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Table 198A_a
Children whose parents report that their child's providers always spent enough time with them, 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   71.3 0.9 71.1 1.0 72.3 2.2 71.9 4.3 * * * * 68.3 5.0
Age 0-5 72.1 1.3 72.2 1.4 70.4 2.9 75.7 5.3 * * * * * *
6-17 70.8 1.1 70.5 1.2 73.3 2.4 68.8 5.9 * * * * 68.2 5.6
Gender Male 70.7 1.1 70.6 1.3 70.9 2.9 70.5 4.7 * * * * * *
Female 71.9 1.1 71.6 1.3 73.7 2.5 73.5 5.6 * * * * 65.5 7.2
Family incomea Negative/poor 68.0 1.9 67.2 2.5 69.5 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 69.4 1.8 67.0 2.1 78.5 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Middle 69.7 1.8 70.2 2.0 66.3 4.7 * * * * * * * *
High 75.9 1.4 75.8 1.7 * * 75.8 6.1 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 72.4 1.1 72.3 1.2 72.6 3.3 76.0 4.8 * * * * 65.2 7.5
Public only 69.0 1.5 67.9 1.8 73.3 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 69.4 3.9 70.0 3.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 70.6 1.3 70.2 1.6 72.4 2.5 73.0 4.9 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 71.0 1.7 71.2 1.8 73.8 5.1 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 74.4 2.5 73.0 2.8 77.3 6.6 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 73.8 3.5 75.2 3.6 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 68.7 1.6 69.1 1.8 66.6 4.1 * * * * * * * *
No 72.3 1.0 71.9 1.1 74.3 2.3 71.3 4.6 * * * * 70.9 6.1
Language spoken most often at home English 72.1 0.9 72.1 1.1 71.9 2.2 76.6 5.9 * * * * 67.8 5.1
Other 65.2 2.0 64.1 2.2 * * 66.5 5.6 * * * * * *

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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