Table 178C_c Children who can sometimes or never get care for illness or injury 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 |
9.1 |
0.7 |
12.5 |
1.7 |
12.6 |
1.9 |
10.0 |
1.2 |
3.8 |
0.9 |
Age |
0-5 |
9.6 |
1.1 |
11.0 |
2.1 |
12.4 |
2.9 |
12.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
6-17 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
13.9 |
2.4 |
12.8 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
Gender |
Male |
8.9 |
1.0 |
13.0 |
2.3 |
11.8 |
2.4 |
10.2 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
Female |
9.3 |
1.0 |
12.0 |
2.3 |
13.5 |
2.8 |
9.8 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
Race |
White, single race |
9.2 |
0.8 |
12.9 |
2.3 |
14.8 |
2.4 |
9.7 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
0.9 |
Black, single race |
8.2 |
1.5 |
11.8 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
8.3 |
0.8 |
11.8 |
2.0 |
12.0 |
2.2 |
9.3 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
8.1 |
0.9 |
11.7 |
2.9 |
14.7 |
3.0 |
8.8 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
7.9 |
1.5 |
12.0 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Hispanic |
13.9 |
1.7 |
14.4 |
3.1 |
15.0 |
3.0 |
14.8 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
7.4 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
8.1 |
2.3 |
10.4 |
1.5 |
3.6 |
0.9 |
Public only |
14.2 |
1.6 |
12.4 |
1.9 |
18.6 |
3.1 |
11.0 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
9.0 |
1.0 |
15.6 |
2.7 |
12.8 |
2.5 |
9.2 |
1.7 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
Metropolitan-small |
10.5 |
1.5 |
11.3 |
2.9 |
17.4 |
4.2 |
12.6 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
8.4 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
9.5 |
1.5 |
11.5 |
2.8 |
14.4 |
3.9 |
10.7 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
No |
9.1 |
0.8 |
13.4 |
2.1 |
11.9 |
2.0 |
9.9 |
1.5 |
4.3 |
1.1 |
Preferred language |
English |
8.5 |
0.8 |
11.8 |
1.8 |
12.0 |
2.0 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
0.8 |
Other |
15.9 |
2.2 |
16.0 |
3.7 |
17.5 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
8.9 |
0.7 |
11.8 |
1.7 |
12.6 |
1.9 |
9.8 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
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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