Table 226a Children without problems getting referral to a specialist in past year, by race, United States, 2004 |
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 |
|
76.7 |
1.6 |
77.5 |
1.8 |
74.6 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Age |
0-5 |
79.0 |
2.8 |
79.8 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6-17 |
75.8 |
1.9 |
76.5 |
2.1 |
71.4 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
75.4 |
2.1 |
76.3 |
2.4 |
70.9 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
78.2 |
2.0 |
78.9 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
73.5 |
3.7 |
77.7 |
4.8 |
68.2 |
6.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
71.7 |
3.6 |
72.3 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
73.9 |
3.1 |
73.5 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
83.2 |
2.4 |
83.2 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
79.3 |
1.8 |
79.7 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
71.0 |
3.0 |
71.1 |
3.6 |
73.6 |
6.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
72.9 |
2.4 |
74.0 |
2.8 |
72.0 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
84.1 |
2.4 |
84.5 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
77.5 |
4.2 |
77.4 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
73.3 |
2.5 |
74.8 |
2.8 |
70.9 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
79.3 |
1.9 |
79.4 |
2.1 |
78.4 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
76.9 |
1.7 |
77.6 |
1.9 |
74.8 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Other |
73.7 |
3.9 |
76.4 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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.