Table 4.10b
Among children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers spent enough time with them and their parents, United States, 2002 |
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)d |
Percent had visit |
Health providers spent enough time |
| Always |
Usually |
Sometimes or never |
| Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
| Total |
|
72,699 |
76.6 |
67.4 |
0.8 |
23.0 |
0.7 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
| Race |
White, single race |
56,132 |
78.2 |
67.6 |
0.9 |
23.4 |
0.8 |
9.0 |
0.5 |
| Black, single race |
11,123 |
71.6 |
69.9 |
2.1 |
19.2 |
1.9 |
10.9 |
1.1 |
| AI/AN, single race |
815 |
62.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Asian, single race |
2,576 |
67.0 |
59.6 |
4.5 |
26.3 |
3.2 |
14.1 |
3.6 |
| NHOPI, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Multiple races |
1,757 |
76.3 |
56.3 |
5.0 |
28.8 |
4.1 |
14.9 |
3.8 |
| Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
13,297 |
66.2 |
61.1 |
1.8 |
24.0 |
1.3 |
14.8 |
1.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,402 |
78.9 |
68.6 |
0.9 |
22.9 |
0.8 |
8.5 |
0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
43,463 |
81.9 |
69.2 |
1.0 |
23.2 |
0.9 |
7.6 |
0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,859 |
71.5 |
70.0 |
2.1 |
18.9 |
1.9 |
11.1 |
1.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, other |
5,080 |
69.3 |
59.1 |
3.2 |
28.0 |
2.6 |
12.9 |
2.4 |
| Gender |
Male |
37,236 |
76.5 |
66.9 |
1.1 |
23.9 |
1.0 |
9.2 |
0.6 |
| Female |
35,463 |
76.7 |
67.9 |
1.0 |
22.2 |
0.9 |
9.9 |
0.6 |
| Age |
0-5 |
23,153 |
86.8 |
67.1 |
1.2 |
23.3 |
1.1 |
9.6 |
0.8 |
| 6-17 |
49,546 |
71.8 |
67.6 |
0.9 |
22.9 |
0.9 |
9.5 |
0.6 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
47,956 |
81.0 |
68.4 |
0.9 |
23.7 |
0.9 |
7.9 |
0.6 |
| Public only |
19,360 |
71.5 |
64.8 |
1.6 |
21.0 |
1.2 |
14.2 |
1.0 |
| Uninsured |
5,382 |
55.5 |
66.8 |
3.1 |
24.1 |
2.6 |
9.1 |
1.6 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
12,438 |
67.0 |
62.1 |
2.0 |
22.9 |
1.6 |
15.0 |
1.2 |
| Near poor/low |
15,494 |
71.3 |
66.2 |
1.6 |
21.2 |
1.4 |
12.6 |
1.1 |
| Middle |
25,004 |
78.1 |
66.2 |
1.3 |
24.3 |
1.2 |
9.6 |
0.9 |
| High |
19,762 |
84.7 |
72.3 |
1.5 |
22.9 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
40,563 |
75.6 |
67.0 |
1.0 |
23.5 |
1.0 |
9.5 |
0.7 |
| Metropolitan-small |
21,261 |
79.0 |
66.6 |
1.6 |
23.1 |
1.3 |
10.2 |
0.9 |
| Micropolitan |
7,223 |
75.6 |
71.3 |
2.2 |
19.6 |
1.9 |
9.0 |
1.3 |
| Noncore |
3,652 |
75.6 |
69.3 |
2.9 |
24.3 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
1.2 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,080 |
76.3 |
67.5 |
0.8 |
23.1 |
0.8 |
9.3 |
0.5 |
| Fair/poor |
1,619 |
88.5 |
62.4 |
3.7 |
19.7 |
3.1 |
17.9 |
3.0 |
| CSHCNc |
Yes |
14,116 |
90.2 |
66.8 |
1.5 |
22.6 |
1.2 |
10.6 |
0.9 |
| No |
57,966 |
73.2 |
67.8 |
0.9 |
23.0 |
0.9 |
9.1 |
0.5 |
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.
c Unknown is not shown.
d Total child population. Numbers of subpopulation categories may not add to total due to missing data or rounding.
DSU - 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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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