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

      Non-Hispanic    
  Total All races White Black Hispanic
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 59.3 1.5 61.2 1.7 59.9 2.0 67.7 3.1 51.6 2.6
                     
Gender                    
    Male 60.7 1.8 61.7 2.2 59.3 2.8 68.9 4.2 56.7 3.3
    Female 57.8 2.1 60.7 2.3 60.6 2.6 66.5 4.7 46.5 4.2
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 53.0 2.8 52.9 3.7 51.6 5.0 60.9 5.5 53.1 4.9
    Near poor/low 57.6 2.7 60.1 3.6 57.2 4.5 * * 51.8 3.9
    Middle 56.1 2.7 56.9 3.1 54.1 3.4 * * 52.1 4.7
    High 69.4 2.8 71.4 2.9 70.4 3.2 * * * *
                     
Insurance coverage                    
    Any private 62.1 1.9 64.0 2.0 63.0 2.3 69.4 4.0 50.7 3.6
    Public only 55.1 2.3 55.9 3.0 50.9 4.1 67.5 4.5 53.1 3.4
    Uninsured 49.0 5.1 * * * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationb                    
    Metropolitan-large 59.8 2.1 62.7 2.5 61.4 3.2 66.7 3.6 51.4 2.9
    Metropolitan-small 59.0 2.6 59.9 2.7 57.5 3.3 * * 53.5 6.6
    Micropolitan 55.2 4.3 54.7 4.5 55.3 4.6 * * * *
    Noncore 63.3 4.6 * * * * * * * *
                     
CSHCNc                    
    Yes 70.6 3.0 71.9 3.2 71.1 3.8 * * * *
    No 57.3 1.7 59.2 1.9 57.8 2.2 66.5 3.5 50.6 2.7
                     

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: 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.

Table 59c Table 59a

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