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Table 190C_c
Children whose parents report that their child's providers sometimes or never listened carefully to them, explained things clearly to them, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them,a by family income,b United States, 2004
Population group Total Negative/poor  Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   5.7 0.3 9.1 0.9 7.5 0.9 5.4 0.5 3.0 0.4
Age 0-5 6.1 0.6 7.9 1.0 7.8 1.4 5.7 1.0 4.1 1.0
6-17 5.4 0.4 10.0 1.3 7.3 0.8 5.2 0.6 2.4 0.4
Gender Male 6.1 0.4 10.8 1.3 7.4 1.0 5.2 0.7 3.8 0.7
Female 5.2 0.4 7.3 1.0 7.5 1.1 5.6 0.7 2.2 0.5
Race White, single race 5.4 0.3 8.7 1.2 7.7 0.9 5.2 0.5 3.1 0.5
Black, single race 6.3 0.8 9.9 1.5 4.6 1.1 * * * *
Asian, single race 7.6 2.3 * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 7.9 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 5.2 0.4 9.2 1.2 6.5 1.1 5.3 0.6 2.9 0.4
Non-Hispanic, White 4.8 0.4 9.0 1.9 6.2 1.2 4.9 0.6 3.0 0.5
Non-Hispanic, Black 6.3 0.9 9.8 1.5 4.6 1.1 * * * *
Hispanic, all races 7.9 0.7 8.8 1.2 10.1 1.4 6.3 1.4 * *
Health insurance Any private 4.1 0.3 6.5 1.4 5.3 0.8 4.9 0.5 2.8 0.4
Public only 8.8 0.8 8.7 1.0 9.5 1.5 8.1 1.9 * *
Uninsured 9.5 1.6 25.1 6.4 8.4 2.5 * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 6.2 0.5 10.5 1.2 8.9 1.4 6.3 0.8 2.8 0.5
Metropolitan-small 4.5 0.5 7.1 1.7 6.4 1.4 4.2 0.6 * *
Micropolitan 5.7 1.1 7.7 2.0 5.1 1.2 * * * *
Noncore 6.2 1.4 8.7 2.1 * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 7.2 0.7 13.6 2.4 7.9 1.4 5.7 0.9 4.1 0.9
No 5.2 0.4 7.4 0.9 7.3 1.0 5.3 0.6 2.7 0.5
Language spoken most often at home English 5.4 0.3 9.6 1.1 6.2 0.8 5.3 0.6 3.0 0.4
Other 8.0 0.9 6.8 1.1 12.3 2.0 * * * *

a For the percent estimates, the weights are adjusted for non-response based on how many of the 4 questions had a response.

b 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.

c 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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