2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 184A.a

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Table 184A_a
Children who can always get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by race, United States, 2004

Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		72.3	0.9	72.7	1.0	71.7	2.2	73.1	3.4	*	*	*	*	63.1	5.1
Age	0-5	73.6	1.2	74.1	1.4	71.2	2.8	79.0	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	6-17	71.6	1.2	71.8	1.3	71.9	2.8	67.9	4.9	*	*	*	*	66.4	6.1
Gender	Male	72.5	1.1	73.4	1.3	69.9	2.9	72.5	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	72.1	1.2	71.9	1.3	73.5	2.7	73.9	5.1	*	*	*	*	65.2	7.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	66.1	2.0	65.2	2.6	68.3	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	71.2	2.0	71.7	2.4	73.1	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	74.7	1.6	74.9	1.7	73.3	5.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	73.7	1.6	73.8	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Any private	74.2	1.1	74.4	1.2	74.0	3.0	76.5	3.4	*	*	*	*	62.2	7.0
	Public only	68.5	1.5	68.4	2.0	70.3	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	67.3	4.5	67.7	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^b	Metropolitan-large	71.8	1.1	71.7	1.3	72.2	2.6	75.7	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Metropolitan-small	73.4	1.9	75.2	2.0	66.8	5.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	70.0	3.3	67.9	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	75.9	2.8	75.7	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	Yes	66.7	1.7	67.1	2.0	66.1	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	No	73.9	0.9	74.2	1.0	73.6	2.3	73.6	3.7	*	*	*	*	66.5	6.8
Language spoken most often at home	English	72.9	1.0	73.5	1.1	72.0	2.3	68.1	5.9	*	*	*	*	63.0	5.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	68.1	2.2	66.5	2.6	*	*	78.6	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*

^a Negative/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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

^* 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.