Table 173B_c
Children whose parents report that their child's providers usually showed respect for what they had to say, by family incomea, United States, 2002
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   19.1 0.7 18.4 1.6 17.5 1.3 21.5 1.0 17.6 1.2
Age 0-5 19.2 1.0 18.4 2.3 17.3 2.2 21.3 1.6 18.7 2.2
6-17 19.0 0.8 18.3 1.9 17.7 1.5 21.6 1.2 17.1 1.5
Gender Male 19.3 0.9 17.9 1.7 16.4 1.9 21.9 1.3 18.8 1.6
Female 18.8 0.8 18.9 2.2 18.7 1.5 21.0 1.5 16.4 1.5
Race White, single race 19.0 0.7 18.9 1.9 16.2 1.5 21.9 1.1 17.2 1.3
Black, single race 16.1 1.8 17.0 3.8 17.1 2.5 16.0 2.8 12.8 2.9
Asian, single race 25.3 3.4 * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 31.3 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 19.1 0.8 17.6 2.1 18.0 1.5 21.2 1.1 17.8 1.3
Non-Hispanic, White 18.8 0.8 17.2 2.5 16.3 1.8 21.6 1.3 17.4 1.4
Non-Hispanic, Black 16.1 1.8 17.2 3.9 17.2 2.4 15.6 2.9 12.7 2.9
Hispanic (all races) 19.2 1.4 20.4 2.3 16.0 2.2 23.3 2.6 14.6 4.2
Health insurance Any private 19.1 0.8 19.2 3.1 16.6 1.7 21.9 1.2 17.2 1.2
Public only 18.5 1.2 18.3 1.9 18.2 2.0 18.2 2.9 * *
Uninsured 20.9 2.6 * * 19.4 4.4 22.9 4.5 * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 18.8 0.9 19.5 2.5 18.7 1.9 20.5 1.4 16.9 1.5
Metropolitan-small 19.8 1.3 17.9 2.9 16.1 2.2 23.7 2.1 18.4 2.6
Micropolitan 17.8 2.3 16.0 4.5 15.7 3.2 19.2 3.3 19.7 4.8
Noncore 20.3 3.6 16.3 4.0 18.8 5.0 22.5 6.3 * *
CSHCN Yes 18.8 1.2 16.0 2.4 17.8 2.3 21.3 2.1 18.1 2.4
No 19.1 0.8 19.2 1.9 17.5 1.5 21.3 1.1 17.5 1.3
Preferred language English 18.8 0.7 17.5 1.9 17.4 1.4 21.3 1.1 17.4 1.3
Other 21.9 1.8 23.1 3.1 18.3 2.9 24.6 4.1 * *
Born in U.S. Yes 19.1 0.7 18.1 1.7 17.7 1.3 21.6 1.1 17.6 1.2
No 18.3 3.4 * * 14.8 3.9 * * * *

a Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

b See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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