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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2004 Mar;113(3 Pt 1):e190–e196. doi: 10.1542/peds.113.3.e190

TABLE 2.

Demographic Factors Associated With the Receipt of Vision Care Services

Eye Care
Lens Services
% P % P
Overall (n = 441 584) 8.5 4.7
Gender < .001 < .001
 Male (n = 221 144) 7.7 4.1
 Female (n = 220 440) 9.3 5.4
Race/ethnicity < .001 < .001
 Hispanic or nonwhite (n = 231 543) 7.3 4.1
 Non-Hispanic white (n = 205 785) 9.9 5.4
Urban/rural residency < .001 < .001
 Urban (n = 371 860) 7.9 4.4
 Rural (n = 69 724) 11.8 6.5
Medicaid insurance type < .001 = .002
 Mostly managed care (n = 55 498) 8.5 4.6
 Mixed fee-for-service/managed care (n = 339 034) 8.3 4.7
 Mostly fee-for-service (n = 47 052) 10.3 5.0
Eye care supply in county of residence
 Low (<25th percentile) 11.1 < .001 6.4 < .001
 Medium (25th-75th percentile) 8.3 4.7
 High (>75th percentile) 8.7 4.5