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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 6_3_4.1
Children ages 3–6 who ever had their vision checked by a health provider, United States, 2002 and 2005
Population group 2005 2002
Total population (in thousands)c Percentd SE Total population (in thousands)c Percentd SE
Total 16,094 60.2 1.5 15,457 59.8 1.4
Gender Male 8,165 59.7 2.1 7,981 59.9 1.8
Female 7,929 60.7 2.0 7,476 59.7 1.8
Race White, single race 12,352 60.3 1.7 11,949 58.7 1.7
Black, single race 2,232 64.6 2.7 2,401 65.5 2.5
Asian, single race 712 * * 492 * *
NHOPI, single race 74 * * 48 * *
AI/AN, single race 157 * * 142 * *
Multiple races 567 * * 425 * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 12,591 60.6 1.7 12,448 61.2 1.6
Non-Hispanic, White 9,110 61.0 2.0 9,067 60.4 2.0
Non-Hispanic, Black 2,163 64.1 2.8 2,314 65.2 2.5
Hispanic 3,502 58.6 2.4 3,009 53.9 2.4
Family incomea Negative/poor 3,299 59.1 2.5 2,958 54.9 3.1
Near poor/low 3,483 59.8 2.7 3,385 57.5 2.7
Middle 4,819 58.4 2.7 5,433 59.3 2.3
High 4,492 63.3 2.7 3,681 66.6 2.8
Health insurance Any private 9,878 61.4 1.9 10,023 62.8 1.8
Public only 5,466 60.5 2.1 4,511 58.0 2.0
Uninsured 750 41.6 5.7 924 35.5 4.6
Residence locationb Metropolitan 13,613 60.4 1.6 13,071 59.7 1.6
  Large central metro 4,952 56.8 2.5 4,828 58.7 2.2
  Large fringe metro 4,207 64.8 2.5 3,838 62.1 3.2
  Medium metro 3,119 63.3 3.8 2,980 63.1 2.8
  Small metro 1,335 53.1 4.1 1,426 49.5 4.9
Nonmetropolitan 2,481 59.0 3.6 2,386 60.4 2.8
  Micropolitan 1,570 55.5 4.7 1,547 56.9 3.5
  Noncore 911 65.2 5.0 838 67.0 4.5
Language spoken most often at home English 13,318 60.8 1.7 13,504 60.9 1.5
Other 2,775 57.5 2.9 1,946 52.2 3.4
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 15,697 60.5 1.5 15,150 59.6 1.4
Fair/poor 396 * * 307 * *
CSHCN Yes 2,674 66.6 3.2 2,370 63.6 3.5
No 13,271 58.9 1.6 13,004 59.0 1.5

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.

c Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.

d Denominator excluded children whose parents don't know if their child had ever had a vision check.

* - 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.

 

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