Table T9_1_4_8-2a

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 9_1_4_8.2a
Children who needed to see a specialist in the last 12 months who sometimes or never found it easy to see a specialist, by race, United States, 2009
				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		14.7	1.2	14.6	1.4	14.6	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	0–5	14.4	2.3	14.7	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	6–17	14.8	1.3	14.6	1.5	15.8	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	14.4	1.6	14.4	1.8	15.3	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	14.9	1.7	14.9	2.0	13.8	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^a	Negative/poor	25.5	3.7	29.2	4.7	18.6	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	12.0	2.1	10.8	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	12.5	1.9	12.8	2.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	13.1	1.8	12.7	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Private	11.8	1.2	11.9	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Any public	21.6	2.6	22.7	3.3	19.5	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	14.2	1.3	14.0	1.5	14.3	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large central metro	16.2	2.3	15.8	2.9	15.6	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	14.9	2.2	15.3	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	11.0	2.1	9.5	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	15.0	4.0	16.2	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	17.1	4.2	18.2	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	14.2	1.3	14.0	1.5	14.2	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	Other	19.0	2.8	21.3	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	14.3	1.2	14.1	1.4	14.7	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	20.1	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^c	Yes	16.8	2.1	16.8	2.3	16.5	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^c	No	12.6	1.4	12.6	1.6	12.1	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	Yes	14.7	1.3	14.6	1.5	14.8	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	No	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^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 B: Detailed Methods.

^c CSHCN: Children with special health care needs. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

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; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T9_1_4_8-2a: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/9_facilitators_barriers/T9_1_4_8-2a.html