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Table 11_1_2.4c
Children who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who usually 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 20.8 0.8 22.6 1.9 21.9 1.6 21.5 1.5 18.6 1.2
Age 0–5 20.0 1.1 21.0 2.3 22.6 2.3 19.4 2.4 18.3 2.1
6–17 21.3 1.0 23.9 2.4 21.4 1.9 22.6 1.8 18.7 1.5
Gender Male 20.6 1.0 21.6 2.2 22.1 2.1 20.9 2.0 19.0 1.6
Female 21.0 1.1 23.6 2.4 21.7 2.0 22.1 2.0 18.2 1.8
Race White, single race 21.1 1.0 23.6 2.1 22.7 2.0 22.1 1.7 18.4 1.4
Black, single race 17.5 1.5 17.8 3.2 17.1 2.7 20.2 4.0 14.0 3.4
Asian, single race 25.6 4.6 * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 25.6 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 19.9 0.9 20.6 2.2 20.8 2.0 20.9 1.6 18.3 1.3
Non-Hispanic, White 19.9 1.1 20.2 2.7 21.4 2.7 21.4 1.8 18.1 1.5
Non-Hispanic, Black 17.5 1.5 18.0 3.3 17.0 2.7 19.8 4.0 13.7 3.5
Hispanic, all races 25.2 1.9 27.5 3.1 24.7 3.2 25.3 3.1 21.7 5.2
Health insurance Any private 20.3 1.0 19.8 4.6 21.2 2.7 21.8 1.7 18.9 1.2
Public only 21.7 1.3 23.2 1.9 21.9 2.1 19.3 2.9 * *
Uninsured 22.5 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan 20.3 0.9 22.7 2.2 21.9 1.9 20.6 1.6 18.1 1.2
  Large central metro 21.2 1.4 26.2 3.3 23.9 2.8 17.3 2.3 19.7 2.5
  Large fringe metro 20.9 1.5 24.0 5.6 22.2 3.3 22.9 3.2 18.4 2.0
  Medium metro 19.0 2.2 17.3 3.0 19.6 4.6 21.1 3.6 17.5 2.8
  Small metro 18.4 2.8 18.6 5.4 18.8 4.8 23.4 5.9 * *
Nonmetropolitan 23.9 2.3 22.1 3.3 21.8 3.8 26.0 3.9 * *
  Micropolitan 22.9 2.5 20.7 3.2 19.9 4.4 26.4 4.4 * *
  Noncore 25.6 4.2 24.1 6.4 24.5 6.9 * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 20.0 0.9 19.3 1.9 20.5 1.9 21.7 1.6 18.5 1.3
Other 27.1 2.1 36.1 3.8 26.7 3.6 20.3 3.4 * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 20.6 0.8 21.7 2.0 21.5 1.7 21.4 1.5 18.6 1.2
Fair/poor 27.6 3.5 * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 23.9 1.5 21.8 2.6 24.7 2.9 21.6 2.9 27.2 3.5
No 19.9 0.9 23.2 2.2 20.8 1.8 21.6 1.7 16.1 1.3

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.

 

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