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AHS-6.4 Data Details

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Description of the data source, numerator, denominator, survey questions, and other relevant details about the national estimate.

Data Source:

Medical Expenditure Panel Survey

Changed Since the Healthy People 2020 Launch:

Measure:

percent

Baseline (Year):

3.1 (2007)

Target:

2.8

Target-Setting Method:

10 percent improvement

Numerator:

Number of persons who report not being able to obtain or having delay in obtaining needed prescription medicines

Denominator:

Number of persons

Comparable Healthy People 2010 Objective:

Not applicable

Questions Used to Obtain the National Baseline Data:

From the 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey:

[NUMERATOR:]

In the last 12 months, was anyone in the family unable to get prescription medicines they or a doctor believed necessary?

In the last 12 months, was anyone in the family delayed in getting prescription medicines they or a doctor believed necessary?

Data Collection Frequency:

Annual