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Table 189B_c
Children whose parents reported that their child's providers usually spent enough time with them, 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 22.2 0.8 20.7 1.7 22.4 1.5 24.5 1.4 20.3 1.4
Age 0-5 22.0 1.2 17.9 2.0 21.9 2.2 25.7 2.2 20.7 2.5
6-17 22.3 1.0 23.1 2.2 22.8 1.8 23.9 1.7 20.2 1.6
Gender Male 22.5 0.9 20.7 2.0 21.4 1.8 26.4 1.8 20.1 1.7
Female 21.9 1.1 20.7 1.9 23.5 2.2 22.6 1.9 20.6 1.9
Race White, single race 22.5 0.9 20.7 1.9 23.4 1.8 24.8 1.5 20.2 1.5
Black, single race 17.9 1.9 20.9 3.0 14.1 2.7 22.1 4.4 * *
Asian, single race 30.5 4.5 * * * * * * 38.0 6.6
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 27.8 4.1 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 22.4 0.9 21.7 2.2 22.6 2.0 25.1 1.6 20.0 1.4
Non-Hispanic, White 22.8 1.0 22.1 3.0 24.2 2.6 25.5 1.7 19.8 1.5
Non-Hispanic, Black 18.2 1.9 21.3 3.1 14.5 2.7 22.7 4.4 * *
Hispanic 21.1 1.5 18.0 1.9 22.0 2.3 21.0 2.8 25.9 5.5
Health insurance Any private 22.3 1.0 24.5 4.1 18.9 2.3 25.5 1.6 20.1 1.4
Public only 21.9 1.2 19.3 1.6 25.3 2.1 22.1 3.5 * *
Uninsured 22.0 3.0 * * 25.9 5.1 * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 21.5 1.1 20.2 2.2 21.1 2.0 24.7 2.1 19.5 1.7
Metropolitan-small 23.5 1.5 23.1 3.3 24.8 3.0 23.3 2.3 23.0 2.7
Micropolitan 21.4 2.1 14.4 3.6 21.5 4.6 26.5 5.3 20.4 4.5
Noncore 23.4 2.8 25.6 6.7 24.5 5.0 25.7 3.9 * *
CSHCN Yes 21.4 1.4 21.5 3.1 25.7 2.9 24.4 2.7 15.9 2.2
No 22.4 0.9 20.3 1.8 21.4 1.7 24.8 1.6 21.4 1.6
Preferred language English 22.0 0.9 21.7 2.0 21.9 1.8 24.6 1.5 19.6 1.4
Other 23.3 1.9 16.7 2.3 24.6 3.1 23.8 3.6 * *
Born in U.S. Yes 22.2 0.8 20.6 1.7 22.7 1.6 24.2 1.4 20.5 1.4
No 22.5 3.3 23.4 5.7 18.5 4.7 * * * *

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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