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Table 1: Total Health Services-Median and Mean Expenses per Person With Expense and
Distribution of Expenses by Source of Payment: United States, 2004

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Selections used to Customize the Table Below:
Age categories: 0-5, 6-17, 18-44, 45-64, and 65+

Population Characteristic		Population (in thousands)	Percent with expense	Per person with an expense		Total Expenses (in millions)	Percent distribution of total expenses by source of payment
Population Characteristic		Population (in thousands)	Percent with expense	Median	Mean	Total Expenses (in millions)	Out of pocket	Private insurance^a	Medicare	Medicaid	Other^b
Total		293,527	84.7	1,092	3,879	963,882	19.0	42.8	20.9	10.6	6.7

Age in years
	Under 65	256,485	82.9	847	3,028	643,567	19.5	55.8	4.2	13.1	7.3
	Under 6	23,307	90.0	383	1,285	26,938	10.5	57.9	0.3	27.0	4.4
	6-17	49,817	83.9	449	1,357	56,741	25.6	48.0	0.1*	20.6	5.7
	18-44	111,437	77.0	811	2,631	225,675	19.4	53.3	2.9	17.3	7.1
	45-64	71,924	88.9	2,051	5,224	334,214	19.3	58.7	6.1	8.0	7.9
	65 and over	37,042	97.1	4,070	8,906	320,315	17.8	16.7	54.5	5.5	5.5

Sex
	Male	143,869	79.8	872	3,554	407,946	17.8	43.0	21.7	8.2	9.4
	Female	149,658	89.3	1,299	4,158	555,936	19.8	42.7	20.4	12.4	4.7

Race/ethnicity
	Hispanic or Latino	42,212	70.5	501	2,276	67,745	17.9	30.4	13.8	29.8	8.2
	Black-single race/not Hispanic	35,548	77.0	707	3,217	88,036	14.6	32.7	21.9	21.4	9.4
	White, other, 2 or more races/not Hispanic	203,470	89.1	1,339	4,356	789,832	19.4	44.9	21.7	7.7	6.3
	Asian/Pacific Islander-single race/not Hispanic	12,297	81.6	559	1,822	18,268	23.8	50.8	10.4	11.6	3.4

Health insurance status^c
	<65, Any private	182,648	87.9	986	3,165	508,316	19.5	70.7	1.7	3.7*	4.4
	<65, Public only	37,808	84.5	573	3,261	104,153	11.4	0.0*	17.7	63.0	7.9
	<65, Uninsured	36,030	55.5	386	1,557	31,098	48.0	0.0*	0.0*	0.0*	52.0
	65+, Medicare only	10,713	95.8	3,365	7,587	77,840	24.5	0.0*	63.4	0.0*	12.1
	65+, Medicare and private	21,794	98.0	4,304	9,228	197,011	17.2	27.2	52.2	0.5*	3.0
	65+, Medicare and other public	4,354	97.2	4,591	10,646	45,065	8.7	0.0*	49.4	37.0	4.9
	65+, Missing	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Poverty status^d
	Negative or Poor	37,707	77.4	805	4,478	130,763	12.5	17.2	20.2	41.3	8.8
	Near-poor	12,964	78.0	952	4,225	42,705	17.7	14.3	33.5	25.6	8.9
	Low income	41,000	80.7	909	4,109	135,910	16.8	26.9	33.4	15.1	7.9
	Middle income	93,355	83.5	985	3,551	276,814	19.7	45.3	23.4	4.6	6.9
	High income	108,500	90.5	1,323	3,848	377,689	21.6	58.9	13.4	1.0	5.1

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
	MSA	242,678	84.4	1,070	3,798	778,108	19.2	44.1	19.9	10.3	6.5
	Non-MSA	50,849	85.7	1,178	4,261	185,774	18.1	37.6	24.9	11.9	7.4

Census Region
	Northeast	54,843	87.5	1,159	4,198	201,409	16.1	44.8	20.4	13.0	5.8
	Midwest	65,264	87.9	1,164	4,064	233,084	17.4	47.4	21.8	6.7	6.7
	South	105,721	82.7	1,079	3,654	319,369	21.5	38.5	22.8	9.9	7.4
	West	67,698	82.4	1,006	3,766	210,020	19.7	42.5	17.6	13.8	6.5

Perceived Health Status
	Excellent	91,005	81.3	573	1,770	131,063	25.9	53.4	8.2	6.8	5.8
	Very Good	94,018	84.1	974	2,804	221,720	22.2	49.1	13.9	9.5*	5.2
	Good	76,102	85.6	1,536	4,173	271,919	19.4	44.6	18.5	9.5	8.0
	Fair	23,250	92.4	3,655	9,130	196,233	15.3	35.2	31.7	10.8	6.9
	Poor	8,679	96.2	8,319	16,460	137,426	11.9	30.8	33.4	16.9	7.0
	Missing	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Standard Errors for Table 1: Total Health Services-Median and Mean Expenses per Person With Expense and
Distribution of Expenses by Source of Payment: United States, 2004

Population Characteristic		Population (in thousands)	Percent with expense	Per person with an expense		Total Expenses (in millions)	Percent distribution of total expenses by source of payment
Population Characteristic		Population (in thousands)	Percent with expense	Median	Mean	Total Expenses (in millions)	Out of pocket	Private insurance^a	Medicare	Medicaid	Other^b
Total		†	0.4	25	101	30,401	0.4	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.4

Age in years
	Under 65	†	0.4	19	96	24,147	0.6	1.4	0.5	1.4	0.5
	Under 6	†	0.6	17	127	2,786	1.1	4.5	0.1	3.7	0.9
	6-17	†	0.7	16	62	3,089	1.3	2.1	0.0*	2.6	1.2
	18-44	†	0.5	21	145	13,294	1.0	2.5	0.6	3.5	0.7
	45-64	†	0.5	67	222	15,647	0.9	2.0	0.8	0.9	0.7
	65 and over	†	0.3	141	312	15,351	0.7	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.4

Sex
	Male	†	0.5	27	141	18,388	0.7	1.9	1.3	0.8	0.7
	Female	†	0.3	35	129	19,787	0.5	1.3	1.3	1.6	0.4

Race/ethnicity
	Hispanic or Latino	†	0.9	22	119	4,832	1.1	2.3	1.4	3.1	0.9
	Black-single race/not Hispanic	†	0.9	36	162	5,897	0.7	1.9	2.1	2.3	1.2
	White, other, 2 or more races/not Hispanic	†	0.3	34	137	29,019	0.5	1.3	1.1	1.2	0.4
	Asian/Pacific Islander-single race/not Hispanic	†	1.5	43	179	2,269	1.7	3.7	3.0	2.1	0.7

Health insurance status^c
	<65, Any private	4,544	0.4	21	123	22,568	0.7	1.5	0.4	1.8*	0.4
	<65, Public only	1,527	0.6	21	151	5,580	1.0	0.0*	1.9	2.4	1.0
	<65, Uninsured	1,364	1.0	21	119	2,817	2.8	0.0*	0.0*	0.0*	2.8
	65+, Medicare only	516	0.7	201	414	5,591	1.4	0.0*	1.8	0.0*	0.9
	65+, Medicare and private	884	0.4	183	451	12,966	0.9	1.4	2.0	0.2*	0.3
	65+, Medicare and other public	260	0.9	474	829	4,391	1.5	0.0*	3.1	3.2	1.1
	65+, Missing	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

Poverty status^d
	Negative or Poor	†	0.8	49	396	13,189	1.2	2.8	2.5	4.5	1.3
	Near-poor	†	1.3	87	306	3,587	1.4	1.9	3.5	3.3	1.7
	Low income	†	0.9	65	197	7,833	0.8	2.0	2.1	1.7	0.8
	Middle income	†	0.6	32	158	14,256	0.7	1.7	2.2	0.6	0.5
	High income	†	0.4	35	146	17,762	0.8	1.7	1.3	0.2	0.6

Metropolitan statistical area (MSA)
	MSA	†	0.4	27	116	29,288	0.5	1.3	1.1	1.2	0.4
	Non-MSA	†	1.0	52	190	16,367	0.6	1.9	1.8	1.3	0.7

Census Region
	Northeast	†	0.6	60	233	13,069	1.0	3.3	2.0	1.4	0.7
	Midwest	†	0.7	60	215	15,091	0.8	2.2	2.6	0.8	0.7
	South	†	0.6	38	120	12,645	0.6	1.2	1.1	0.8	0.7
	West	†	0.8	41	259	18,755	1.1	2.5	1.7	4.0	0.7

Perceived Health Status
	Excellent	2,710	0.6	15	63	5,715	1.0	1.6	1.2	0.7	0.6
	Very Good	2,445	0.5	34	131	11,624	1.0	2.4	1.2	3.8*	0.5
	Good	2,040	0.6	50	135	10,595	0.6	1.6	1.3	0.7	0.7
	Fair	735	0.7	191	635	15,410	1.2	3.9	3.2	1.3	0.9
	Poor	406	0.7	570	1,010	10,909	0.9	3.0	2.7	2.0	1.1
	Missing	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

a Private insurance includes Tricare (Armed-Forces-related coverage).

b Other includes other public programs such as Department of Veterans Affairs (except Tricare); other Federal sources (Indian Health Service, military treatment facilities, and other care provided by the Federal Government); other State and local sources (community and neighborhood clinics, State and local health departments, and State programs other than Medicaid); and other public (Medicaid payments reported for persons who were not enrolled in the Medicaid program at any time during the year). Other also includes Worker's Compensation; other unclassified sources (e.g., automobile, homeowner's, liability, and other miscellaneous or unknown sources); and other private insurance (any type of private insurance payments reported for persons without private health insurance coverage during the year, as defined in MEPS).

c Uninsured refers to persons uninsured during the entire year. Public and private health insurance categories refer to individuals with public or private insurance at any time during the period; individuals with both public and private insurance and those with Tricare (Armed-Forces-related coverage) are classified as having insurance.

d Poor refers to incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor, over the poverty line through 125 percent of the poverty line; low income, over 125 percent through 200 percent of the poverty line; middle income, over 200 percent to 400 percent of the poverty line; and high income, over 400 percent of the poverty line.

† Standard error approximately zero because of poststratification to Census Bureau population control tables.

-- Less than 100 sample cases.

* Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%.

Source: Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2004.


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Because the table customization tool is a general purpose analytical tool, AHRQ cannot certify the quality of your analysis. You should review your results for adequate cell sizes, statistical significance, and overall reasonableness.

Internet Citation:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Total Health Services-Mean and Median Expenses per Person With Expense and Distribution of Expenses by Source of Payment: United States, 2004. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Component Data.

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