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Table 215B_c
Children whose parents rated their child's health care in the past year 7 to 8 on a scale from 0 to 10, by family income,a United States, 2003
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 27.1 0.8 27.4 1.8 28.6 1.7 27.5 1.5 25.6 1.6
Age 0-5 26.1 1.3 27.3 2.4 27.9 2.9 26.1 2.2 23.6 2.6
6-17 27.7 1.0 27.5 2.1 29.0 2.1 28.3 1.9 26.5 1.9
Gender Male 27.2 1.1 27.4 2.3 29.8 2.2 28.1 1.9 24.5 2.2
Female 27.0 1.0 27.4 2.1 27.5 2.1 26.9 1.9 26.7 2.1
Race White, single race 27.1 0.9 28.6 2.1 28.6 2.0 27.9 1.6 25.1 1.8
Black, single race 24.5 1.9 23.9 3.0 24.8 3.7 27.6 4.1 19.7 5.2
Asian, single race 33.7 4.3 * * * * * * 42.9 6.4
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 29.3 4.7 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 27.2 0.9 29.4 2.3 27.7 2.1 27.2 1.7 26.1 1.7
Non-Hispanic, White 27.5 1.1 33.2 3.3 27.7 2.9 27.8 1.9 25.7 1.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 24.0 1.9 23.9 3.0 24.1 3.7 26.3 4.0 * *
Hispanic 26.6 1.5 22.1 2.3 30.9 2.6 29.4 3.2 18.2 4.4
Health insurance Any private 27.1 1.1 30.7 5.1 28.7 2.7 28.1 1.8 25.1 1.6
Public only 27.0 1.3 26.6 1.8 27.5 2.2 26.8 3.4 * *
Uninsured 28.3 3.6 * * 35.7 7.2 * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 27.1 1.1 27.4 2.3 31.1 2.6 26.7 2.1 25.2 1.9
Metropolitan-small 27.0 1.7 28.1 3.9 26.6 3.2 27.4 2.7 26.3 3.6
Micropolitan 26.7 2.3 25.8 4.7 22.6 4.0 29.9 4.0 26.8 6.5
Noncore 28.0 3.4 26.8 5.2 27.3 5.3 31.3 5.6 * *
CSHCN Yes 29.6 1.6 29.5 2.9 30.2 3.2 31.3 3.0 27.6 3.0
No 26.3 0.8 26.6 2.0 28.0 1.8 26.5 1.6 24.9 1.7
Preferred language English 26.9 0.9 28.7 2.1 27.8 2.0 27.6 1.6 24.9 1.7
Other 28.9 1.8 22.5 2.7 31.5 3.1 27.1 3.6 * *
Born in U.S. Yes 27.2 0.8 27.7 1.8 28.4 1.7 27.7 1.5 25.6 1.6
No 25.6 3.7 19.9 5.8 31.8 7.0 * * * *

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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