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Table 176C_a
Children who can sometimes or never 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 8.7 0.5 8.3 0.6 9.3 1.1 20.2 4.2 * * * * * *
Age 0-5 7.8 0.7 7.8 0.8 7.1 1.6 * * * * * * * *
6-17 9.2 0.6 8.5 0.7 10.6 1.4 21.5 5.5 * * * * * *
Gender Male 8.5 0.6 8.1 0.7 8.6 1.6 21.0 4.3 * * * * * *
Female 8.9 0.7 8.4 0.8 10.0 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 12.8 1.4 13.0 1.7 13.8 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 12.7 1.5 13.3 1.8 9.0 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Middle 7.5 0.9 6.8 0.9 9.0 2.3 * * * * * * * *
High 5.6 0.7 5.3 0.7 * * 18.1 4.9 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 6.7 0.5 6.3 0.6 6.7 1.5 15.5 3.8 * * * * * *
Public only 13.3 1.1 13.8 1.5 12.3 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 12.5 3.1 12.1 3.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 9.3 0.6 8.7 0.7 9.6 1.2 19.8 4.9 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 8.3 1.1 8.1 1.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 7.5 1.5 7.2 1.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 6.5 1.7 6.8 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 10.4 1.0 10.1 1.2 9.3 1.4 * * * * * * * *
No 8.2 0.6 7.7 0.6 9.3 1.3 19.6 4.4 * * * * * *
Preferred language English 8.0 0.6 7.6 0.6 9.3 1.1 * * * * * * * *
Other 14.3 1.6 13.2 1.4 * * 23.1 6.5 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 8.4 0.5 8.1 0.6 9.3 1.1 15.7 4.0 * * * * * *
No 16.7 3.2 12.3 2.8 * * * * * * * * * *

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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