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Supplementary Table 5
Delayed Medical Care Seeking among All U.S. Adults (Ages 18 and Over).


  Percent That Delayed Medical Care
1996-97 1998-99 2000-01
U.S. Adult Total 12.3 10.8* 12.1*
Family Income Below Poverty 15.0 12.1* 13.9*
100-199% of poverty 14.9 13.9 14.4
200-399% of poverty 12.4 10.7* 13.0*
400% of poverty and above 9.2 8.9 10.0*
Race/Ethnicity White 12.5 11.0* 12.3*
Black 13.4 11.7* 12.0
Hispanic 9.5 8.7 11.3*#
Other 10.9 11.1 12.1
Health Status Excellent or very good 10.9 9.3* 10.4*#
Good 14.3 12.6* 14.2*
Fair or Poor 13.9 13.5 14.8*
Insurance Type Medicare 5.4 5.3 6.6*#
Employer-sponsored 12.1 10.7* 11.9*
Other private 13.2 12.6 15.1
Medicaid and other state1 16.6 14.3 17.5
Other coverage2 14.6 12.5 15.3
Uninsured 20.5 16.8* 17.9#
Metro size Large metro area3 11.9 10.3* 11.8*
Small metro area4 12.7 12.6 12.9
Non-metro areas 13.3 11.8* 13.1
Region Northeast 11.4 9.2* 11.1*
Midwest 12.9 10.5* 12.2*
South 12.4 11.5* 12.3*
West 12.1 11.4 12.6*

SOURCE QUESTION: "Was there any time during the past 12 months when you put off or postponed getting medical care you thought you needed?"
DATE SOURCE: Community Tracking Study Household Survey.
1 Includes State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage.
2 Includes military coverage (such as CHAMPUS/Tricare), Indian Health Service coverage, and coverage not included in any other category.
3 Metro area with population greater than 200,000 people.
4 Metro area with population equal to or less than 200,000 people.
* Change from previous round is statistically significant at p<.05.
# Change from 1996-97 to 2000-01 is statistically significant at p<.05.

 

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