Table 212a Children without problems getting referral to a specialist in the past year, 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 |
77.9 |
1.2 |
79.1 |
1.2 |
72.9 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Age |
0-5 |
81.8 |
1.9 |
80.8 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6-17 |
76.1 |
1.5 |
78.3 |
1.7 |
64.8 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
78.4 |
1.7 |
79.4 |
1.7 |
71.2 |
6.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
77.3 |
1.8 |
78.6 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
71.2 |
3.3 |
72.6 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
74.4 |
3.2 |
73.8 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
77.7 |
2.2 |
79.0 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
82.1 |
2.0 |
83.2 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
79.9 |
1.5 |
80.6 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
72.7 |
2.3 |
74.1 |
2.9 |
68.2 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
77.6 |
1.7 |
79.7 |
1.9 |
69.6 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
79.3 |
2.1 |
80.3 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
74.3 |
4.7 |
73.5 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
75.2 |
2.0 |
76.1 |
2.2 |
73.3 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
80.1 |
1.5 |
81.5 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
78.6 |
1.2 |
79.9 |
1.3 |
73.5 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Other |
69.9 |
4.2 |
70.4 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
78.3 |
1.2 |
79.4 |
1.3 |
74.0 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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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