Issue Brief No. 88
Supplementary Table 1

Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs Exceeding 10% or Family Income

 
Percent with Out-of-Pocket Medical Costs Greater Than 10% of Income
 
All
Privately Insured
Uninsured
 
2001
2003
2001
2003
2001
2003
All Working-age Adults
5%
7%*
3%
4%*
11%
13%
Health Adults
2
4*
2
3*
6
8
Working-age Adults with Chronic Conditions
7
10*
4
5*
21
22
Less than 200% Poverty
19
23*
14
21*
29
29
200-399% Poverty
5
6
4
5
6
10
400% Poverty or More
2
3
1
2
17
14
Notes: Out-of-pocket costs reported here do not include health insurance premiums paid by insured people, and thus do not capture the full extent of health-care-related expenses paid by this group. Differences between privately insured and uninsured are statistically significantly in all cases at p <.05.

* Change from 2001 to 2003 statistically significant at p <.05.

Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Household Survey, 2001 and 2003