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Table 226a
Children without problems getting referral to a specialist in past year, by race, United States, 2004
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   76.7 1.6 77.5 1.8 74.6 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Age 0-5 79.0 2.8 79.8 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *
6-17 75.8 1.9 76.5 2.1 71.4 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 75.4 2.1 76.3 2.4 70.9 5.4 * * * * * * * *
Female 78.2 2.0 78.9 2.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 73.5 3.7 77.7 4.8 68.2 6.5 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 71.7 3.6 72.3 4.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 73.9 3.1 73.5 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
High 83.2 2.4 83.2 2.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 79.3 1.8 79.7 2.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Public only 71.0 3.0 71.1 3.6 73.6 6.1 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 72.9 2.4 74.0 2.8 72.0 5.5 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 84.1 2.4 84.5 2.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 77.5 4.2 77.4 4.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 73.3 2.5 74.8 2.8 70.9 5.7 * * * * * * * *
No 79.3 1.9 79.4 2.1 78.4 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 76.9 1.7 77.6 1.9 74.8 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Other 73.7 3.9 76.4 4.0 * * * * * * * * * *

a Negative/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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* 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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