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Table 176B_c
Children who can usually get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by family income,a United States, 2003
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 21.1 0.9 20.7 1.8 18.8 1.5 23.1 1.4 20.6 1.4
Age 0-5 20.4 1.1 20.2 2.4 18.1 2.1 23.7 2.1 18.2 2.4
6-17 21.5 1.1 21.2 2.1 19.3 1.8 22.7 1.8 21.6 1.7
Gender Male 21.5 1.1 19.0 2.2 19.9 1.9 25.0 2.0 19.9 1.8
Female 20.7 1.0 22.5 2.2 17.8 2.1 21.0 1.5 21.3 1.9
Race White, single race 21.4 1.0 22.7 2.2 19.6 1.9 22.8 1.5 20.5 1.6
Black, single race 16.6 1.8 17.7 2.9 10.7 1.9 23.3 3.9 * *
Asian, single race 24.2 4.3 * * * * * * 25.0 6.0
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 28.8 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 21.1 1.0 20.8 2.4 18.9 2.0 23.3 1.5 20.3 1.4
Non-Hispanic, White 21.5 1.1 23.4 3.4 20.2 2.6 23.0 1.7 20.3 1.6
Non-Hispanic, Black 16.6 1.8 17.9 2.9 10.1 1.8 23.6 3.9 * *
Hispanic 20.8 1.5 20.6 2.4 18.7 2.1 21.7 2.7 24.5 5.4
Health insurance Any private 21.6 1.1 21.1 4.5 17.4 2.5 23.8 1.6 21.0 1.5
Public only 19.9 1.4 20.3 1.9 19.6 2.0 20.8 3.2 * *
Uninsured 19.5 2.9 * * 23.3 4.9 * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 21.1 1.3 18.8 2.5 20.2 2.1 23.4 2.1 20.4 1.8
Metropolitan-small 22.0 1.3 22.8 3.2 17.7 2.8 23.4 2.0 22.6 2.6
Micropolitan 18.3 2.7 23.3 5.0 * * 18.3 3.9 * *
Noncore 20.8 3.0 * * * * 26.7 3.4 * *
CSHCN Yes 25.5 1.7 20.4 2.6 21.0 2.9 30.5 3.3 26.2 2.9
No 19.7 0.8 20.8 2.0 18.3 1.7 21.1 1.4 18.7 1.5
Preferred language English 21.1 0.9 21.3 2.2 17.7 1.9 23.6 1.4 20.3 1.4
Other 20.8 1.8 18.0 2.8 23.2 2.9 17.9 3.2 * *
Born in U.S. Yes 21.2 0.9 20.8 1.9 18.7 1.6 23.3 1.4 20.7 1.5
No 16.7 3.0 * * 22.0 6.4 * * * *

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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