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Table 79a
Children age 3-6 who ever received a vision check, by race, United States, 2002
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   59.8 1.4 58.7 1.7 65.5 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Age 3 - 5 54.5 1.6 52.6 1.9 62.3 3.0 * * * * * * * *
6 76.5 2.4 76.9 2.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 59.9 1.9 58.3 2.3 65.6 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Female 59.7 1.9 59.1 2.2 65.4 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative or poor 55.0 3.1 55.7 3.6 58.2 5.0 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 57.5 2.7 53.7 3.0 70.5 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Middle 59.3 2.4 58.6 2.7 * * * * * * * * * *
High 66.6 2.8 65.0 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 62.8 1.8 61.2 2.1 74.7 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Public only 58.0 2.0 57.4 2.4 58.7 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 35.6 4.6 36.3 5.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 60.7 1.9 58.8 2.4 68.3 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 58.5 2.6 57.1 3.1 62.3 5.5 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 56.0 3.7 60.1 4.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 65.2 4.2 63.7 4.6 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 63.6 3.5 64.1 3.9 * * * * * * * * * *
No 59.0 1.5 57.6 1.8 66.8 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 60.9 1.5 59.8 1.9 65.3 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Other 52.2 3.4 52.4 3.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 59.7 1.4 58.6 1.7 65.5 2.5 * * * * * * * *
No * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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