Table 11_1

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Table 11_1_4.3c
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 family income,^a United States, 2005
Population group		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		76.9	1.2	70.1	2.9	70.6	2.8	79.9	2.2	81.3	2.1
Age	0–5	72.8	2.2	73.0	4.4	63.4	4.5	73.4	4.7	77.7	3.9
Age	6–17	79.5	1.5	68.1	4.0	75.8	3.0	83.6	2.4	83.7	2.5
Gender	Male	76.3	1.8	69.6	3.9	71.2	3.8	79.0	2.9	79.9	2.9
Gender	Female	77.5	1.7	70.6	4.0	69.9	4.0	81.0	3.0	83.0	3.2
Race	White, single race	77.4	1.4	68.7	3.7	72.2	3.2	79.3	2.7	81.6	2.3
	Black, single race	79.0	2.5	77.0	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Asian, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	NHOPI, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	AI/AN, single race	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Multiple races	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	78.2	1.4	71.8	3.3	72.6	3.3	81.6	2.5	80.7	2.2
	Non-Hispanic, White	79.3	1.5	71.6	4.4	75.6	3.8	80.9	3.0	81.2	2.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	79.2	2.5	76.6	4.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Hispanic, all races	69.5	3.2	65.7	5.5	64.0	5.0	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Any private	79.9	1.5	*	*	73.9	4.1	81.1	2.5	81.0	2.2
	Public only	69.8	2.3	69.6	3.2	68.2	3.9	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	77.0	1.3	71.6	3.3	69.6	3.0	79.7	2.5	81.1	2.2
	Large central metro	75.4	2.2	64.5	4.4	67.6	4.5	80.2	4.5	82.7	4.3
	Large fringe metro	78.7	2.2	*	*	*	*	77.7	4.2	80.2	3.5
	Medium metro	76.9	3.3	71.3	6.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	77.6	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	75.9	2.8	63.7	5.5	74.7	5.5	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	76.0	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	75.7	5.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	78.3	1.3	72.8	3.2	73.5	3.0	80.2	2.3	81.5	2.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	60.7	4.1	53.7	6.5	55.0	6.5	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	77.1	1.2	70.9	3.0	70.2	3.0	80.3	2.2	81.2	2.1
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	71.5	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	Yes	71.5	2.4	68.9	5.1	68.8	4.5	73.7	4.2	73.2	4.7
CSHCN	No	79.5	1.4	70.1	3.7	71.7	3.4	83.2	2.5	84.6	2.4

^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.