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Table 178C_a
Children who can sometimes or never get care for illness or injury 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 9.1 0.7 9.2 0.8 8.2 1.5 * * * * * * * *
Age 0-5 9.6 1.1 11.0 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
6-17 8.8 1.0 8.1 1.1 10.6 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 8.9 1.0 8.9 1.2 7.7 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Female 9.3 1.0 9.5 1.2 8.6 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 12.5 1.7 12.9 2.3 11.8 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 12.6 1.9 14.8 2.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 10.0 1.2 9.7 1.3 * * * * * * * * * *
High 3.8 0.9 3.6 0.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 7.4 0.8 7.5 0.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 14.2 1.6 15.6 2.1 11.5 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 9.0 1.0 9.2 1.2 7.7 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 10.5 1.5 10.9 1.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 8.4 1.9 6.6 2.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 9.5 1.5 10.0 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
No 9.1 0.8 9.0 1.0 9.5 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 8.5 0.8 8.5 0.9 7.9 1.5 * * * * * * * *
Other 15.9 2.2 15.6 2.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 8.9 0.7 9.1 0.9 7.6 1.4 * * * * * * * *
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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