Table 176A_a Children who can always get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by race, United States, 2003 |
|
|
|
|
Single race |
|
|
|
|
Total |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Multiple races |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
70.2 |
0.9 |
70.3 |
1.1 |
74.1 |
2.0 |
55.6 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
64.5 |
4.4 |
Age |
0-5 |
71.8 |
1.3 |
71.4 |
1.5 |
80.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6-17 |
69.3 |
1.2 |
69.7 |
1.3 |
70.5 |
2.7 |
54.6 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
71.4 |
4.8 |
Gender |
Male |
70.0 |
1.2 |
69.9 |
1.3 |
74.6 |
2.9 |
59.2 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
70.4 |
1.1 |
70.8 |
1.3 |
73.6 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
66.5 |
2.2 |
64.3 |
2.8 |
68.6 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
68.5 |
1.8 |
67.1 |
2.2 |
80.3 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
69.4 |
1.5 |
70.3 |
1.7 |
67.7 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
73.8 |
1.5 |
74.2 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
56.9 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
71.6 |
1.1 |
71.8 |
1.3 |
76.5 |
2.8 |
60.3 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
66.8 |
1.7 |
65.8 |
2.2 |
71.0 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
68.0 |
3.8 |
68.7 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
69.6 |
1.3 |
70.0 |
1.5 |
72.6 |
2.3 |
54.6 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
69.7 |
1.6 |
69.6 |
1.9 |
77.0 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
74.2 |
2.9 |
74.0 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
72.7 |
3.3 |
71.2 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
64.1 |
1.9 |
63.2 |
2.1 |
73.8 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
72.1 |
0.9 |
72.5 |
1.0 |
74.1 |
2.3 |
58.4 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
68.8 |
5.2 |
Preferred language |
English |
70.9 |
1.0 |
70.8 |
1.2 |
74.5 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
63.3 |
4.5 |
Other |
64.9 |
2.4 |
67.1 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
53.7 |
6.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
70.4 |
0.9 |
70.3 |
1.1 |
74.4 |
2.1 |
56.8 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65.1 |
4.5 |
No |
66.6 |
3.8 |
73.8 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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 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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