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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