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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