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

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Table 186B_a
Children who can usually 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		13.4	0.9	12.9	1.1	14.7	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	0-5	13.3	1.4	11.3	1.7	21.8	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	6-17	13.5	1.2	13.9	1.4	10.4	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	12.5	1.3	11.8	1.5	17.2	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	14.4	1.4	14.0	1.7	11.9	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^a	Negative/poor	15.8	2.1	16.0	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	17.3	2.3	17.3	2.6	13.9	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	13.6	1.7	12.9	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	9.3	1.5	9.3	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Any private	12.6	1.2	12.2	1.3	14.1	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	15.2	1.7	14.8	2.0	15.2	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	13.4	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^b	Metropolitan-large	14.0	1.4	13.8	1.5	11.7	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Metropolitan-small	13.5	1.9	12.4	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	12.2	2.8	13.3	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	9.4	2.4	7.5	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	Yes	14.2	1.7	13.6	2.0	14.3	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	No	12.6	1.1	12.1	1.2	15.0	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	12.8	1.0	12.2	1.1	14.9	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	18.6	3.0	19.2	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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.