Table II.
Characteristics of adolescents and young adults with asthma by reason for delayed or unmet needs for care for youth with asthma in the United States, 2000 to 2005
| % 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.