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. 2000 Nov;90(11):1771-4.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.90.11.1771.

Racial/ethnic differences in children's access to care

R M Weinick  1 , N A Krauss
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Racial/ethnic differences in children's access to care

R M Weinick et al. Am J Public Health. 2000 Nov.

Abstract

Objectives: This study explored reasons for racial and ethnic differences in children's usual sources of care.

Methods: Data from the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey were examined by means of logistic regression techniques.

Results: Black and Hispanic children were substantially less likely than White children to have a usual source of care. These differences persisted after control for health insurance and socioeconomic status. Control for language ability, however, eliminated differences between Hispanic and White children.

Conclusions: Results suggest that the marked Hispanic disadvantage in children's access to care noted in earlier studies may be related to language ability.

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