Percent of Children (0-17 Years Old) Whose Parents Report That Their Child was Unable
to See a Doctor for Illness or Other Health Problem Because They Could Not Afford it.
Los Angeles County Health Survey 2002-2003
19 Unable to Afford MD for Child Illness, etc. Percent 95% CI Estimated #
L.A.County 7.2% 6.5 7.9 197,000
CHILD CHARACTERISTICS
Age Group
0-5 4.6% 3.6 - 5.6 40,000
6-11 7.0% 5.8 - 8.1 68,000
12-17 9.8% 8.4 - 11.3 88,000
Race/Ethnicity
Latino 9.5% 8.5 - 10.5 155,000
White 2.1% 1.3 - 3.0 12,000
African American 4.6% 2.7 - 6.4 13,000
Asian/Pacific Islander 6.2% 3.9 - 8.5 17,000
American Indian . . - . .
Birth Place
Los Angeles County 5.8% 5.0 - 6.5 125,000
California * 4.3% 2.3 - 6.3 9,000
Other U.S. state * 3.8% 1.1 - 6.4 3,000
Outside U.S. 21.3% 17.8 - 24.9 58,000
Citizenship
U.S. Citizen 5.6% 4.9 - 6.2 140,000
Not U.S. Citizen 23.6% 19.6 - 27.6 55,000
PARENT CHARACTERISTICS
Race/Ethnicity
Latino 9.6% 8.5 - 10.6 150,000
White 2.4% 1.6 - 3.3 15,000
African American 4.4% 2.5 - 6.2 11,000
Asian/Pacific Islander 6.8% 4.4 - 9.2 19,000
American Indian . . - . .
Education
Less than high school 11.6% 10.0 - 13.1 99,000
High school 6.0% 4.5 - 7.4 35,000
Some college or trade school 5.9% 4.5 - 7.2 39,000
College or post graduate degree 3.5% 2.4 - 4.5 21,000
Percent of Children (0-17 Years Old) Whose Parents Report That Their Child was Unable
to See a Doctor for Illness or Other Health Problem Because They Could Not Afford it.
Los Angeles County Health Survey 2002-2003
19 Unable to Afford MD for Child Illness, etc. Percent 95% CI Estimated #
Percent of Children (0-17 Years Old) Whose Parents Report That Their Child was Unable
to See a Doctor for Illness or Other Health Problem Because They Could Not Afford it.
Los Angeles County Health Survey 2002-2003
19 Unable to Afford MD for Child Illness, etc. Percent 95% CI Estimated #
Marital Status
Married 6.4% 5.6 - 7.2 115,000
Not married but living together 10.6% 8.0 - 13.3 28,000
Widowed * 8.9% 2.7 - 15.1 4,000
Divorced 6.5% 4.2 - 8.9 13,000
Separated 10.3% 6.6 - 14.0 15,000
Never married 7.2% 4.9 - 9.4 21,000
2 Employment Status
Employed 5.9% 5.1 - 6.8 92,000
Unemployed 13.3% 8.6 - 18.1 14,000
Not in labor force 8.6% 7.3 - 9.8 88,000
Other situation . . - . .
1,17 Federal Poverty Level
0-99% FPL 13.2% 11.4 - 14.9 97,000
100%-199% FPL 8.2% 6.8 - 9.5 69,000
200%-299% FPL 4.9% 3.4 - 6.4 22,000
300% or above FPL * 1.3% 0.7 - 1.8 9,000
Citizenship
U.S. Citizen 4.2% 3.5 - 4.9 72,000
Not U.S. Citizen 12.1% 10.6 - 13.5 122,000
Service Planning Area
Antelope Valley 8.1% 5.0 - 11.2 9,000
San Fernando 6.3% 4.8 - 7.7 34,000
San Gabriel 5.7% 4.2 - 7.2 28,000
Metro 9.8% 7.4 - 12.3 29,000
West * 5.8% 2.8 - 8.9 6,000
South 10.1% 7.8 - 12.4 35,000
East 7.6% 5.7 - 9.5 32,000
South Bay 5.6% 4.0 - 7.1 24,000
Percent of Children (0-17 Years Old) Whose Parents Report That Their Child was Unable
to See a Doctor for Illness or Other Health Problem Because They Could Not Afford it.
Los Angeles County Health Survey 2002-2003
19 Unable to Afford MD for Child Illness, etc. Percent 95% CI Estimated #
Health District
Alhambra * 6.1% 2.4 - 9.8 8,000
Antelope 8.1% 5.0 - 11.2 9,000
Bellflower * 2.9% 0.5 - 5.3 3,000
Central * 9.5% 5.1 - 13.9 8,000
Compton 8.5% 4.7 - 12.3 9,000
East L.A. * 11.3% 5.6 - 17.0 9,000
East Valley 8.2% 4.5 - 11.8 10,000
El Monte * 6.6% 3.6 - 9.6 7,000
Foothill * 5.0% 1.3 - 8.7 4,000
Glendale * 5.8% 1.7 - 10.0 5,000
Harbor * 4.3% 0.6 - 8.0 2,000
Hollywood 8.6% 4.7 - 12.5 11,000
Inglewood 7.4% 4.1 - 10.7 10,000
Long Beach * 5.4% 2.6 - 8.2 8,000
Northeast 12.3% 7.7 - 16.8 9,000
Pasadena . . - . .
Pomona 5.4% 3.0 - 7.8 8,000
San Antonio 9.8% 6.4 - 13.1 14,000
San Fernando * 3.3% 1.2 - 5.4 4,000
South 13.9% 7.8 - 20.0 10,000
Southeast * 13.2% 6.9 - 19.6 8,000
Southwest * 7.6% 4.1 11.1 9,000
Torrance * 4.2% 1.6 - 6.8 4,000
West * 5.8% 2.8 - 8.9 6,000
West Valley 7.0% 4.6 - 9.4 16,000
Whittier * 5.7% 2.3 - 9.1 5,000
Source: 2002-03 Los Angeles County Health Survey; Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology,
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
Note: The information presented is based on self-reported data from a randomly-selected, representative
sample of 5,995 Los Angeles County parents/guardians. The percentages and numbers are the best
estimates of the actual prevalence of each described characteristic in the population. The 95%
confidence intervals (CI) represent the margin of error that occurs with statistical sampling, and means
that the actual prevalence in the population, 95 out of 100 times sampled, would fall within the range
provided.
*Estimate is based on a cell size 23% of the point
estimate, which may be statistically unstable.
-For purposes of confidentiality, results with cell sizes less than 5 are not reported.
Percent of Children (0-17 Years Old) Whose Parents Report That Their Child was Unable
to See a Doctor for Illness or Other Health Problem Because They Could Not Afford it.
Los Angeles County Health Survey 2002-2003
19 Unable to Afford MD for Child Illness, etc. Percent 95% CI Estimated #
1. Based on 2002 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) thresholds which for a family of four (2 adult, 2
dependents) correspond to annual incomes of $18,859 (100% FPL), $37,718 (200% FPL), and $56,557
(300% FPL).
2. Employment Classification based on definitions from Bureau of Labor Statistics.
[REFERENCE: http://www.bls.gov/bls/glossary.htm]
17. FPL and Insurance estimates may differ from prior estimates as an error in data aggregation was
found and corrected as of September 12, 2005.