National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 226B_a: Children who usually get care for illness or injury 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	15.7	1.1	15.9	1.3	15.7	2.4	*	*	*	*

Age
0 - 5	14.4	1.4	15.1	1.5	14.4	3.8	*	*	*	*
6 - 17	16.5	1.4	16.3	1.7	16.7	2.9	*	*	*	*

Gender
Male	13.3	1.3	13.7	1.5	12.1	2.5	*	*	*	*
Female	18.4	1.4	18.4	1.7	19.1	3.4	*	*	*	*

Family income ^a
Negative or poor	16.2	2.2	13.6	2.3	23.8	5.7	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	17.3	2.2	17.9	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Middle	18.2	1.6	18.9	1.8	13.3	3.3	*	*	*	*
High	12.2	1.9	12.7	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*

Insurance coverage
Any private	15.2	1.3	15.3	1.5	16.9	3.1	*	*	*	*
Public only	16.9	2.0	17.1	2.3	14.9	4.0	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	17.1	4.0	18.2	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*

Residence location^b
Metropolitan-large	16.5	1.7	16.5	2.2	18.8	3.1	*	*	*	*
Metropolitan-small	15.8	1.9	16.7	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	13.0	2.5	12.6	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore	13.4	3.0	12.6	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*

CSHCN^c
Yes	18.5	1.9	18.9	2.1	16.0	4.1	*	*	*	*
No	14.4	1.1	14.3	1.4	15.7	2.8	*	*	*	*

^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.