Table 231A_b: Children whose parents report that their child's providers always spend enough time with them, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

      Non-Hispanic    
  Total All races White Black Hispanic
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 67.7 1.1 68.6 1.2 68.2 1.2 70.9 3.0 62.7 1.9
                     
Age                    
    0 - 5 67.8 1.4 68.3 1.5 68.0 1.8 69.7 4.0 65.9 2.3
    6 - 17 67.6 1.3 68.8 1.4 68.3 1.4 71.6 3.0 60.2 2.4
                     
Gender                    
    Male 67.5 1.1 68.6 1.2 67.7 1.4 72.9 3.1 61.3 2.3
    Female 67.9 1.4 68.6 1.5 68.7 1.5 68.9 3.5 64.1 2.3
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 64.9 2.3 65.4 2.8 62.8 3.7 68.7 4.4 63.7 3.2
    Near poor/low 63.3 2.0 63.7 2.4 60.8 3.2 70.6 4.6 62.3 2.9
    Middle 65.5 1.7 66.1 1.8 64.7 2.0 71.8 4.0 61.6 3.4
    High 73.6 1.5 74.2 1.5 75.0 1.6 73.9 5.2 63.9 6.6
                     
Insurance coverage                    
    Any private 68.8 1.1 69.8 1.2 69.7 1.3 70.6 3.2 60.2 2.8
    Public only 64.1 1.9 63.4 2.5 60.0 2.8 69.4 4.5 66.1 2.4
    Uninsured 68.0 3.2 71.4 3.8 68.8 4.6 * * 59.5 5.1
                     
Residence locationb                    
    Metropolitan-large 67.1 1.6 68.3 1.8 68.3 1.8 69.4 4.2 62.4 2.3
    Metropolitan-small 66.8 1.9 67.4 2.0 66.2 2.3 73.2 3.8 62.8 4.1
    Micropolitan 72.2 2.4 73.0 2.4 72.1 2.5 * * 62.9 7.1
    Noncore 69.4 2.8 69.2 3.0 69.0 3.2 * * * *
                     
CSHCNc                    
    Yes 64.7 1.6 64.9 1.7 63.3 1.9 68.1 3.8 63.5 4.1
    No 68.7 1.2 69.9 1.3 69.9 1.3 71.5 3.3 62.6 2.0
                     

a Negative or 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.

cPopulation is different from other categories. The variable is defined according to age at interview rounds, not the end of the year. Children with missing values are excluded.

*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Table 231A c Table 231A a

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