Table 11_1_4.3a
Children who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months who always got care as soon as wanted, by race, United States, 2005
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 |
76.9 |
1.2 |
77.4 |
1.4 |
79.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Age |
0–5 |
72.8 |
2.2 |
74.3 |
2.4 |
74.7 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6–17 |
79.5 |
1.5 |
79.4 |
1.8 |
81.6 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
76.3 |
1.8 |
76.5 |
2.0 |
80.0 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
77.5 |
1.7 |
78.6 |
1.9 |
77.8 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
70.1 |
2.9 |
68.7 |
3.7 |
77.0 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
70.6 |
2.8 |
72.2 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
79.9 |
2.2 |
79.3 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
81.3 |
2.1 |
81.6 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
79.9 |
1.5 |
80.2 |
1.6 |
81.4 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
69.8 |
2.3 |
69.1 |
2.6 |
76.8 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan |
77.0 |
1.3 |
77.2 |
1.5 |
81.6 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Large central metro |
75.4 |
2.2 |
73.2 |
2.9 |
79.8 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Large fringe metro |
78.7 |
2.2 |
79.8 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medium metro |
76.9 |
3.3 |
77.0 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Small metro |
77.6 |
3.5 |
79.8 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nonmetropolitan |
75.9 |
2.8 |
78.9 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
76.0 |
3.2 |
79.5 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
75.7 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
78.3 |
1.3 |
79.0 |
1.5 |
79.1 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Other |
60.7 |
4.1 |
60.3 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
77.1 |
1.2 |
77.7 |
1.4 |
79.7 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Fair/poor |
71.5 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
71.5 |
2.4 |
70.9 |
2.9 |
76.3 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
79.5 |
1.4 |
80.4 |
1.5 |
80.3 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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.