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Table 164B_a
Children who can usually get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted, 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   14.9 0.9 15.1 1.1 12.7 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Age 0-5 15.7 1.4 15.6 1.7 13.8 3.4 * * * * * * * *
6-17 14.4 1.1 14.8 1.3 12.0 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 14.1 1.1 13.8 1.2 12.3 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Female 15.9 1.3 16.7 1.6 13.1 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative or poor 18.3 2.7 20.5 3.7 12.4 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 16.6 1.9 16.7 2.2 17.0 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Middle 15.0 1.4 15.5 1.6 10.1 2.8 * * * * * * * *
High 12.2 1.5 11.9 1.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 14.4 1.1 14.5 1.2 10.2 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Public only 17.3 1.7 18.1 2.3 15.9 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 11.7 2.9 12.9 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 15.5 1.2 16.4 1.4 10.4 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 14.7 1.8 14.0 2.1 17.1 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 15.5 2.8 15.6 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 19.1 1.8 20.0 2.2 14.3 3.2 * * * * * * * *
No 13.2 1.0 13.3 1.2 12.0 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 14.9 0.9 15.1 1.1 12.8 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Other 14.9 3.0 15.4 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 14.9 0.9 15.1 1.1 12.8 1.9 * * * * * * * *
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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