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Table 183B_a
Children whose parents reported that their child's providers usually 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 20.1 0.8 20.5 0.9 15.7 1.8 26.1 3.6 * * * * 25.6 4.1
Age 0-5 19.6 1.1 19.9 1.2 14.4 2.5 28.6 5.7 * * * * * *
6-17 20.4 0.9 20.9 1.1 16.5 2.1 24.5 4.3 * * * * 22.3 4.6
Gender Male 19.8 0.9 19.8 1.0 17.0 2.5 22.7 4.4 * * * * * *
Female 20.5 1.0 21.2 1.1 14.3 2.0 30.1 5.3 * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 21.8 1.9 21.9 2.2 20.7 3.2 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 21.4 1.3 23.6 1.6 10.0 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Middle 20.6 1.4 21.1 1.6 18.2 3.9 * * * * * * * *
High 18.0 1.4 17.7 1.5 * * 26.8 5.3 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 20.0 1.0 20.0 1.1 16.5 2.4 24.6 4.4 * * * * 31.6 5.4
Public only 20.0 1.2 21.5 1.3 15.3 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 22.8 2.9 24.2 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 19.4 1.1 19.8 1.2 15.0 2.2 27.9 4.2 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 20.6 1.5 21.0 1.7 16.4 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 20.3 2.2 21.2 2.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 24.8 3.0 23.7 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 21.0 1.4 21.6 1.5 17.0 3.2 * * * * * * * *
No 19.8 0.9 20.1 1.0 15.2 2.0 27.3 3.9 * * * * 24.2 4.9
Preferred language English 19.6 0.9 20.2 0.9 15.6 1.8 17.9 4.5 * * * * 26.5 4.2
Other 24.2 1.8 22.5 1.9 * * 33.4 5.4 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 20.0 0.8 20.5 0.9 15.4 1.8 26.0 4.3 * * * * 26.2 4.3
No 23.2 3.0 21.2 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *

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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