National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 225C_a: Children who sometimes or never get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE

Total	11.7	0.6	10.8	0.7	12.2	1.2	21.9	4.1	*	*

Age
0 - 5	10.6	0.9	9.9	1.0	12.2	1.9	*	*	*	*
6 - 17	12.4	0.7	11.4	0.8	12.2	1.5	24.3	5.5	*	*

Gender
Male	11.0	0.8	10.4	0.9	10.8	1.5	*	*	*	*
Female	12.4	0.8	11.2	0.9	13.6	1.8	*	*	*	*

Family income ^a
Negative or poor	14.3	1.5	12.5	1.7	15.5	2.5	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	13.4	1.2	15.2	1.4	7.5	1.9	*	*	*	*
Middle	11.5	0.9	10.2	1.0	14.8	2.7	*	*	*	*
High	9.6	1.1	8.7	1.2	9.4	2.8	*	*	*	*

Insurance coverage
Any private	11.0	0.8	10.2	0.9	11.9	1.8	21.6	4.4	*	*
Public only	13.6	1.1	12.7	1.3	13.1	1.8	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	12.0	2.1	12.2	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*

Residence location^b
Metropolitan-large	12.2	0.8	11.2	1.0	12.2	1.4	21.3	4.5	*	*
Metropolitan-small	12.9	1.3	12.0	1.4	14.4	2.6	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	7.3	1.2	7.4	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore	6.5	1.7	6.8	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*

CSHCN^c
Yes	14.3	1.2	14.3	1.4	12.8	2.7	*	*	*	*
No	10.9	0.6	9.7	0.7	12.1	1.2	22.5	4.3	*	*

^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.

^bSee 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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; 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, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.