Table 226B_c: Income - Children who usually get care for illness or injury 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 15.7 1.1 16.2 2.2 17.3 2.2 18.2 1.6 12.2 1.9
                     
Age                    
    0 - 5 14.4 1.4 16.0 3.4 14.8 2.7 17.5 2.7 10.9 2.3
    6 - 17 16.5 1.4 16.4 2.6 19.1 2.9 18.6 1.9 13.1 2.5
                     
Gender                    
    Male 13.3 1.3 16.0 3.0 17.1 2.7 16.0 2.2 7.9 1.8
    Female 18.4 1.4 16.4 3.1 17.7 3.3 20.6 2.1 17.6 2.9
                     
Race                    
    White 15.9 1.3 13.6 2.3 17.9 2.5 18.9 1.8 12.7 2.3
    Black 15.7 2.4 23.8 5.7 * * 13.3 3.3 * *
    Asian or Pacific Islander * * * * * * * * * *
    American Indian or Alaska Native * * * * * * * * * *
                     
Ethnicity                    
    Non-Hispanic 15.6 1.2 17.3 2.7 16.3 2.6 18.2 1.7 12.3 2.1
      White 15.6 1.5 13.4 3.0 16.9 3.2 18.8 1.9 12.8 2.5
      Black 16.0 2.4 24.2 5.8 * * * * * *
    Hispanic 16.6 2.1 13.3 3.3 21.3 3.6 18.3 4.0 * *
                     
Insurance coverage                    
    Any private 15.2 1.3 * * 20.9 3.1 16.6 1.6 12.2 2.1
    Public only 16.9 2.0 16.9 2.6 13.8 3.6 * * * *
    Uninsured 17.1 4.0 * * * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationb                    
    Metropolitan-large 16.5 1.7 17.1 3.1 17.6 3.1 16.8 2.2 15.7 2.9
    Metropolitan-small 15.8 1.9 15.8 4.3 20.5 3.8 20.4 3.1 6.9 1.7
    Micropolitan 13.0 2.5 * * * * * * * *
    Noncore 13.4 3.0 * * * * * * * *
                     
CSHCNc                    
    Yes 18.5 1.9 16.6 3.9 20.1 3.6 22.5 2.9 14.2 3.6
    No 14.4 1.1 16.3 2.7 15.4 2.3 16.1 1.9 11.5 1.9
                     

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 226C a Table 226B b

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