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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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