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 explained things clearly to their parents, United States, 2002 |
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Total population (in thousands)d | Percent had visit e | Always | Usually | Sometimes or never | |||||
Population group | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | |||
Total | 72,699 | 76.6 | 75.6 | 0.8 | 19.0 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.3 | |
Race | White | 56,132 | 78.2 | 75.7 | 0.8 | 19.1 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
Black | 11,123 | 71.6 | 78.9 | 1.9 | 15.7 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 0.7 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 815 | 62.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Asian | 2,576 | 67.0 | 60.8 | 5.3 | 28.8 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 1,757 | 76.3 | 67.4 | 4.5 | 25.0 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 13,297 | 66.2 | 70.7 | 1.7 | 20.5 | 1.4 | 8.8 | 1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, all races | 59,402 | 78.9 | 76.5 | 0.8 | 18.8 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | |
Non-Hispanic, White | 43,463 | 81.9 | 77.1 | 0.9 | 18.7 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 10,859 | 71.5 | 78.7 | 2.0 | 15.9 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 0.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, other | 5,080 | 69.3 | 65.3 | 3.3 | 26.0 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 2.0 | |
Gender | Male | 37,236 | 76.5 | 75.1 | 1.0 | 19.7 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
Female | 35,463 | 76.7 | 76.1 | 0.9 | 18.3 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 0.4 | |
Age | 0-5 | 23,153 | 86.8 | 76.0 | 1.2 | 18.7 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
6-17 | 49,546 | 71.8 | 75.4 | 0.8 | 19.2 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 0.4 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 47,956 | 81.0 | 77.1 | 0.9 | 19.0 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
Public only | 19,360 | 71.5 | 72.0 | 1.4 | 18.8 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 0.8 | |
Uninsured | 5,382 | 55.5 | 71.5 | 2.7 | 21.2 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 1.4 | |
Family incomea | Negative or poor | 12,438 | 67.0 | 70.2 | 1.8 | 20.1 | 1.7 | 9.8 | 1.1 |
Near poor/low income | 15,494 | 71.3 | 73.4 | 1.5 | 18.0 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 0.9 | |
Middle income | 25,004 | 78.1 | 75.4 | 1.2 | 20.4 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 0.5 | |
High income | 19,762 | 84.7 | 79.9 | 1.3 | 17.6 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan-large | 40,563 | 75.6 | 75.2 | 1.1 | 19.1 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
Metropolitan-small | 21,261 | 79.0 | 75.8 | 1.5 | 19.2 | 1.3 | 5.1 | 0.6 | |
Micropolitan | 7,223 | 75.6 | 79.4 | 2.4 | 17.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 0.7 | |
Noncore | 3,652 | 75.6 | 71.1 | 3.1 | 21.8 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 1.3 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent, very good or good | 71,080 | 76.3 | 75.7 | 0.8 | 19.0 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
Fair or poor | 1,619 | 88.5 | 70.2 | 3.5 | 19.0 | 2.9 | 10.8 | 2.1 | |
CSHCNc | Yes | 14,116 | 90.2 | 75.2 | 1.3 | 18.3 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
No | 57,966 | 73.2 | 75.8 | 0.9 | 19.2 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
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 Measures Specifications Appendix for definition.
c CSHCN: children with special health care needs. Unknown is not shown.
d Total child population. Numbers of sub-population categories may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
e Denominator is total population, excluding missing.
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.