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Table 229C_a
Children whose parents rate their child's health care in the past year 9-10 on a scale from 0 to 10, by race, United States, 2004
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   67.8 0.9 68.2 1.0 68.7 1.9 64.3 3.8 * * * * 56.0 5.2
Age 0-5 70.4 1.4 71.1 1.5 71.4 3.0 67.3 6.1 * * * * * *
6-17 66.2 1.0 66.5 1.2 67.3 2.1 61.8 5.0 * * * * 60.9 5.4
Gender Male 66.7 1.1 67.5 1.3 65.1 2.4 62.1 4.6 * * * * * *
Female 68.9 1.1 68.9 1.3 72.2 2.2 66.7 5.0 * * * * 53.3 7.9
Family incomea Negative/poor 64.0 1.8 62.9 2.4 68.0 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 64.4 1.6 63.8 1.9 70.1 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Middle 67.1 1.7 67.0 1.9 70.5 3.9 * * * * * * * *
High 72.6 1.5 73.8 1.5 * * 66.2 6.6 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 69.8 1.1 70.8 1.1 67.4 3.2 69.3 4.1 * * * * 49.6 7.9
Public only 64.1 1.3 62.4 1.7 70.5 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 60.4 4.5 58.4 4.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 66.8 1.2 67.6 1.4 65.7 2.4 64.3 4.3 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 69.9 1.4 70.2 1.6 73.8 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 66.8 3.2 66.0 3.5 76.7 5.6 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 68.9 3.7 67.4 4.2 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 60.1 1.6 62.4 1.9 55.2 4.1 * * * * * * * *
No 70.2 1.0 70.1 1.1 73.3 1.7 66.5 4.0 * * * * 60.6 6.4
Language spoken most often at home English 68.1 0.9 68.5 1.0 68.2 2.0 67.1 4.5 * * * * 55.7 5.3
Other 65.6 2.0 65.7 2.1 * * 61.0 6.5 * * * * * *

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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* 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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