T6_4_7_2c

2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

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, 2008
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		63.9	1.7	63.6	3.0	61.4	2.9	64.0	3.1	66.5	3.3
Age	3-5	58.8	2.0	57.0	3.3	55.0	3.3	61.2	3.4	60.7	3.9
Age	6	79.2	2.3	82.4	3.2	80.9	4.1	72.3	5.2	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	62.5	2.1	63.4	3.9	61.1	4.0	62.6	4.0	63.0	4.4
Gender	Female	65.4	2.3	63.7	3.8	61.8	4.0	65.5	4.6	70.2	3.9
Race	White, single race	63.5	2.0	62.5	3.9	60.3	3.3	64.3	3.6	66.4	3.9
	Black, single race	68.5	2.9	64.7	5.1	69.8	5.6	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	2.0	62.1	4.0	63.2	3.6	63.3	3.6	67.2	3.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	63.8	2.6	60.2	6.6	62.0	4.8	63.3	4.3	67.3	4.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	68.4	3.0	63.8	5.3	69.7	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	63.2	2.5	66.0	3.9	58.2	4.1	67.2	4.4	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	63.0	2.2	DSU	DSU	60.0	4.5	61.9	3.4	66.3	3.4
	Public only	66.9	2.4	65.7	2.9	64.3	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	64.3	1.7	64.0	3.4	62.4	2.9	62.1	3.2	68.8	3.2
	Large central metro	64.3	2.7	63.3	4.2	61.3	3.7	62.7	5.3	71.5	5.1
	Large fringe metro	67.9	3.1	67.0	8.1	DSU	DSU	68.0	5.3	67.3	5.3
	Medium metro	60.5	3.8	63.0	5.5	62.2	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	62.9	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	61.7	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	67.6	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	49.8	8.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	65.2	1.9	62.1	3.4	64.1	3.2	65.0	3.5	68.1	3.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	58.9	2.9	66.1	5.0	54.5	4.8	57.8	6.1	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	63.7	1.7	63.4	3.0	61.1	2.9	63.8	3.1	66.4	3.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^c	Yes	72.7	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^c	No	62.4	1.7	61.8	3.4	60.0	2.9	62.4	3.4	65.4	3.4
U.S. born	Yes	64.2	1.7	64.3	3.1	61.8	2.9	64.2	3.1	66.4	3.3
U.S. born	No	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 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

^c. CSHCN: Children with special health care needs. For details, refer to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey documentation for the 2008 Full Year Consolidated Data File at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-121.

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 October 2014

Internet Citation: T6_4_7_2c: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_4_7_2c.html