Table 225B_c: Income - Children who usually get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by family incomea, United States, 2001

  Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 20.8 0.8 21.2 1.7 24.2 2.0 21.7 1.4 17.8 1.2
                     
Age                    
    0 - 5 19.8 1.0 18.7 2.0 24.0 2.5 21.0 1.8 16.6 1.9
    6 - 17 21.4 1.1 23.4 2.4 24.4 2.4 22.2 1.7 18.4 1.6
                     
Gender                    
    Male 20.2 1.0 21.6 2.1 23.3 2.1 20.6 1.6 17.6 1.8
    Female 21.3 1.2 20.8 2.4 25.2 2.6 22.8 1.8 18.0 1.7
                     
Race                    
    White 20.5 0.9 20.7 2.1 24.5 2.3 22.3 1.5 17.0 1.4
    Black 21.5 2.0 22.6 3.1 21.8 4.1 18.3 3.3 24.1 4.6
    Asian or Pacific Islander 19.9 3.1 * * * * * * * *
    American Indian or Alaska Native * * * * * * * * * *
                     
Ethnicity                    
    Non-Hispanic 20.8 0.9 20.8 2.2 25.8 2.5 21.8 1.5 17.6 1.3
      White 20.6 1.1 19.9 3.2 27.1 3.3 22.8 1.7 16.8 1.4
      Black 21.5 2.1 22.3 3.3 22.0 4.3 18.3 3.3 24.5 4.7
    Hispanic 20.7 1.4 22.2 2.8 19.7 2.1 20.8 2.9 19.5 4.4
                     
Insurance coverage                    
    Any private 20.9 0.9 23.9 3.5 28.2 3.1 22.3 1.5 17.4 1.3
    Public only 20.4 1.6 20.2 1.9 20.0 2.7 19.8 3.4 * *
    Uninsured 19.9 2.4 * * 22.2 5.0 17.6 4.6 * *
                     
Residence locationb                    
    Metropolitan-large 21.4 1.1 22.4 2.3 26.3 3.1 22.2 2.0 18.4 1.6
    Metropolitan-small 19.9 1.6 21.0 3.4 22.4 3.2 20.5 2.5 16.9 2.3
    Micropolitan 19.6 2.1 20.1 5.1 21.1 4.1 22.1 3.5 13.6 3.4
    Noncore 20.2 3.5 * * * * * * * *
                     
CSHCNc                    
    Yes 21.5 1.5 24.9 3.7 22.4 3.1 23.9 2.8 17.4 2.3
    No 20.4 0.9 20.2 2.1 24.7 2.2 20.9 1.4 17.7 1.4
                     

a Negative or 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.

cPopulation is different from other categories. The variable is defined according to age at interview rounds, not the end of the year. Children with missing values are excluded.

*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Table 225C a Table 225B b

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