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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 6_4_7.1
Children ages 3–6 who ever had their vision checked by a health provider, United States, 2002 and 2006
    2006 2002
Population group Total population  (in thousands)c Percentd SE Total population  (in thousands)c Percentd SE
Total   16,155 62.8 1.4 15,457 59.8 1.4
Gender Male 8,227 63.1 1.9 7,981 59.9 1.8
Female 7,928 62.4 2.0 7,476 59.7 1.8
Race White, single race 12,244 62.6 1.6 11,949 58.7 1.7
Black, single race 2,319 65.2 3.1 2,401 65.5 2.5
Asian, single race DSU DSU DSU 492 DSU DSU
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU 48 DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race DSU DSU DSU 142 DSU DSU
Multiple races DSU DSU DSU 425 DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 12,663 64.2 1.6 12,448 61.2 1.6
Non-Hispanic, White 8,960 64.6 1.8 9,067 60.4 2.0
Non-Hispanic, Black 2,258 65.2 3.1 2,314 65.2 2.5
Hispanic, all races 3,492 57.5 2.3 3,009 53.9 2.4
Family incomea Negative/poor 3,217 56.9 2.4 2,958 54.9 3.1
Near poor/low 3,420 59.7 2.8 3,385 57.5 2.7
Middle 5,060 62.3 2.5 5,433 59.3 2.3
High 4,458 69.9 2.7 3,681 66.6 2.8
Health insurance Any private 10,022 66.8 1.7 10,023 62.8 1.8
Public only 5,471 56.7 2.0 4,511 58.0 2.0
Uninsured 662 52.1 6.6 924 35.5 4.6
Residence locationb Metropolitan 13,695 64.0 1.5 13,071 59.7 1.6
  Large central metro 4,914 61.9 2.4 4,828 58.7 2.2
  Large fringe metro 4,145 67.0 2.7 3,838 62.1 3.2
  Medium metro 3,154 64.0 2.7 2,980 63.1 2.8
  Small metro 1,482 62.2 5.4 1,426 49.5 4.9
Nonmetropolitan 2,460 56.2 3.3 2,386 60.4 2.8
  Micropolitan 1,613 51.7 4.6 1,547 56.9 3.5
  Noncore 847 64.8 5.9 838 67.0 4.5
Language spoken most often at home English 13,268 64.3 1.5 13,504 60.9 1.5
Other 2,887 55.6 2.9 1,946 52.2 3.4
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 15,903 62.7 1.4 15,150 59.6 1.4
Fair/poor DSU DSU DSU 307 DSU DSU
CSHCN Yes 2,922 66.6 3.1 2,370 63.6 3.5
No 13,136 62.2 1.5 13,004 59.0 1.5

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.

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.

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.