Table 11_1_2.2
Children who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who got appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, United States, 2002
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)c |
Percent had appointment |
Appointment as soon as wanted |
| Always |
Usually |
Sometimes or never |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
72,699 |
68.6 |
66.9 |
0.9 |
22.9 |
0.7 |
10.2 |
0.5 |
| Age |
0–5 |
23,153 |
78.2 |
70.2 |
1.2 |
20.7 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
0.8 |
| 6–17 |
49,546 |
64.1 |
64.9 |
1.1 |
24.1 |
0.9 |
10.9 |
0.6 |
| Gender |
Male |
37,236 |
68.2 |
67.1 |
1.0 |
22.3 |
0.8 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
| Female |
35,463 |
68.9 |
66.6 |
1.1 |
23.5 |
1.0 |
9.9 |
0.6 |
| Race |
White, single race |
56,132 |
70.5 |
66.9 |
0.9 |
23.4 |
0.8 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
| Black, single race |
11,123 |
60.0 |
70.1 |
2.4 |
18.9 |
2.1 |
11.0 |
1.2 |
| Asian, single race |
2,576 |
60.3 |
55.2 |
4.6 |
24.4 |
2.8 |
20.4 |
4.2 |
| NHOPI, single race |
295 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
815 |
57.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
1,757 |
76.7 |
63.9 |
5.0 |
26.5 |
4.6 |
9.6 |
2.5 |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,402 |
70.7 |
68.1 |
0.9 |
22.4 |
0.8 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
43,463 |
74.1 |
68.6 |
1.0 |
22.7 |
0.9 |
8.7 |
0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,859 |
59.7 |
70.3 |
2.4 |
18.9 |
2.1 |
10.8 |
1.2 |
| Hispanic |
13,297 |
59.1 |
60.4 |
2.1 |
25.5 |
1.6 |
14.1 |
1.3 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
12,438 |
58.1 |
62.9 |
2.2 |
23.0 |
2.0 |
14.2 |
1.3 |
| Near poor/low |
15,494 |
61.3 |
66.6 |
1.6 |
20.5 |
1.4 |
12.8 |
1.1 |
| Middle |
25,004 |
70.7 |
66.7 |
1.4 |
23.5 |
1.2 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
| High |
19,762 |
78.2 |
69.1 |
1.6 |
23.6 |
1.5 |
7.3 |
0.8 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
47,956 |
73.4 |
67.9 |
1.0 |
23.1 |
0.9 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
| Public only |
19,360 |
63.0 |
64.2 |
1.6 |
22.7 |
1.4 |
13.1 |
1.1 |
| Uninsured |
5,382 |
45.5 |
65.1 |
3.4 |
21.3 |
2.9 |
13.5 |
2.4 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan |
61,800 |
68.9 |
66.0 |
1.0 |
23.1 |
0.8 |
10.9 |
0.5 |
| Large central metro |
22,159 |
66.7 |
62.8 |
1.8 |
23.9 |
1.5 |
13.4 |
1.0 |
| Large fringe metro |
18,261 |
71.5 |
67.9 |
1.7 |
22.8 |
1.5 |
9.3 |
1.0 |
| Medium metro |
14,969 |
69.7 |
69.2 |
2.0 |
21.7 |
1.6 |
9.1 |
0.9 |
| Small metro |
6,410 |
67.4 |
63.5 |
3.6 |
25.1 |
3.1 |
11.4 |
1.8 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
10,899 |
66.8 |
71.9 |
1.7 |
21.5 |
1.7 |
6.6 |
1.0 |
| Micropolitan |
7,270 |
67.3 |
71.7 |
2.3 |
21.4 |
2.3 |
6.8 |
1.1 |
| Noncore |
3,629 |
65.7 |
72.4 |
2.7 |
21.6 |
2.8 |
6.0 |
1.7 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
64,808 |
69.9 |
67.1 |
0.9 |
23.1 |
0.8 |
9.9 |
0.5 |
| Other |
7,582 |
56.8 |
64.0 |
2.5 |
21.7 |
2.0 |
14.3 |
1.8 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,080 |
68.3 |
67.0 |
0.9 |
22.9 |
0.7 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
| Fair/poor |
1,619 |
81.3 |
59.8 |
3.7 |
22.9 |
3.3 |
17.3 |
2.6 |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
14,116 |
84.3 |
62.0 |
1.7 |
25.8 |
1.4 |
12.2 |
1.0 |
| No |
57,966 |
64.8 |
68.5 |
0.9 |
21.8 |
0.8 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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.
c Total child population. Numbers of subpopulation categories may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
* - 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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