Issue Brief No. 98
Supplementary Table 2a

Percentage of Families of Children With Special Health Care Needs That Have Medical Bill Problems, by Selected Family Characteristics, 2003


 
Percentage of Families with Special-Needs Child That Have Medical Bill Problems
Family Income
 
   Less than 100% of
   Poverty
34.0%*
   100-199%
32.9*
   200-299%
22.1*
   300% or More [R]
22.7
Family Stucture
 
   Single-Parent Family
29.2*
   Two-Parent Family [R]
16.7
Insurance Coverage of Special-Needs Child
 
   Private Insurance [R]
17.3
   Public Insurance
32.2*
   Other
NA
   Uninsured
NA
Health of Special-Needs Child
 
   Excellent, Very Good or
   Good [R]
22.7
   Fair or Poor
40.0*
Health of Adults in Family
 
   At Least One Adult with
   Chronic Condition or in
   Fair/Poor Health
28.7*
   No Adult with Chronic
   Condition or in Fair/Poor
   Health [R]
18.9
* Difference from reference group [R] is statistically significant at p<.05.

Source: HSC Community Tracking Study Household Survey, 2003


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