Table 226c Children without problems getting referral to a specialist in past year, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
76.7 |
1.6 |
73.5 |
3.7 |
71.7 |
3.6 |
73.9 |
3.1 |
83.2 |
2.4 |
Age |
0-5 |
79.0 |
2.8 |
80.7 |
5.1 |
70.7 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6-17 |
75.8 |
1.9 |
70.2 |
4.2 |
72.3 |
4.5 |
71.8 |
3.4 |
83.4 |
2.9 |
Gender |
Male |
75.4 |
2.1 |
70.7 |
5.5 |
70.6 |
4.2 |
72.4 |
4.0 |
82.4 |
3.3 |
Female |
78.2 |
2.0 |
77.3 |
4.2 |
73.0 |
4.6 |
75.4 |
4.0 |
84.1 |
3.0 |
Race |
White, single race |
77.5 |
1.8 |
77.7 |
4.8 |
72.3 |
4.1 |
73.5 |
3.5 |
83.2 |
2.6 |
Black, single race |
74.6 |
4.1 |
68.2 |
6.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
77.3 |
1.7 |
72.8 |
4.4 |
71.8 |
4.3 |
74.6 |
3.2 |
83.6 |
2.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
78.1 |
2.0 |
78.1 |
6.3 |
72.6 |
5.1 |
73.9 |
3.6 |
83.6 |
2.8 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
75.3 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Hispanic, all races |
72.8 |
3.8 |
75.9 |
4.7 |
71.5 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
79.3 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
76.2 |
5.2 |
74.6 |
3.3 |
83.8 |
2.4 |
Public only |
71.0 |
3.0 |
73.7 |
4.4 |
66.0 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
72.9 |
2.4 |
67.7 |
5.4 |
69.7 |
4.9 |
65.5 |
5.1 |
81.8 |
3.2 |
Metropolitan-small |
84.1 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
85.3 |
3.2 |
87.6 |
3.3 |
Micropolitan |
77.5 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
73.3 |
2.5 |
69.0 |
5.7 |
70.0 |
5.7 |
70.3 |
4.5 |
80.9 |
4.0 |
No |
79.3 |
1.9 |
79.5 |
3.8 |
73.0 |
4.2 |
76.6 |
3.4 |
84.4 |
2.8 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
76.9 |
1.7 |
74.2 |
4.2 |
71.3 |
4.1 |
73.5 |
3.3 |
83.5 |
2.5 |
Other |
73.7 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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.