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Racial/ethnic differences in children's access to care

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  • Weinick, R.M.
  • Krauss, N.A.

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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 socio-economic 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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  • Weinick, R.M. & Krauss, N.A., 2000. "Racial/ethnic differences in children's access to care," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 90(11), pages 1771-1774.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:2000:90:11:1771-1774_0
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    1. Nicole Black & Johannes S. Kunz, 2024. "The Intergenerational Effects of Language Proficiency on Child Health Outcomes: Evidence from Survey- and Census-matched Health Care Records," Papers 2024-11, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University.
    2. Zeliha Özlü-Erkilic & Thomas Wenzel & Oswald D. Kothgassner & Türkan Akkaya-Kalayci, 2020. "Transcultural Differences in Risk Factors and in Triggering Reasons of Suicidal and Self-Harming Behaviour in Young People with and without a Migration Background," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-14, September.
    3. Nicole Black & Johannes S. Kunz, 2019. "The Intergenerational Effects of Language Proficiency on Child Health Outcomes," Monash Economics Working Papers 05-19, Monash University, Department of Economics.

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