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Table 212a
Children without problems getting referral to a specialist in the past year, by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 77.9 1.2 79.1 1.2 72.9 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Age 0-5 81.8 1.9 80.8 2.1 * * * * * * * * * *
6-17 76.1 1.5 78.3 1.7 64.8 4.8 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 78.4 1.7 79.4 1.7 71.2 6.1 * * * * * * * *
Female 77.3 1.8 78.6 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 71.2 3.3 72.6 3.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 74.4 3.2 73.8 3.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 77.7 2.2 79.0 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
High 82.1 2.0 83.2 2.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 79.9 1.5 80.6 1.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 72.7 2.3 74.1 2.9 68.2 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 77.6 1.7 79.7 1.9 69.6 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 79.3 2.1 80.3 2.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 74.3 4.7 73.5 5.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 75.2 2.0 76.1 2.2 73.3 4.2 * * * * * * * *
No 80.1 1.5 81.5 1.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 78.6 1.2 79.9 1.3 73.5 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Other 69.9 4.2 70.4 4.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 78.3 1.2 79.4 1.3 74.0 3.6 * * * * * * * *
No * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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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