2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 186A.a

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Table 186A_a
Children who can always get care for illness or injury 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		79.3	1.1	79.4	1.3	80.1	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	0-5	77.9	1.7	79.4	2.1	73.5	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	6-17	80.2	1.4	79.4	1.7	84.1	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	79.9	1.5	80.4	1.7	77.1	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	78.7	1.6	78.3	1.9	83.5	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^a	Negative/poor	73.3	2.5	71.0	2.9	80.2	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	75.4	2.4	75.9	2.8	80.0	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	79.1	2.0	79.1	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	85.5	1.8	85.0	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Any private	81.2	1.3	81.3	1.5	81.6	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	75.1	2.0	74.5	2.6	78.7	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	78.3	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^b	Metropolitan-large	78.8	1.6	79.1	1.9	81.7	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Metropolitan-small	78.9	2.3	79.3	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	82.1	3.9	80.7	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	81.1	3.2	80.8	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	Yes	77.4	2.0	77.1	2.5	79.8	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	No	80.5	1.3	80.7	1.4	80.2	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	80.5	1.1	80.6	1.4	80.4	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	68.3	3.6	68.6	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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.