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Table 186C_c
Children who can sometimes or never get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted, by family income,a United States, 2004
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   7.3 0.7 10.9 1.6 7.3 1.3 7.3 1.3 5.2 1.3
Age 0-5 8.8 1.2 11.8 2.5 11.8 2.6 7.9 2.3 * *
6-17 6.3 0.9 10.3 2.1 4.3 1.3 7.0 1.6 * *
Gender Male 7.6 1.0 10.9 2.2 8.3 1.7 8.2 1.9 * *
Female 6.9 1.0 10.9 2.4 * * * * 5.8 1.7
Race White, single race 7.7 0.8 13.0 2.3 6.8 1.5 8.1 1.5 5.7 1.4
Black, single race 5.2 1.3 * * * * * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 6.7 0.8 10.3 2.0 6.5 1.5 6.9 1.4 5.0 1.4
Non-Hispanic, White 7.2 0.9 13.2 3.4 * * 7.6 1.6 5.4 1.5
Non-Hispanic, Black 5.0 1.2 * * * * * * * *
Hispanic, all races 10.5 1.7 12.7 2.5 10.0 2.6 * * * *
Health insurance Any private 6.2 0.8 * * * * 7.2 1.5 5.1 1.3
Public only 9.7 1.3 10.4 1.8 9.3 2.0 * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 7.1 1.0 10.5 2.3 5.9 1.6 8.0 2.0 5.4 1.6
Metropolitan-small 7.6 1.3 13.0 3.2 * * 7.5 2.1 * *
Micropolitan * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 9.5 2.4 * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 8.4 1.5 12.4 2.9 * * * * * *
No 6.9 0.8 9.9 1.9 8.3 1.7 5.9 1.4 5.5 1.5
Language spoken most often at home English 6.7 0.7 10.0 1.8 6.4 1.4 7.1 1.4 4.8 1.2
Other 13.1 2.2 15.5 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.

 
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