Table 186B_a Children who can usually 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 |
|
13.4 |
0.9 |
12.9 |
1.1 |
14.7 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Age |
0-5 |
13.3 |
1.4 |
11.3 |
1.7 |
21.8 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6-17 |
13.5 |
1.2 |
13.9 |
1.4 |
10.4 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
12.5 |
1.3 |
11.8 |
1.5 |
17.2 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
14.4 |
1.4 |
14.0 |
1.7 |
11.9 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
15.8 |
2.1 |
16.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
17.3 |
2.3 |
17.3 |
2.6 |
13.9 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
13.6 |
1.7 |
12.9 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
9.3 |
1.5 |
9.3 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
12.6 |
1.2 |
12.2 |
1.3 |
14.1 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
15.2 |
1.7 |
14.8 |
2.0 |
15.2 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
13.4 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
14.0 |
1.4 |
13.8 |
1.5 |
11.7 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
13.5 |
1.9 |
12.4 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
12.2 |
2.8 |
13.3 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
9.4 |
2.4 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
14.2 |
1.7 |
13.6 |
2.0 |
14.3 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
12.6 |
1.1 |
12.1 |
1.2 |
15.0 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
12.8 |
1.0 |
12.2 |
1.1 |
14.9 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Other |
18.6 |
3.0 |
19.2 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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.