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Table 84a
Children age 3-6 with a vision check, 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 60.7 1.5 60.6 1.7 61.8 3.2 * * * * * * * *
Age 3-5 55.8 1.7 55.5 2.0 58.7 3.9 * * * * * * * *
6 75.8 2.3 75.8 2.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 59.4 2.0 60.8 2.3 55.8 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Female 62.0 2.1 60.5 2.3 70.0 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 58.2 2.9 57.0 3.7 59.6 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 57.5 2.9 56.7 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 60.2 2.9 60.7 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *
High 65.8 3.1 66.1 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 62.6 2.0 63.3 2.2 58.6 4.7 * * * * * * * *
Public only 58.6 2.2 57.5 2.7 63.6 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 48.5 6.6 40.7 6.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 62.0 2.1 62.9 2.4 61.9 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 59.9 2.9 58.8 3.2 61.2 7.0 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 57.6 4.1 55.5 4.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 56.6 5.0 56.6 5.5 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 60.6 3.3 59.1 4.0 * * * * * * * * * *
No 60.3 1.6 60.5 1.8 60.8 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 62.3 1.6 62.1 1.9 62.0 3.2 * * * * * * * *
Other 52.2 2.9 53.4 3.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 60.8 1.5 60.9 1.7 61.8 3.2 * * * * * * * *
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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