Table 164C_a
Children who can sometimes or never get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted, by race, United States, 2002
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                               
Total   7.5 0.5 7.5 0.6 7.1 1.4 * * * * * * * *
                               
Age 0-5 6.8 0.9 7.3 1.1 * * * * * * * * * *
6-17 8.0 0.7 7.5 0.8 8.6 2.0 * * * * * * * *
                               
Gender Male 7.7 0.7 7.6 0.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Female 7.4 0.8 7.3 0.9 8.5 2.1 * * * * * * * *
                               
Family incomea Negative or poor 12.2 1.4 12.4 1.7 11.7 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 8.9 1.4 9.4 1.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 7.8 1.1 7.6 1.2 * * * * * * * * * *
High 4.0 0.9 4.3 1.1 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance Any private 6.3 0.6 6.2 0.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 10.1 1.1 11.0 1.5 7.0 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 12.2 2.9 12.1 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 7.6 0.7 7.7 0.8 6.7 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 6.3 0.8 5.9 1.0 8.5 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 7.8 1.6 8.3 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 12.4 3.0 11.7 2.8 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
CSHCN Yes 8.2 1.2 8.2 1.4 8.2 2.3 * * * * * * * *
No 7.3 0.6 7.2 0.7 6.5 1.6 * * * * * * * *
                               
Preferred language English 7.2 0.6 7.1 0.6 7.1 1.5 * * * * * * * *
Other 12.5 2.6 11.1 2.4 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Born in U.S. Yes 7.4 0.5 7.4 0.6 7.1 1.4 * * * * * * * *
No * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                               

a Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

b See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.

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

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