National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 227a: Children without problems getting referral to a specialist in past year, by race, United States, 2001

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

Total	83.1	1.3	83.5	1.5	81.3	3.8	*	*	*	*

Age
0 - 5	80.7	2.3	80.6	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
6 - 17	84.3	1.4	84.8	1.6	81.9	3.9	*	*	*	*

Gender
Male	80.4	1.7	80.4	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Female	86.4	1.5	87.3	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*

Family income ^a
Negative or poor	74.2	3.8	73.5	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	83.5	2.4	83.0	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Middle	83.0	2.4	83.2	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
High	86.1	2.0	86.5	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*

Insurance coverage
Any private	85.6	1.5	85.8	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Public only	73.5	3.2	72.9	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

Residence location^b
Metropolitan-large	81.6	2.1	82.7	2.4	76.4	5.4	*	*	*	*
Metropolitan-small	86.0	1.8	85.3	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Mircopolitan	84.0	3.0	83.2	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

CSHCN^c
Yes	81.5	2.1	81.9	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
No	84.5	1.5	84.7	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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.