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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 6_3_4.2c
Children ages 3–6 who ever had their vision checked by a health provider, by family income,a United States, 2005
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 60.2 1.5 59.1 2.5 59.8 2.7 58.4 2.7 63.3 2.7
Gender Male 59.7 2.1 60.6 3.6 58.3 4.0 58.8 4.2 61.3 4.2
Female 60.7 2.0 57.4 3.3 61.5 3.4 57.9 3.5 65.1 4.0
Race White, single race 60.3 1.7 59.9 3.2 58.7 3.3 57.6 2.8 64.5 3.2
Black, single race 64.6 2.7 65.1 4.4 70.4 4.4 * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 60.6 1.7 59.0 3.3 59.4 3.5 59.0 3.1 63.7 2.9
Non-Hispanic, White 61.0 2.0 60.2 4.9 57.6 4.7 58.5 3.3 65.0 3.4
Non-Hispanic, Black 64.1 2.8 65.3 4.5 69.1 4.6 * * * *
Hispanic, all races 58.6 2.4 59.1 3.5 60.6 3.8 55.7 4.8 * *
Health insurance Any private 61.4 1.9 * * 62.7 4.1 58.2 3.0 64.7 2.8
Public only 60.5 2.1 61.1 2.8 56.7 3.5 66.7 6.0 * *
Uninsured 41.6 5.7 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan 60.4 1.6 58.7 2.8 60.2 3.1 58.1 3.0 63.9 2.8
  Large central metro 56.8 2.5 56.8 4.3 66.6 3.7 51.2 4.9 * *
  Large fringe metro 64.8 2.5 * * * * 63.7 4.5 71.9 3.7
  Medium metro 63.3 3.8 58.8 5.0 64.1 7.7 * * * *
  Small metro 53.1 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 59.0 3.6 60.4 5.1 58.1 5.8 * * * *
  Micropolitan 55.5 4.7 * * * * * * * *
  Noncore 65.2 5.0 * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 60.8 1.7 61.6 2.9 59.2 3.4 58.8 2.9 63.1 2.9
Other 57.5 2.9 50.6 4.3 61.3 4.1 55.5 6.4 * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 60.2 1.5 58.3 2.6 60.0 2.8 58.2 2.7 63.6 2.7
Fair/poor * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 66.6 3.2 * * * * * * * *
No 58.9 1.6 56.6 2.8 58.8 2.9 57.5 3.1 62.1 3.0

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.

 

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