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Table 11_1_2.3c
Children who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who always got appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by family income,a United States, 2005
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 72.1 0.9 66.4 2.2 68.9 2.0 72.3 1.6 76.7 1.4
Age 0–5 74.0 1.2 68.9 2.6 67.9 2.6 75.0 2.7 80.4 2.1
6–17 71.0 1.2 64.6 2.6 69.5 2.4 70.9 1.9 74.7 1.9
Gender Male 72.3 1.1 66.9 2.6 68.1 2.4 73.0 2.1 76.6 1.7
Female 71.9 1.2 66.0 2.6 69.7 2.5 71.6 2.1 76.7 1.9
Race White, single race 73.1 1.1 66.1 2.5 69.1 2.1 73.6 1.8 77.2 1.6
Black, single race 72.5 1.9 69.7 3.9 73.2 3.7 69.9 3.8 80.4 4.1
Asian, single race 55.6 6.0 * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 68.8 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 73.4 1.0 69.3 2.5 69.8 2.5 73.2 1.6 77.0 1.5
Non-Hispanic, White 75.0 1.2 71.5 3.1 70.5 3.0 74.8 1.9 77.7 1.7
Non-Hispanic, Black 72.8 1.9 69.6 3.9 73.6 3.7 70.3 3.8 81.2 4.2
Hispanic, all races 65.4 2.1 59.5 3.5 66.5 3.2 66.6 3.7 73.0 5.7
Health insurance Any private 74.2 1.1 71.5 5.1 70.5 3.1 72.9 1.7 76.7 1.5
Public only 67.2 1.5 65.3 2.2 68.4 2.6 68.4 3.7 * *
Uninsured 70.6 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan 72.7 1.0 66.1 2.5 69.4 2.2 72.7 1.7 77.4 1.4
  Large central metro 69.9 1.5 61.3 3.7 66.2 3.2 73.3 2.8 75.4 2.8
  Large fringe metro 73.6 1.7 63.4 6.5 71.5 3.7 71.0 3.1 78.3 2.5
  Medium metro 74.1 2.5 72.6 3.6 71.4 5.2 73.1 3.8 77.4 3.4
  Small metro 76.1 2.7 76.7 5.6 73.1 5.3 75.4 5.9 78.5 4.6
Nonmetropolitan 68.5 2.3 67.7 4.0 66.5 4.3 70.5 3.8 * *
  Micropolitan 67.9 2.6 69.8 4.0 64.3 5.3 68.9 4.4 * *
  Noncore 69.6 4.3 64.6 7.8 69.9 6.8 * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 73.3 1.0 70.1 2.3 70.8 2.3 72.4 1.7 76.8 1.5
Other 62.8 2.6 51.6 4.2 62.2 3.9 71.5 3.9 * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 72.4 0.9 67.1 2.2 69.4 2.0 72.4 1.6 76.7 1.4
Fair/poor 63.7 3.8 * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 67.1 1.6 65.7 3.2 64.6 3.3 70.3 3.0 66.1 3.8
No 73.8 1.0 66.5 2.3 70.3 2.1 73.2 1.8 79.9 1.5

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.

 

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