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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 13_1_2.2b
Children who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got an appointment as soon as wanted,a by ethnicity, United States, 2008
        Non-Hispanic    
    Total All races White Black Hispanic, all races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   6.5 0.4 5.9 0.5 5.2 0.6 7.4 1.1 9.0 1.0
Age 0-5 4.8 0.5 4.1 0.6 3.3 0.7 7.9 1.9 7.4 1.3
6-17 7.5 0.6 7.0 0.7 6.2 0.8 7.1 1.4 10.3 1.4
Gender Male 7.1 0.7 6.5 0.8 5.8 0.9 8.1 1.5 9.8 1.4
Female 5.9 0.5 5.4 0.6 4.5 0.7 6.8 1.5 8.1 1.2
Family incomeb Negative/poor 8.3 1.0 7.9 1.2 DSU DSU 8.9 1.4 9.3 1.9
Near poor/low 6.5 0.9 4.7 0.9 3.9 1.1 7.2 1.6 10.8 1.9
Middle 5.9 0.8 5.7 0.8 5.3 0.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU
High 6.2 1.1 6.0 1.1 5.3 1.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance Any private 5.9 0.6 5.7 0.6 5.2 0.6 DSU DSU 7.7 1.6
Public only 7.7 0.8 6.5 0.9 5.0 1.3 8.3 1.1 10.2 1.4
Uninsured 6.9 1.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 6.6 0.5 6.0 0.6 5.3 0.6 7.0 1.1 9.1 1.1
  Large central metro 6.9 0.7 5.9 0.9 4.6 1.3 6.1 1.1 9.4 1.3
  Large fringe metro 5.0 1.0 4.8 1.0 3.9 0.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Medium metro 7.2 0.9 6.6 0.9 6.4 1.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Small metro 9.9 1.9 9.5 2.3 8.9 2.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 5.6 0.8 5.3 0.9 4.6 1.0 DSU DSU 7.6 2.0
  Micropolitan 5.5 1.0 5.7 1.1 4.6 1.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore 5.6 1.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 11.0 1.6
Language spoken most often at home English 6.1 0.5 5.9 0.5 5.2 0.6 7.5 1.2 8.3 1.5
Other 8.8 1.2 7.2 2.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU 9.5 1.4
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 6.5 0.4 5.9 0.5 5.2 0.6 7.5 1.1 8.9 1.0
Fair/poor 6.5 1.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
CSHCNd Yes 8.2 1.1 7.9 1.2 7.0 1.3 9.3 2.6 10.0 2.5
No 6.0 0.5 5.3 0.5 4.6 0.6 6.9 1.2 8.7 1.1
U.S. born Yes 6.2 0.4 5.7 0.5 5.1 0.5 7.2 1.1 8.8 1.1
No 14.9 4.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU

a. Denominator includes children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, excluding missing data.

b. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.

c. For more information, see the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

d. CSHCN: Children with special health care needs. For details, refer to the MEPS documentation for the 2008  Full Year Consolidated Data File at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-121.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: 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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