Health Care Utilization by Children With and Without Special Health Care Needs, 2003 |
|
All Children
|
Children With Special Health Care Needs
|
Children Without Special Health Care Need
|
|
| Average Number of Ambulatory Care Visits |
3.7
|
6.6
|
3.0*
|
| Private Insurance |
3.5
|
6.4
|
3.0*
|
| Public Insurance |
4.4#
|
7.4#
|
3.5#*
|
| Uninsured |
2.4#
|
NA
|
2.3
|
| Percent of All Ambulatory Care Visits |
100.0
|
33.1
|
66.9
|
| Private Insurance |
100.0
|
30.2
|
69.8
|
| Public Insurance |
100.0
|
40.8
|
59.2
|
| Uninsured |
100.0
|
14.4
|
85.6
|
| Inpatient Hospital Stays per 100 Children |
8.7
|
17.0
|
6.7*
|
| Private Insurance |
7.2
|
13.2
|
6.0
|
| Public Insurance |
12.8#
|
24.0#
|
9.2*
|
| Uninsured |
3.7
|
NA
|
3.5
|
| Percent of All Inpatient Hospital Stays |
100.0
|
36.5
|
63.5
|
| Private Insurance |
100.0
|
30.5
|
69.5
|
| Public Insurance |
100.0
|
45.8
|
54.2
|
| Uninsured |
100.0
|
17.0
|
83.0
|
| Notes: Estimates are not reported for uninsured special-needs child due to small sample size. Children with other insurance coverage are not reported as a
separate category due to small sample size, but are included in totals for all children. * Difference from children with special health care needs is statistically significant at p<.05. # Difference from privately insured is statistically significant at p<.05. Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Household Survey, 2003 |
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