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Table 215A_a
Children whose parents rated their child´s health care in the past year 0 to 6 on a scale from 0 to 10, by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 6.4 0.4 5.7 0.4 8.6 1.2 12.5 3.5 * * * * * *
Age 0-5 5.8 0.7 5.3 0.7 7.8 1.7 * * * * * * * *
6-17 6.7 0.5 5.9 0.6 9.0 1.5 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 6.9 0.6 5.6 0.6 11.2 1.8 17.5 5.0 * * * * * *
Female 5.9 0.5 5.8 0.6 5.8 1.3 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 10.7 1.2 10.3 1.5 12.6 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 8.4 1.2 8.4 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Middle 6.4 0.7 5.5 0.8 8.4 2.2 * * * * * * * *
High 2.9 0.5 2.7 0.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 4.9 0.4 4.1 0.5 10.3 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Public only 9.8 0.9 10.7 1.1 7.3 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 8.4 2.2 6.3 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 6.5 0.5 5.3 0.5 9.9 1.6 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 6.7 0.9 6.6 1.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 5.5 1.1 5.9 1.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 5.4 1.4 5.4 1.5 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 9.3 0.9 8.1 1.0 12.0 3.0 * * * * * * * *
No 5.5 0.5 5.1 0.5 7.3 1.2 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 6.1 0.4 5.4 0.5 8.7 1.2 * * * * * * * *
Other 8.9 1.3 8.3 1.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 6.1 0.4 5.6 0.4 8.6 1.2 * * * * * * * *
No 13.4 3.3 11.5 3.2 * * * * * * * * * *

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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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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