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Table 181B_c
Children whose parents reported that their child's providers usually listened carefully to them, explained things clearly to them, showed respect for what they had to say, and spent enough time with them,a by family income,b United States, 2003
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 19.3 0.7 20.2 1.6 20.1 1.2 20.2 1.2 17.4 1.1
Age 0-5 18.7 1.0 18.2 2.0 19.0 1.6 20.3 1.6 16.9 1.9
6-17 19.6 0.8 21.8 1.9 20.8 1.5 20.1 1.4 17.7 1.3
Gender Male 19.2 0.8 20.0 1.8 19.3 1.4 22.0 1.4 16.0 1.2
Female 19.4 0.9 20.4 1.9 20.9 1.7 18.3 1.4 18.9 1.6
Race White, single race 19.5 0.8 20.4 1.8 21.5 1.4 20.5 1.2 17.0 1.2
Black, single race 15.5 1.7 19.6 2.8 10.9 2.2 18.2 3.6 9.3 2.2
Asian, single race 27.1 3.3 * * * * * * 30.3 4.5
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 24.3 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 19.2 0.8 21.0 2.0 20.3 1.5 20.3 1.3 16.9 1.1
Non-Hispanic, White 19.3 0.8 21.4 2.6 22.4 1.9 20.7 1.4 16.4 1.2
Non-Hispanic, Black 15.8 1.7 19.9 2.9 11.2 2.2 18.7 3.6 * *
Hispanic 19.7 1.4 18.0 1.7 19.5 1.9 19.7 2.4 24.4 5.0
Health insurance Any private 19.2 0.9 26.4 3.9 19.5 2.0 20.5 1.3 17.2 1.2
Public only 19.4 1.1 18.2 1.5 20.6 1.6 19.9 3.2 * *
Uninsured 19.6 2.3 * * 20.1 4.3 16.1 3.4 * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 18.7 1.0 19.8 2.1 18.6 1.6 20.5 1.8 16.8 1.4
Metropolitan-small 19.8 1.3 21.9 3.2 21.3 2.4 19.0 1.7 18.3 2.2
Micropolitan 19.2 1.9 15.5 2.9 19.7 3.8 19.7 3.5 21.5 4.6
Noncore 22.6 2.5 24.8 5.6 26.8 4.6 22.8 4.0 * *
CSHCN Yes 19.3 1.1 21.2 2.4 22.9 2.3 19.8 2.0 15.5 1.8
No 19.2 0.8 19.9 1.7 19.1 1.3 20.3 1.3 17.8 1.3
Preferred language English 18.9 0.8 20.7 1.9 19.6 1.4 20.0 1.3 16.7 1.1
Other 22.2 1.6 18.2 2.3 21.9 2.4 22.3 2.7 * *
Born in U.S. Yes 19.2 0.7 20.0 1.6 20.1 1.2 19.9 1.2 17.5 1.2
No 22.0 2.7 24.6 5.1 19.5 4.4 * * * *

a For the percent estimates, the weights are adjusted for nonresponse based on how many of the 4 questions had a response.

b 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.

c 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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