Percent of children age 3-6 whose vision was checked by a doctor or other health provider, United States, 2001 and 2002 |
| 2002 | 2001 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Total population (in thousands)f | Percent ever had vision check | Standard error | Total population (in thousands)f | Percent ever had vision check | Standard error | |
| Total | 15,457 | 59.8 | 1.4 | 15,821 | 59.3 | 1.5 | |
| Racea | White | 11,949 | 58.7 | 1.7 | - - | - - | - - |
| Black | 2,401 | 65.5 | 2.5 | - - | - - | - - | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | DSU | DSU | DSU | - - | - - | - - | |
| Asian | DSU | DSU | DSU | - - | - - | - - | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | DSU | DSU | DSU | - - | - - | - - | |
| Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | - - | - - | - - | |
| Ethnicityb | Hispanic, all races | 3,009 | 53.9 | 2.4 | 3,139 | 51.6 | 2.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races | 12,448 | 61.2 | 1.6 | 12,682 | 61.2 | 1.7 | |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 9,067 | 60.5 | 2.0 | 9,324 | 59.9 | 2.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 2,314 | 65.2 | 2.6 | 2,537 | 67.7 | 3.1 | |
| Non-Hispanic, other | 1,067 | 59.4 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Gender | Male | 7,981 | 59.9 | 1.9 | 8,046 | 60.7 | 1.8 |
| Female | 7,476 | 59.7 | 1.9 | 7,775 | 57.8 | 2.1 | |
| Health insurance | Any private | 10,023 | 62.8 | 1.8 | 10,374 | 62.1 | 1.9 |
| Public only | 4,511 | 58.0 | 2.0 | 4,276 | 55.1 | 2.3 | |
| Uninsured | 924 | 35.6 | 4.6 | 1,170 | 49.0 | 5.1 | |
| Family incomec | Negative or poor | 2,958 | 55.0 | 3.1 | 2,999 | 53.0 | 2.8 |
| Near poor/low income | 3,385 | 57.5 | 2.7 | 3,690 | 57.6 | 2.7 | |
| Middle income | 5,433 | 59.3 | 2.4 | 5,081 | 56.1 | 2.7 | |
| High income | 3,681 | 66.6 | 2.8 | 4,050 | 69.4 | 2.8 | |
| Residence locationd | Metropolitan-large | 8,677 | 60.7 | 1.9 | 8,962 | 59.8 | 2.1 |
| Metropolitan-small | 4,429 | 58.5 | 2.6 | 4,382 | 59.0 | 2.6 | |
| Micropolitan | 1,516 | 56.0 | 3.7 | 1,714 | 55.2 | 4.3 | |
| Noncore | 835 | 65.2 | 4.2 | 763 | 63.3 | 4.6 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent, very good or good | 15,150 | 59.6 | 1.5 | 15,522 | 59.2 | 1.5 |
| Fair or poor | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| CSHCNe | Yes | 2,370 | 63.6 | 3.5 | 2,344 | 70.7 | 3.0 |
| No | 13,004 | 59.0 | 1.5 | 13,429 | 57.3 | 1.7 | |
a Prior to 2002, racial categories were not directly comparable to those used for 2002 data. Thus, race data for 2000 are not shown.
b Beginning in 2002, individuals could report multiple races. For 2002 and later years, Non-Hispanic White and Black categories exclude multiple race individuals and are not directly comparable to data from previous years.
c "Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
d See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.
e CSHCN: children with special health care needs.
f Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
- - Data not shown. See footnote a.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.