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Table 176A_a
Children who can always get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, 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 70.2 0.9 70.3 1.1 74.1 2.0 55.6 4.7 * * * * 64.5 4.4
Age 0-5 71.8 1.3 71.4 1.5 80.0 2.5 * * * * * * * *
6-17 69.3 1.2 69.7 1.3 70.5 2.7 54.6 5.7 * * * * 71.4 4.8
Gender Male 70.0 1.2 69.9 1.3 74.6 2.9 59.2 5.9 * * * * * *
Female 70.4 1.1 70.8 1.3 73.6 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 66.5 2.2 64.3 2.8 68.6 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 68.5 1.8 67.1 2.2 80.3 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Middle 69.4 1.5 70.3 1.7 67.7 4.1 * * * * * * * *
High 73.8 1.5 74.2 1.7 * * 56.9 6.0 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 71.6 1.1 71.8 1.3 76.5 2.8 60.3 4.6 * * * * * *
Public only 66.8 1.7 65.8 2.2 71.0 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 68.0 3.8 68.7 4.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 69.6 1.3 70.0 1.5 72.6 2.3 54.6 5.5 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 69.7 1.6 69.6 1.9 77.0 4.7 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 74.2 2.9 74.0 3.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 72.7 3.3 71.2 3.6 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 64.1 1.9 63.2 2.1 73.8 3.0 * * * * * * * *
No 72.1 0.9 72.5 1.0 74.1 2.3 58.4 4.7 * * * * 68.8 5.2
Preferred language English 70.9 1.0 70.8 1.2 74.5 2.1 * * * * * * 63.3 4.5
Other 64.9 2.4 67.1 2.4 * * 53.7 6.9 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 70.4 0.9 70.3 1.1 74.4 2.1 56.8 5.1 * * * * 65.1 4.5
No 66.6 3.8 73.8 4.6 * * * * * * * * * *

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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