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Table 189C_a
Children whose parents reported that their child's providers sometimes or never spent enough time with 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 8.3 0.5 7.6 0.5 10.1 1.2 16.3 3.6 * * * * 11.5 3.1
Age 0-5 9.3 0.8 8.4 0.8 11.5 1.9 16.9 4.1 * * * * * *
6-17 7.8 0.6 7.2 0.7 9.3 1.4 16.0 4.8 * * * * * *
Gender Male 8.9 0.6 8.1 0.7 10.7 1.5 19.0 4.9 * * * * * *
Female 7.8 0.6 7.1 0.6 9.4 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 12.6 1.2 13.1 1.4 12.0 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 12.0 1.3 11.6 1.5 10.8 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Middle 7.0 0.9 6.5 1.1 8.6 2.3 * * * * * * * *
High 5.1 0.7 4.4 0.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 6.7 0.6 6.0 0.6 10.5 1.8 12.0 3.5 * * * * * *
Public only 12.2 0.9 12.4 1.1 10.3 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 9.3 2.2 9.7 2.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 8.6 0.7 7.5 0.8 11.5 1.5 15.5 4.0 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 8.3 0.9 7.9 0.9 7.6 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 8.2 1.3 8.7 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 5.9 1.3 5.4 1.3 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 9.2 0.9 8.6 1.0 8.5 2.1 * * * * * * * *
No 8.1 0.6 7.4 0.6 10.6 1.5 14.9 3.4 * * * * * *
Preferred language English 7.6 0.5 6.9 0.6 9.9 1.2 * * * * * * 11.8 3.2
Other 13.5 1.4 12.6 1.5 * * 18.2 4.7 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 8.2 0.5 7.5 0.5 9.9 1.2 16.7 3.9 * * * * 12.0 3.3
No 13.0 2.8 12.5 3.2 * * * * * * * * * *

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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