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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 13_1_2.5c
Children who had an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months who sometimes or never got appointments as soon as wanted, by family income,a United States, 2006
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   6.99 0.44 9.55 0.99 8.04 0.84 6.48 0.76 5.58 0.73
Age 0–5 6.61 0.60 10.46 1.50 8.01 1.40 5.15 1.01 4.46 0.95
6–17 7.23 0.56 8.72 1.28 8.06 1.09 7.20 0.96 6.20 0.97
Gender Male 7.18 0.59 9.99 1.53 7.49 1.19 6.44 0.99 6.24 1.02
Female 6.80 0.50 9.08 1.18 8.61 1.08 6.52 0.97 4.92 0.96
Race White, single race 6.71 0.50 9.22 1.30 7.31 0.97 6.24 0.88 5.87 0.83
Black, single race 7.88 1.05 10.39 1.85 11.46 2.48 3.27 0.90 DSU DSU
Asian, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races 10.07 2.58 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 6.74 0.49 10.52 1.30 7.27 1.09 6.16 0.84 5.54 0.77
Non-Hispanic, White 6.31 0.56 10.89 1.98 5.85 1.28 5.68 0.93 5.84 0.88
Non-Hispanic, Black 7.92 1.08 10.41 1.87 11.56 2.55 3.36 0.92 DSU DSU
Hispanic, all races 8.19 0.92 7.19 1.30 10.06 1.59 8.23 2.04 DSU DSU
Health insurance Any private 5.69 0.51 9.44 2.69 6.73 1.49 5.02 0.80 5.67 0.77
Public only 9.83 0.80 9.27 1.06 9.43 1.21 12.82 2.76 DSU DSU
Uninsured 7.87 1.98 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationb Metropolitan 7.09 0.49 9.90 1.24 8.65 1.00 6.84 0.87 5.29 0.75
  Large central metro 7.82 0.72 11.29 1.85 10.01 1.54 6.33 1.19 5.63 1.39
  Large fringe metro 5.40 0.86 12.75 3.71 DSU DSU 6.43 1.80 3.70 0.88
  Medium metro 7.53 1.19 8.15 1.75 9.59 2.57 7.23 2.08 DSU DSU
  Small metro 8.88 1.85 DSU DSU 9.97 2.76 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 6.40 0.97 8.26 1.48 5.30 1.45 DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 6.91 1.22 10.33 2.09 5.22 1.53 DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore 5.44 1.48 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 6.86 0.47 9.96 1.16 8.50 1.02 5.95 0.80 5.59 0.76
Other 8.02 1.04 7.93 1.72 6.36 1.34 11.71 3.15 DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 6.84 0.44 9.12 0.98 7.73 0.87 6.40 0.75 5.65 0.74
Fair/poor 12.73 3.11 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
CSHCN Yes 8.15 0.90 12.04 2.00 9.04 1.85 7.01 1.56 6.76 1.42
No 6.53 0.48 8.82 1.15 7.68 0.92 6.16 0.84 5.05 0.86

a 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.

b For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

DSU - 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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