Table 3.7a
Among children under age 18 who had appointments reported for routine health care in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often they got an appointment as soon as wanted, United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)d |
Percent had appointment |
Appointment as soon as wanted |
| Always |
Usually |
Sometimes or never |
| Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
| Total |
|
73,332 |
68.2 |
72.3 |
0.9 |
20.6 |
0.8 |
7.0 |
0.4 |
| Race |
White, single race |
56,648 |
69.8 |
72.7 |
1.0 |
20.8 |
0.9 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
| Black, single race |
11,185 |
62.3 |
71.7 |
2.3 |
20.5 |
2.1 |
7.8 |
1.1 |
| AI/AN, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Asian, single race |
2,736 |
65.7 |
73.1 |
3.4 |
18.8 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
| NHOPI, single race |
261 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Multiple races |
1,962 |
68.6 |
63.1 |
5.1 |
23.8 |
4.4 |
13.1 |
3.0 |
| Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
14,375 |
55.8 |
67.3 |
1.9 |
21.5 |
1.7 |
11.2 |
1.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
58,957 |
71.3 |
73.3 |
1.0 |
20.5 |
0.9 |
6.2 |
0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
43,016 |
74.3 |
74.0 |
1.1 |
20.6 |
1.0 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,893 |
62.1 |
71.4 |
2.3 |
20.9 |
2.2 |
7.7 |
1.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, other |
5,049 |
64.9 |
70.7 |
2.9 |
18.7 |
2.4 |
10.5 |
1.8 |
| Gender |
Male |
37,430 |
68.8 |
72.5 |
1.1 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
7.4 |
0.6 |
| Female |
35,902 |
67.6 |
72.1 |
1.2 |
21.3 |
1.1 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
| Age |
0-5 |
23,404 |
79.8 |
73.6 |
1.2 |
20.1 |
1.1 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
| 6-17 |
49,928 |
62.8 |
71.6 |
1.2 |
21.0 |
1.0 |
7.4 |
0.5 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
47,037 |
73.2 |
74.2 |
1.1 |
20.1 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
| Public only |
21,040 |
62.8 |
68.5 |
1.5 |
21.3 |
1.3 |
10.2 |
0.9 |
| Uninsured |
5,256 |
45.7 |
67.3 |
4.5 |
24.7 |
3.6 |
8.0 |
2.2 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
13,346 |
60.6 |
66.1 |
2.0 |
22.2 |
1.6 |
11.7 |
1.2 |
| Near poor/low |
15,596 |
60.8 |
71.2 |
2.0 |
20.2 |
1.7 |
8.6 |
1.0 |
| Middle |
23,843 |
67.4 |
74.7 |
1.6 |
19.5 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
| High |
20,548 |
79.8 |
73.7 |
1.6 |
21.2 |
1.6 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
41,130 |
68.7 |
71.8 |
1.1 |
20.8 |
1.0 |
7.4 |
0.6 |
| Metropolitan-small |
20,120 |
69.9 |
73.4 |
1.9 |
20.8 |
1.7 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
| Micropolitan |
7,147 |
62.5 |
70.0 |
3.3 |
22.7 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
1.7 |
| Noncore |
4,934 |
65.8 |
75.9 |
2.8 |
15.9 |
2.2 |
8.2 |
1.9 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,833 |
67.9 |
72.7 |
0.9 |
20.5 |
0.8 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
| Fair/poor |
1,499 |
83.8 |
59.8 |
3.8 |
25.4 |
3.7 |
14.8 |
3.2 |
| CSHCNc |
Yes |
13,835 |
83.0 |
66.7 |
1.7 |
23.9 |
1.6 |
9.4 |
0.9 |
| No |
59,039 |
64.8 |
73.9 |
0.9 |
19.7 |
0.8 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
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.
c Unknown is not shown.
d Total child population. Numbers of subpopulation categories may not add to total due to missing data or rounding.
DSU - 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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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