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Table 198C_b
Children whose parents report that their child's providers sometimes or never spent enough time with them, by ethnicity, United States, 2004
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
All races White Black
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   8.1 0.5 7.5 0.6 6.9 0.6 9.1 1.2 11.2 0.9
Age 0-5 9.0 0.8 8.1 0.9 7.5 0.9 9.3 2.0 12.6 1.5
6-17 7.6 0.6 7.1 0.7 6.5 0.7 9.0 1.5 10.1 1.0
Gender Male 8.9 0.7 8.2 0.7 7.8 0.8 9.8 1.7 12.2 1.4
Female 7.3 0.7 6.8 0.7 5.9 0.7 8.4 1.7 10.1 1.1
Family incomea Negative/poor 11.9 1.2 11.7 1.5 10.0 2.1 13.6 2.4 12.6 1.9
Near poor/low 10.5 1.2 9.1 1.4 9.1 1.6 8.3 1.7 14.0 1.9
Middle 8.1 0.9 7.8 0.9 7.4 0.9 * * 9.9 2.1
High 4.6 0.7 4.5 0.7 4.7 0.9 * * * *
Health insurance Any private 6.4 0.5 6.3 0.6 5.9 0.6 8.0 2.0 7.5 1.3
Public only 11.7 1.0 11.1 1.3 11.1 1.7 10.1 1.9 13.1 1.4
Uninsured 11.1 1.9 8.2 2.2 * * * * 19.6 3.6
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 9.0 0.8 8.2 0.9 7.5 0.9 9.9 1.6 12.2 1.3
Metropolitan-small 6.9 0.8 6.6 0.9 5.8 0.8 6.3 1.7 9.2 1.5
Micropolitan 6.9 1.4 6.8 1.5 6.9 1.6 * * 7.9 2.1
Noncore 7.0 1.7 6.8 1.8 6.7 2.0 * * * *
CSHCN Yes 10.4 1.1 10.6 1.2 9.1 1.3 16.3 3.1 9.2 1.6
No 7.4 0.5 6.5 0.6 6.1 0.6 6.5 1.0 11.7 1.1
Language spoken most often at home English 7.7 0.5 7.5 0.6 6.9 0.6 9.2 1.2 9.8 1.2
Other 11.3 1.4 * * * * * * 12.6 1.5

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: 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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