Source responsible for paying the majority of the cost for most recent visit in last two years
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| Category | 99-00 | 01-02 | 03-04 | 05-06 | 07-08 | 09-10 | 11-12 | 13-14 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Paid the bill out of my own pocket | 1,304 | 46% | 1,509 | 54% | 1,636 | 42% | 926 | 46% | 979 | 43% | 1,016 | 44% | 835 | 46% | 1,120 | 43% |
| Medicaid/Medicare | 333 | 17% | 212 | 8% | 351 | 14% | 246 | 13% | 234 | 11% | 251 | 16% | 173 | 9% | 289 | 12% |
| Public clinic (didn't charge) | 108 | 3% | 171 | 6% | 258 | 8% | 178 | 8% | 165 | 6% | 181 | 8% | 149 | 9% | 254 | 9% |
| Employer-provided health plan | 410 | 15% | 437 | 13% | 588 | 16% | 325 | 15% | 362 | 19% | 355 | 16% | 255 | 14% | 338 | 11% |
| Self or family bought individual health plan | 154 | 8%a | 284 | 10% | 327 | 11% | 186 | 10% | 152 | 8% | 133 | 7% | 157 | 12% | 179 | 9% |
| Other plan | 147 | 5% | 70 | 3% | 171 | 5% | 96 | 5% | 136 | 9% | 118 | 5% | 143 | 7% | 269 | 11% |
| Combination of sources | 125 | 3%a | 104 | 2%a | 55 | b | 44 | b | 25 | 2%a | 7 | <1%a | 19 | 1%a | 46 | 2% |
| Billed, did not pay | 25 | 1% | 25 | 1% | 41 | 1% | 16 | <1% | 10 | <1%a | 13 | 1%a | 16 | 1%a | 24 | 1% |
| Worker's Compensation | 50 | 2% | 58 | 3%a | 55 | 1% | 25 | 1%a | 24 | 2%a | 49 | 3% | 40 | 1% | 37 | 2% |
| Don't know3 | 16 | 1%a | b | b | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1 "Community health center", "Hospital", and "Emergency room" were offered as separate response categories in 1999 through 2001 and 2007 and later. In 2002 through 2006 a single, combined "Community health center/Hospital/Emergency Room" response category was offered. A dash (“-“) indicates that the category was not offered during the corresponding time period.
2 The questionnaire was changed to include the "Do not know" option in 2001; it was not offered in 1999 or 2000. A dash (“-“) indicates that the category was not offered during the corresponding time period.
3 The "Don't know" response category was offered in 1999 through 2001; the 01-02 column contains data for 2001 only. A dash (“-“) indicates that the category was not offered during the corresponding time period.
4 The questionnaire was changed to include this question in 2001; the question was not asked in 1999 or 2000.
5 Question was part of a NIOSH-sponsored supplement on occupational health and was asked in 1999 through 2001; the 01-02 column contains data for 2001 only.
a Estimates with relative standard errors (RSEs) greater than 30 percent but no more than 50 percent are published but should be used with caution.
b Estimates based on fewer than four responses or with RSEs greater than 50 percent are considered statistically unreliable and are suppressed.