Facilitators and Barriers to Care
2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Health Insurance
People under age 65 with health insurance
People under age 65 living in California with public health insurance
People under age 65 with public health insurance only
People under age 65 with any private health insurance
Adults age 65 and over with any private health insurance
People under age 65 who were uninsured all year
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the year
People under age 65 with any period of public insurance during the year
Financial Burden of Health Care Cost
People under age 65 whose family's health insurance premium and out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income
People under age 65 with private insurance whose family's out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income
Usual Source of Care
People without a usual source of care who indicated a financial or insurance reason for not having a source of care
People with a specific source of ongoing care
People with a usual primary care provider
People who identified a hospital, emergency room, or clinic as a source of ongoing care
People in fair or poor health with a specific source of ongoing care
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) and White persons unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons
Patient Perceptions of Need
People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines in the last 12 months
People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care in the last 12 months
People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed dental care in the last 12 months
People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines in the last 12 months
People with a usual source of care, excluding hospital emergency rooms, who have access to office hours on nights or weekends
People with difficulty contacting their usual source of care over the telephone
Adults who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months
Children who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months
Health Insurance
Measure Title
People under age 65 with health insurance.
Measure Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
National Tables
16_1_1.1 People under age 65 with health insurance, United States, 2005-2008
16_1_1.2 People under age 65 with health insurance, United States, 1999-2004
16_1_1.3a-c People under age 65 with health insurance, United States, 2008, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
National Data Source
CDC, NCHS, NHIS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator who reported coverage by any type of public or private health insurance.
Health Insurance
Measure Title
People under age 65 living in California with public health insurance.
Measure Source
University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy Research, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
State Tables
16_1_1.4 People under age 65 with health insurance during the past year, California, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
16_1_1.5a-d People under age 65 with health insurance during the past year, California, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Asian ethnicity.
State Data Source
CHIS.
State Denominator
California U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population with a telephone.
State Numerator
Subset of the denominator who reported coverage by public health insurance only.
Health Insurance
Measure Title
People under age 65 with public health insurance only.
Measure Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
National Tables
16_1_2.1 People under age 65 with public health insurance only, United States, 2005-2008
16_1_2.2 People under age 65 with public health insurance only, United States, 1999-2004
16_1_2.3a-c People under age 65 with public health insurance only, United States, 2008, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
National Data Source
CDC, NCHS, NHIS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65.
National Numerator
Number of persons under age 65 who reported coverage by public health insurance only.
Comments
Public insurance includes Medicare, Medicaid, and other public programs that provide hospital/physician coverage.
Health Insurance
Measure Title
People under age 65 with any private health insurance.
Measure Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
National Tables
16_1_3.1 People under age 65 with any private health insurance, United States, 2005-2008
16_1_3.2 People under age 65 with any private health insurance, United States, 1999-2004
16_1_3.3a-c People under age 65 with any private health insurance, United States, 2008, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
National Data Source
CDC, NCHS, NHIS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator who reported coverage by private health insurance only.
Health Insurance
Measure Title
Adults age 65 and over with any private health insurance.
Measure Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
National Tables
16_1_4.1 Adults age 65 and over with any private health insurance, United States, 2005-2008
16_1_4.2 Adults age 65 and over with any private health insurance, United States, 1999-2004
16_1_4.3a-c Adults age 65 and over with any private health insurance, United States, 2008, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
National Data Source
CDC, NCHS, NHIS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population age 65 and over.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator who reported coverage by any private health insurance.
Health Insurance
Measure Title
People under age 65 who were uninsured all year.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_1_5.1 People under age 65 who were uninsured all year, United States, 2002-2007
16_1_5.2a-d People under age 65 who were uninsured all year, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator who reported no private or public health insurance coverage at any time during the year.
Comments
Persons who are "full-year uninsured" include those whose number of uninsured months is equal to numbers of available months in the MEPS.
Health Insurance
Measure Title
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the year.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_1_6.1 People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the year, United States, 2002-2007
16_1_6.2a-d People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the year, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65.
National Numerator
Subset of denominator who reported they had no public or private health insurance coverage some time during the year.
Health Insurance
Measure Title
People under age 65 with any period of public insurance during the year.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_1_7.1 People under age 65 with any period of public insurance coverage during the year, United States, 2002-2007
16_1_7.2a-d People under age 65 with any period of public insurance coverage during the year, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator who reported they had public health insurance coverage some time during the past year.
Comments
Public insurance includes Medicare, Medicaid, and other public programs that provide hospital/physician coverage.
Financial Burden of Health Care Cost
Measure Title
People under age 65 whose family's health insurance premium and out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_2_1.1 People under age 65 whose family's out-of-pocket health insurance premiums and medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income, United States, 2006-2007
16_2_1.2a-d People under age 65 whose family's out-of-pocket health insurance premiums and medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population under the age of 65.
National Numerator
Subset of denominator whose family's out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income.
Comments
Health insurance premiums are determined as the sum of insurance premiums (imputed) and Medicare Part B.
Total family income is the sum of person-level pretax total income, refund income, and sale income. "Family" is defined in terms of health insurance eligibility units (HIEUs), which are composed of individuals who could be covered as a family under most private health insurance plans.
Financial Burden of Health Care Cost
Measure Title
People under age 65 with private insurance whose family's out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_2_2.1 People under age 65 with private insurance whose family's out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income, United States, 2006-2007
16_2_2.2a-d People under age 65 with private insurance whose family's out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population under the age of 65 who had private insurance, including employer-sponsored and nongroup coverage.
National Numerator
Subset of denominator whose family's out-of-pocket medical expenditures were more than 10% of total family income.
Comments
Total family income was determined as the sum of person-level pretax total income, refund income, and sale income. "Family" is defined in terms of health insurance eligibility units (HIEUs), which are composed of individuals who could be covered as a family under most private health insurance plans.
Private health insurance includes:
- Private, employer-sponsored: persons who had least one month of employer-sponsored insurance and zero months uninsured during year..
- Private, nongroup: persons who had least one month of nongroup private insurance and zero months uninsured during year..
Usual Source of Care
Measure Title
People without a usual source of care who indicated a financial or insurance reason for not having a source of care.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_3_1.1: People without a usual source of care who indicate a financial or insurance reason for not having a usual source of care, 2002-2007
16_3_1.2a-d People without a usual source of care who indicate a financial or insurance reason for not having a usual source of care, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population who reported having no usual source of care.
National Numerator
Subset of denominator who indicated a financial or insurance reason for not having a usual source of care.
Usual Source of Care
Measure Title
People with a specific source of ongoing care.
Measure Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
National Tables
16_3_2.1 People with a specific source of ongoing care, United States, 2005-2008
16_3_2.2 People with a specific source of ongoing care, United States, 1999-2004
16_3_2.3a-c People with a specific source of ongoing care, United States, 2008, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
National Data Source
CDC, NCHS, NHIS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator who reported having a specific source of primary care.
Comments
A specific source of primary care includes urgent care/walk-in clinic, doctor's office, clinic, health center facility, hospital outpatient clinic, health maintenance organization/preferred provider organization, military or other Veterans Affairs health care facility, or some other place. A hospital emergency room is not included as a specific source of primary care.
Data are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Age-adjusted rates are weighted sums of age-specific rates. For a discussion of age adjustment, see Part A, Section 5, of Tracking Healthy People 2010.
This measure is referred to as measure 1-4 in Healthy People 2010 documentation.
Usual Source of Care
Measure Title
People with a usual primary care provider.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_3_3.1 People with a usual primary care provider, 2002 - 2007
16_3_3.2a-d People with a usual primary care provider, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator who have a usual primary care provider.
Comments
A person is determined to have had a primary care provider if his or her usual source of care setting was either a physician's office or a hospital (setting other than an emergency room), and they reported going to this usual source of care for new health problems, preventive health services, and physician referrals.
Usual Source of Care
Measure Title
People who identified a hospital, emergency room, or clinic as a source of ongoing care.
Measure Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
National Tables
16_3_4.1 People who identified a hospital, emergency room, or clinic as a source of ongoing care, United States, 2005-2008
16_3_4.1 People who identified a hospital, emergency room, or clinic as a source of ongoing care, United States, 1999-2004
16_3_4.3a-c People who identified a hospital, emergency room, or clinic as a source of ongoing care, United States, 2008, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
National Data Source
CDC, NCHS, NHIS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator who reported a hospital, emergency room, or clinic as their source of primary care.
Comments
Data are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Age-adjusted rates are weighted sums of age-specific rates. For a discussion of age adjustment, see Part A, Section 5, of Tracking Healthy People 2010.
Usual Source of Care
Measure Title
People in fair or poor health with a specific source of ongoing care.
Measure Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), National Health Interview Survey (NHIS).
National Tables
16_3_5.1 People in fair or poor health with a specific source of ongoing care, United States, 2005-2008, by:
- Race.
16_3_5.2 People in fair or poor health with a specific source of ongoing care, United States, 1999-2004, by:
- Race.
16_3_5.3a-c People in fair or poor health with a specific source of ongoing care, United States, 2008, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
Data Source
CDC, NCHS, NHIS.
National Denominator
Number of persons who reported being in fair or poor health.
National Numerator
Subset of denominator who reported having a specific source of primary care.
Comments
Data are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Age-adjusted rates are weighted sums of age-specific rates. For a discussion of age adjustment, see Part A, Section 5, of Tracking Healthy People 2010.
A specific source of ongoing care includes urgent care/walk-in clinic, doctor's office, clinic, health center facility, hospital outpatient clinic, health maintenance organization/preferred provider organization, military or other Veterans Affairs health care facilities, or some other place. A hospital emergency room is not included as a specific source of primary care.
Usual Source of Care
Measure Title
People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_3_6.1 People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons, 2002-2007
16_3_6.2 People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care due to financial or insurance reasons, 2002-2007
16_3_6.3 People unable to get or delayed in getting needed dental care due to financial or insurance reasons, 2002-2007
16_3_6.4 People unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons, 2002-2007
16_3_6.5a-d People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
16_3_6.6a-d People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care due to financial or insurance reasons, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
16_3_6.7a-d People unable to get or delayed in getting needed dental care due to financial or insurance reasons, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
16_3_6.8a-d People unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
Number of U.S. families who reported having at least one member experience difficulties or delays in obtaining health care.
National Numerator
Subset of denominator who indicated difficulties or delays in obtaining health care related to (1) affordability, (2) lack of approval or change by insurance company, (3) inability to get a referral, or (4) expense associated with the site of care.
Comments
A change in survey question format in 2002 affected the way responses were collected for this item; these rates should not be compared with data from 2001 and earlier.
Race, ethnicity, family income, and education characteristics are those of the family reference person and are used to characterize the entire family unit.
Usual Source of Care
Measure Title
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) and White persons unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines due to financial or insurance reasons.
Measure Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
National Table
16_3_6.9 NHOPI and White persons who needed to see a doctor in the past year, but could not because of cost, United States, 2006
National Data Source
CDC, BRFSS.
National Denominator
Adult NHOPI and White persons who indicated that they needed to see a doctor.
National Numerator
Subset of denominator who were unable to see the doctor due to costs of care.
Patient Perceptions of Need
Measure Title
People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines in the last 12 months.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_4_1.1 People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines, 2002-2007
16_4_1.2a-d People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U. S. families reporting that at least one family member experienced difficulty in obtaining health care, including those with members who attempted but did not receive care or delayed the needed care.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator reporting each of three reasons causing difficulty in obtaining health care: (1) inability to pay, (2) insurance-related reasons, and (3) other reasons.
Comments
This is a composite measure.
Reasons associated with difficulty in obtaining health care were grouped based on specific survey responses.
This measure is referred to as measure 1-6 in Healthy People 2010 documentation.
A change in survey question format in 2002 affected the way responses were collected for this item; these rates should not be compared with data from 2001 and earlier.
Patient Perceptions of Need
Measure Title
People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care in the last 12 months.
Measure Source
Healthy People 2010.
National Tables
16_4_2.1 People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, 2002-2007
16_4_2.2a-d People unable to get or delayed in getting needed medical care, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized persons.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator who attempted to obtain but did not receive or delayed receiving needed medical care.
Patient Perceptions of Need
Measure Title
People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed dental care in the last 12 months.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_4_3.1 People unable to get or delayed in getting needed dental care, 2002-2007
16_4_3.2a-d People unable to get or delayed in getting needed dental care, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population.
Numerator
Subset of the denominator who attempted to obtain but did not receive or delayed needed dental care.
Patient Perceptions of Need
Measure Title
People who were unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines in the last 12 months.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_4_4.1 People unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines, 2002-2007:
16_4_4.2a-d People unable to get or delayed in getting needed prescription medicines, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized persons.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator who attempted to obtain but did not receive or delayed obtaining needed prescription medications.
Patient Perceptions of Need
Measure Title
People with a usual source of care, excluding hospital emergency rooms, who have access to office hours on nights or weekends.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_4_5.1 People whose usual source of care offers night and weekend office hours, excluding hospital emergency rooms, 2002-2007
16_4_5.2a-d People whose usual source of care offers night and weekend office hours, excluding hospital emergency rooms, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population who reported having a usual source of care.
National Numerator
Subset of denominator who reported that their provider has night or weekend office hours.
Patient Perceptions of Need
Measure Title
People with difficulty contacting their usual source of care over the telephone.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_4_6.1 People with difficulty contacting their usual source of care during regular business hours over the telephone about a health problem, 2002-2007:
16_4_6.2a-d People with difficulty contacting their usual source of care during regular business hours over the telephone about a health problem, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized population who report having a usual source of care.
National Numerator
Subset of denominator who reported that they have difficulty contacting their provider over the telephone.
Patient Perceptions of Need
Measure Title
Adults who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_4_7.1 Adults who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months, United States, 2002-2007
16_4_7.2a-d Adults who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months, United States, 2007, by:
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
- Education.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 18 and over who reported that, during the previous 12 months, they or a doctor thought they needed to see a specialist.
National Numerator
Subset of denominator who reported no problems getting a referral to a specialist in the past year.
Comments
Tables report data from the MEPS Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ). See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information on the SAQ.
Patient Perceptions of Need
Measure Title
Children who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months.
Measure Source
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).
National Tables
16_4_8.1 Children who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months, United States, 2002-2007
16_4_8.2a-c Children who did not have problems seeing a specialist they needed to see in the last 12 months, United States, 2007
- Race.
- Ethnicity.
- Family Income.
National Data Source
AHRQ, CFACT, MEPS.
National Denominator
U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized children under age 18 whose parents reported that, during the previous 12 months, they or a doctor thought they needed to see a specialist.
National Numerator
Subset of the denominator whose parent reported no problems getting a referral to a specialist in the past year.
Comments
Tables report data from the MEPS Child Health and Preventive Care section. See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources appendix for more information.
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