Table 186C_a Children who can sometimes or never get care for illness or injury as soon as wanted, 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 |
|
7.3 |
0.7 |
7.7 |
0.8 |
5.2 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Age |
0-5 |
8.8 |
1.2 |
9.3 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6-17 |
6.3 |
0.9 |
6.7 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
7.6 |
1.0 |
7.8 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
6.9 |
1.0 |
7.7 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
10.9 |
1.6 |
13.0 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
7.3 |
1.3 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
7.3 |
1.3 |
8.1 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
5.2 |
1.3 |
5.7 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
6.2 |
0.8 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
9.7 |
1.3 |
10.7 |
1.8 |
6.1 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
7.1 |
1.0 |
7.1 |
1.2 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
7.6 |
1.3 |
8.3 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
9.5 |
2.4 |
11.7 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
8.4 |
1.5 |
9.3 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
6.9 |
0.8 |
7.1 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
6.7 |
0.7 |
7.2 |
0.9 |
4.7 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Other |
13.1 |
2.2 |
12.2 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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.