.5)* | 18.9% (1.9) | 32.6% (2.8)* | 21.6% (2.3) | 16.3% (2.5) |
At or over 200% | 5.3% (0.8) | 11.3% (1.9)* | 6.4% (1.1) | 20.8% (2.5)* | 10.4% (1.2) | 16.3% (1.8) |
Usual source of care | ||||||
No | 23.9% (5.1) | 39.2% (4.1)* | 30.5% (5.9) | 49.1% (4.1)* | 19.1% (5.2) | 15.5% (3) |
Yes | 7.1% (0.9) | 13.6% (1.6)* | 10.3% (1) | 21.3% (2)* | 14.6% (1.2) | 18.2% (1.8) |
Health insurance | ||||||
Public | 8.1 (1.8) | 16.1 (3.8)* | 18.4 (2.2) | 27.8 (4.8) | 23.2 (2.8) | 17.5 (3.6) |
Private | 4.7 (0.8) | 10.5 (1.5)* | 6.1 (0.9) | 14.6 (1.9)* | 11.7 (1.4) | 16.6 (2.2) |
Not covered | 35.4 (5.7) | 38.1 (3.9) | 33.9 (5.3) | 52.1 (4)* | 15.7 (4.1) | 18.8 (2.7) |
Source: National Health Interview Survey.
Pooled data from 2000–2005.
Adolescents age 12–17 years, young adults age 18–24 years.
Sample percentages are weighted and SE reflects complex sampling design.
Comparison between adolescents and young adults P < .05 by logistic regression.