Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Tables

227 Percent of children without problems getting referral to a specialist in past year, United States, 2001, by

• Race
• Ethnicity
• Family income

Data Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Denominator

Child U.S. population (under 18 years of age, civilian, noninstitutionalized) whose parents reported that, during the previous 12 months, they or a doctor thought they needed to see a specialist.

Numerator

Child U.S. population (under 18 years of age, civilian, noninstitutionalized) whose parents reported that, during the previous 12 months, they or a doctor thought they needed to see a specialist whose parents subsequently reported no problems getting referral to a specialist in past year.

Comments

Tables report data from the MEPS 2001 Child Health and Preventive Care section. See the MEPS entry in the Data Source section of this appendix for more information on this component of MEPS.