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Table 229B_a
Children whose parents rate their child´s health care in the past year 7-8 on a scale from 0 to 10, by race, United States, 2004
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   26.1 0.8 26.4 0.9 22.1 1.5 28.3 4.0 * * * * 33.0 4.8
Age 0-5 24.6 1.3 24.8 1.4 20.4 2.5 27.3 5.8 * * * * * *
6-17 26.9 0.9 27.4 1.0 23.1 1.8 29.1 5.5 * * * * 30.4 5.6
Gender Male 26.8 1.0 27.2 1.2 23.2 2.0 29.5 4.5 * * * * * *
Female 25.3 1.0 25.7 1.2 21.1 1.8 26.9 5.1 * * * * 37.0 7.8
Family incomea Negative/poor 24.6 1.6 26.8 2.2 19.1 2.1 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 28.7 1.6 29.2 1.9 24.7 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Middle 26.9 1.6 28.0 1.8 17.7 2.7 * * * * * * * *
High 24.4 1.5 23.3 1.5 * * 26.8 6.1 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 25.9 1.0 25.5 1.1 25.9 2.8 23.4 4.5 * * * * 40.3 7.0
Public only 26.7 1.2 28.6 1.6 20.2 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 24.8 3.5 29.1 4.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 26.6 1.1 26.5 1.3 25.2 1.9 28.8 4.6 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 25.0 1.4 25.9 1.5 15.3 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 27.7 3.0 28.7 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 23.8 2.5 25.2 2.8 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 29.9 1.5 30.1 1.7 26.7 3.0 * * * * * * * *
No 24.7 0.9 25.1 1.0 20.6 1.5 27.5 4.2 * * * * 32.8 5.9
Language spoken most often at home English 25.9 0.8 26.4 1.0 22.4 1.5 23.3 4.8 * * * * 33.1 4.9
Other 27.5 1.7 26.9 1.7 * * 34.2 6.1 * * * * * *

a Negative/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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* 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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