Table 184B_c Children who can usually get appointments for routine care as soon as wanted, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
20.6 |
0.8 |
22.2 |
1.6 |
20.2 |
1.7 |
19.5 |
1.5 |
21.2 |
1.6 |
Age |
0-5 |
20.1 |
1.1 |
19.4 |
2.1 |
20.5 |
2.2 |
20.3 |
2.3 |
20.0 |
2.5 |
6-17 |
21.0 |
1.0 |
24.5 |
2.2 |
20.0 |
1.9 |
19.1 |
1.7 |
21.8 |
2.0 |
Gender |
Male |
20.0 |
0.9 |
22.1 |
2.3 |
19.4 |
2.2 |
17.7 |
1.8 |
21.5 |
1.9 |
Female |
21.3 |
1.1 |
22.3 |
1.9 |
21.0 |
2.0 |
21.4 |
1.9 |
20.9 |
2.1 |
Race |
White, single race |
20.8 |
0.9 |
23.0 |
2.1 |
20.5 |
2.0 |
19.4 |
1.6 |
21.5 |
1.7 |
Black, single race |
20.5 |
2.1 |
21.4 |
2.9 |
17.9 |
2.9 |
23.0 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
18.8 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
23.8 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
20.5 |
0.9 |
21.9 |
2.0 |
19.4 |
2.0 |
19.9 |
1.7 |
21.0 |
1.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
20.6 |
1.0 |
22.6 |
3.0 |
19.6 |
2.7 |
19.6 |
1.8 |
21.3 |
1.7 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
20.9 |
2.1 |
21.5 |
2.9 |
17.9 |
3.0 |
24.1 |
5.6 |
* |
* |
Hispanic, all races |
21.5 |
1.7 |
23.1 |
2.7 |
22.4 |
2.6 |
17.3 |
3.2 |
24.2 |
5.5 |
Health insurance |
Any private |
20.1 |
1.0 |
17.1 |
3.8 |
20.1 |
2.5 |
19.3 |
1.6 |
21.1 |
1.7 |
Public only |
21.3 |
1.3 |
23.0 |
2.0 |
20.3 |
2.3 |
19.1 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
24.7 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
20.8 |
1.0 |
23.2 |
2.3 |
22.4 |
2.0 |
19.4 |
1.9 |
20.2 |
1.9 |
Metropolitan-small |
20.8 |
1.7 |
22.0 |
2.9 |
18.0 |
3.8 |
19.6 |
3.0 |
23.0 |
3.1 |
Micropolitan |
22.7 |
2.5 |
22.6 |
4.6 |
21.0 |
4.8 |
22.6 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
Noncore |
15.9 |
2.2 |
16.3 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
23.9 |
1.6 |
23.9 |
3.0 |
18.3 |
2.8 |
22.0 |
2.8 |
29.5 |
3.5 |
No |
19.7 |
0.8 |
21.6 |
1.6 |
20.7 |
1.9 |
19.0 |
1.6 |
19.0 |
1.5 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
20.5 |
0.9 |
21.8 |
1.8 |
19.2 |
1.9 |
20.0 |
1.6 |
21.0 |
1.6 |
Other |
21.7 |
1.8 |
24.0 |
3.2 |
24.4 |
2.8 |
14.7 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
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.