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Table 183A_a
Children whose parents reported that their child's providers always listened carefully to them, 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 74.1 0.9 74.2 1.0 77.3 2.0 61.4 4.3 * * * * 69.5 4.5
Age 0-5 74.7 1.3 74.7 1.4 78.3 2.8 63.8 5.4 * * * * * *
6-17 73.8 1.0 73.9 1.1 76.7 2.2 59.9 5.5 * * * * 71.4 5.1
Gender Male 74.8 1.0 75.4 1.1 75.8 2.5 62.8 5.6 * * * * * *
Female 73.5 1.1 73.0 1.3 78.8 2.4 59.7 5.8 * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 69.9 2.1 68.9 2.4 72.0 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 70.6 1.7 68.5 2.0 83.3 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Middle 73.9 1.6 74.3 1.7 72.2 4.3 * * * * * * * *
High 78.8 1.4 79.3 1.5 88.6 3.9 64.4 5.8 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 75.4 1.1 76.0 1.2 75.3 2.8 66.8 4.9 * * * * 64.1 5.9
Public only 71.3 1.5 69.2 1.7 78.4 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 71.5 3.0 70.6 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 75.1 1.2 75.7 1.3 76.6 2.2 60.7 4.8 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 73.1 1.8 72.8 2.0 79.3 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 73.8 2.1 72.3 2.3 86.9 7.5 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 70.3 3.5 71.1 4.1 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 71.6 1.6 71.3 1.8 78.6 3.5 * * * * * * * *
No 75.0 1.0 75.3 1.1 76.9 2.2 64.0 4.3 * * * * 72.9 5.4
Preferred language English 75.0 0.9 74.9 1.0 77.5 2.0 67.2 6.0 * * * * 68.5 4.6
Other 67.7 2.1 69.7 2.2 * * 56.1 5.4 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 74.4 0.9 74.3 1.0 77.8 2.0 62.5 4.8 * * * * 70.2 4.6
No 68.2 3.4 72.7 4.0 * * * * * * * * * *

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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