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Socioeconomic Differences in Effectiveness of Care: Maternal and Child Health
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Income Difference[1] |
Educational Difference[2] |
Insurance Difference[3] |
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<100% |
100-199% |
200-399% |
<HS |
HS Grad |
Uninsured |
| Maternity Care[4] |
| Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in first trimester |
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| Live born infants with low birth weight (<2500 grams) |
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| Live born infants with very low birth weight (<1500 grams) |
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| Infant mortality per 1000 live births, all |
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| Infant mortality per 1000 live births, birth weight >2499 grams |
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| Infant mortality per 1000 live births, birth weight 1500-2499 grams |
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| Infant mortality per 1000 live births, birth weight <1500 grams |
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| Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births |
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| Immunization, Childhood[5] |
| Children 19-35 months who received all recommended vaccines |
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| Children 19-35 months who received 4 doses of diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine |
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| Children 19-35 months who received 3 doses of polio vaccine |
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| Children 19-35 months who received 1 dose of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine |
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| Children 19-35 months who received 3 doses of Haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine |
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| Children 19-35 months who received 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine |
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| Children 19-35 months who received 1 dose of varicella vaccine |
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| Immunization, Adolescent[6] |
| Adolescents (13-15) who received 3 or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine |
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| Adolescents (13-15) who received 2 or more doses of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine |
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| Adolescents (13-15) who received 1 or more doses of tetanus-diptheria booster |
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| Adolescents (13-15) who received 1 or more doses of varicella vaccine |
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| Childhood Dental Care |
| Children 2-17 with dental visit in past year[7] |
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Key to Quality of Health Care Tables
: Selected population and comparison population receive about same quality of health care
 : Selected population receives better quality care than the comparison population
: Selected population receives worse quality care than the comparison population
 : Data are collected but do not meet criteria for statistical reliability |
[1] Compared with persons with family incomes 400% of federal poverty thresholds or above.
[2] Compared with mothers with any college education.
[3] Compared with person under 65 with any private health insurance.
[4] Source: NVSS, 2000. This source did not collect information for >1 race.
[5] Source: NIS, 2001.
[6] Source: NHIS, 2000.
[7] Source: MEPS, 1999.
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