The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention produce data on health and healthcare in the United States. Health, United States includes a variety of tables with breakdowns by poverty status.
In 2012-2013 their data for children under 18 with “no usual source of healthcare” show
- 4% of all children had no usual source of healthcare
- for poor children the rate was 6%
Children under 6 were less likely than those 6 to 17 to have no usual source of healthcare (3% vs. 5%). Uninsured children were ten times more likely than insured children to have no usual source of healthcare (28% vs. 2%). For uninsured children under 6 the rate was 20% and for those age 6 to 17 the rate was 29%.
For adults ages 18-64 data on “no usual source of healthcare” show
In 2013, data on preventive care show that
Sixty-seven percent of all women ages 40 and over had a mammogram. The rates vary by income level:
Fifty-five percent of adults 50 to 75 had colorectal tests or procedures. The rates vary by income level:
Source:
National Center for Health Statistics.
Health, United States, 2014. Hyattsville, MD., 2013. Tables
712-73, 83, 85 (PDF) Accessed
11/12/2015
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