Children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers listened carefully to their parents, United States, 2001 |
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Total population (in thousands)d | Percent had visite | Always | Usually | Sometimes or never | |||||
Population group | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | |||
Total | 72,826 | 76.2 | 71.9 | 1.0 | 21.3 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 0.5 | |
Race | White | 56,988 | 77.6 | 70.8 | 1.0 | 22.3 | 0.9 | 6.9 | 0.5 |
Black | 11,622 | 70.6 | 78.2 | 2.6 | 15.4 | 2.3 | 6.4 | 0.8 | |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 3,290 | 71.7 | 71.6 | 4.1 | 22.9 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 12,963 | 66.8 | 70.1 | 1.8 | 20.7 | 1.7 | 9.2 | 0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, all races | 59,863 | 78.3 | 72.2 | 1.1 | 21.4 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 0.5 | |
Non-Hispanic, White | 44,726 | 80.7 | 71.0 | 1.1 | 22.6 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 0.6 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 11,252 | 70.8 | 78.2 | 2.7 | 15.3 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 0.9 | |
Non-Hispanic, other | 3,884 | 71.7 | 70.4 | 3.7 | 23.0 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 37,264 | 75.9 | 72.0 | 1.3 | 21.3 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 0.6 |
Female | 35,562 | 76.6 | 71.7 | 1.1 | 21.3 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 0.5 | |
Age | 0-5 | 23,710 | 87.0 | 72.1 | 1.3 | 21.1 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 0.6 |
6-17 | 49,115 | 71.0 | 71.7 | 1.1 | 21.4 | 1.0 | 6.9 | 0.5 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 49,345 | 79.2 | 73.0 | 1.0 | 21.6 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
Public only | 17,342 | 76.1 | 68.1 | 1.8 | 21.6 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 1.0 | |
Uninsured | 6,139 | 52.2 | 73.9 | 2.7 | 17.3 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 1.7 | |
Family incomea | Negative or poor | 12,075 | 71.4 | 68.8 | 2.1 | 19.1 | 1.7 | 12.1 | 1.6 |
Near poor/low income | 15,876 | 66.8 | 68.5 | 2.0 | 23.2 | 2.0 | 8.4 | 0.9 | |
Middle income | 23,483 | 76.3 | 70.9 | 1.5 | 22.7 | 1.4 | 6.4 | 0.7 | |
High income | 21,392 | 85.8 | 76.2 | 1.4 | 19.9 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.6 | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan-large | 41,207 | 75.6 | 70.9 | 1.4 | 21.8 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 0.6 |
Metropolitan-small | 19,976 | 78.6 | 72.3 | 1.5 | 22.2 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 0.7 | |
Micropolitan | 7,527 | 75.9 | 74.1 | 2.1 | 18.6 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 1.3 | |
Noncore | 4,115 | 71.4 | 75.7 | 3.2 | 16.7 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 2.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent, very good or good | 71,309 | 76.0 | 72.1 | 1.0 | 21.3 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 0.5 |
Fair or poor | 1,516 | 85.0 | 63.6 | 4.2 | 20.4 | 3.4 | 16.0 | 3.3 | |
CSHCNc | Yes | 13,880 | 89.2 | 69.9 | 1.4 | 21.7 | 1.2 | 8.4 | 0.9 |
No | 58,520 | 73.1 | 72.6 | 1.0 | 21.2 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
a "Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
b See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.
c CSHCN: children with special health care needs.
d Total child population. Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
e Denominator is total population, excluding missing values.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.