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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 6_4_7.2c
Children ages 3–6 who ever had their vision checked by a health provider, 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   62.8 1.4 56.9 2.4 59.7 2.8 62.3 2.5 69.9 2.7
Gender Male 63.1 1.9 53.1 3.3 58.1 3.9 65.1 3.7 71.6 3.7
Female 62.4 2.0 60.4 3.1 61.4 3.7 59.2 3.5 68.2 3.9
Race White, single race 62.6 1.6 54.3 3.4 56.2 3.4 63.0 3.0 70.8 2.8
Black, single race 65.2 3.1 65.1 4.3 70.6 5.0 DSU DSU 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 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 64.2 1.6 57.5 3.3 61.8 3.9 62.7 3.0 70.5 2.9
Non-Hispanic, White 64.6 1.8 54.0 5.1 58.5 5.1 63.3 3.7 71.7 3.1
Non-Hispanic, Black 65.2 3.1 65.1 4.4 70.5 5.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Hispanic, all races 57.5 2.3 55.8 3.9 54.9 3.7 60.8 3.9 DSU DSU
Health insurance Any private 66.8 1.7 DSU DSU 62.7 5.4 62.9 3.0 70.8 2.8
Public only 56.7 2.0 54.1 2.6 59.3 3.3 61.4 5.6 DSU DSU
Uninsured 52.1 6.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationb Metropolitan 64.0 1.5 56.7 2.8 59.7 3.1 63.5 2.7 71.9 2.8
  Large central metro 61.9 2.4 60.2 3.7 57.2 5.0 60.1 4.9 DSU DSU
  Large fringe metro 67.0 2.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU 66.6 4.7 71.2 4.3
  Medium metro 64.0 2.7 52.3 5.5 58.0 5.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Small metro 62.2 5.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 56.2 3.3 57.8 4.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 51.7 4.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore 64.8 5.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 64.3 1.5 59.3 2.8 59.4 3.6 63.7 2.7 70.7 2.9
Other 55.6 2.9 50.5 4.9 60.6 4.2 55.6 5.7 DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 62.7 1.4 56.9 2.4 59.6 2.9 62.3 2.5 69.7 2.7
Fair/poor DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
CSHCN Yes 66.6 3.1 58.9 6.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
No 62.2 1.5 56.8 2.8 58.8 3.0 60.2 2.7 71.2 3.1

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.