Table 59a: Children age 3-6 with a vision check, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	59.3	1.5	58.1	1.7	66.5	3.2	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	60.7	1.8	58.9	2.2	68.1	4.2	*	*	*	*
Female	57.8	2.1	57.3	2.4	65.0	4.5	*	*	*	*
Family incomea
Negative or poor	53.0	2.8	52.4	3.4	60.1	5.3	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	57.6	2.7	55.2	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Middle	56.1	2.7	54.0	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
High	69.4	2.8	68.5	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Insurance coverage
Any private	62.1	1.9	61.3	2.1	67.9	4.1	*	*	*	*
Public only	55.1	2.3	51.6	2.8	67.0	4.4	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	49.0	5.1	50.2	5.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence locationb
Metropolitan-large	59.8	2.1	58.5	2.4	65.2	3.6	*	*	*	*
Metropolitan-small	59.0	2.6	56.9	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	55.2	4.3	55.8	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore	63.3	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCNc
Yes	70.6	3.0	69.6	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
No	57.3	1.7	56.1	1.9	65.0	3.5	*	*	*	*

^aNegative 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 was 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.

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