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Table 198B_a
Children whose parents report that their child's providers usually 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   20.6 0.8 21.1 0.9 18.8 2.0 20.7 3.8 * * * * 16.7 3.0
Age 0-5 18.9 1.1 19.1 1.3 20.5 2.6 18.0 4.5 * * * * * *
6-17 21.6 0.9 22.3 1.1 17.9 2.2 23.0 5.0 * * * * 20.7 4.0
Gender Male 20.4 1.0 20.5 1.1 19.5 2.8 20.9 4.0 * * * * * *
Female 20.8 1.0 21.7 1.2 18.0 2.1 20.5 5.3 * * * * 14.7 3.8
Family incomea Negative/poor 20.1 1.7 21.8 2.2 17.1 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 20.1 1.6 22.0 1.9 13.2 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Middle 22.2 1.6 21.9 1.7 27.3 4.8 * * * * * * * *
High 19.5 1.4 19.5 1.6 * * 22.6 6.0 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 21.2 0.9 21.6 1.1 19.6 2.6 19.7 4.5 * * * * 19.2 4.5
Public only 19.3 1.2 20.3 1.5 16.6 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 19.5 3.4 18.1 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 20.3 1.0 21.0 1.3 17.8 1.9 20.3 4.3 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 22.1 1.7 22.4 1.8 20.1 5.4 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 18.6 2.2 20.1 2.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 19.2 2.9 17.8 2.9 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 20.9 1.2 22.0 1.4 17.3 3.0 * * * * * * * *
No 20.3 0.9 20.6 1.0 19.3 2.2 22.0 4.1 * * * * 14.6 3.5
Language spoken most often at home English 20.2 0.8 20.6 1.0 19.0 2.1 19.1 5.3 * * * * 16.9 3.0
Other 23.5 1.6 24.1 1.8 * * 22.6 4.4 * * * * * *

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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