National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 231C_a: Children whose parents report that their child's providers sometimes or never spend enough time with them, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE

Total	9.6	0.6	9.7	0.6	9.2	1.1	*	*	*	*

Age
0 - 5	10.5	0.8	10.7	0.9	9.3	2.0	*	*	*	*
6 - 17	9.1	0.6	9.1	0.7	9.0	1.3	*	*	*	*

Gender
Male	9.7	0.7	9.9	0.8	8.4	1.4	*	*	*	*
Female	9.5	0.6	9.5	0.7	9.9	1.5	*	*	*	*

Family income ^a
Negative or poor	15.2	1.6	16.3	2.0	11.5	2.2	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	12.4	1.2	13.7	1.5	6.2	1.7	*	*	*	*
Middle	10.0	1.1	9.9	1.1	10.5	2.5	*	*	*	*
High	5.1	0.6	5.2	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*

Insurance coverage
Any private	7.8	0.6	7.8	0.7	8.6	1.6	*	*	*	*
Public only	14.4	1.2	15.4	1.6	10.0	1.6	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	12.9	2.3	13.5	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*

Residence location^b
Metropolitan-large	9.4	0.8	9.5	0.9	9.2	1.4	*	*	*	*
Metropolitan-small	9.7	0.9	9.6	1.0	9.6	2.2	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	9.3	1.5	9.5	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore	12.9	2.1	12.9	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*

CSHCN^c
Yes	11.4	1.0	11.6	1.1	9.7	2.0	*	*	*	*
No	9.0	0.6	9.0	0.6	9.0	1.2	*	*	*	*

^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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; 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.