Table 4.10b
Among children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers spent enough time with them and their parents, United States, 2001
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Health providers spent enough time |
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Total population (in thousands)c |
Percent had visitd |
Always |
Usually |
Sometimes/never |
Population group |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
72,826 |
76.2 |
67.7 |
1.1 |
22.7 |
1.0 |
9.6 |
0.6 |
Race |
White |
56,988 |
77.6 |
67.3 |
1.1 |
23.0 |
1.0 |
9.7 |
0.6 |
Black |
11,622 |
70.6 |
70.6 |
2.9 |
20.3 |
2.6 |
9.2 |
1.1 |
API |
3,290 |
71.7 |
66.8 |
3.9 |
25.9 |
3.7 |
DSU |
DSU |
AI/AN |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
12,963 |
66.8 |
62.7 |
1.9 |
24.3 |
1.6 |
13.0 |
1.2 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,863 |
78.3 |
68.6 |
1.2 |
22.4 |
1.1 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
44,726 |
80.7 |
68.2 |
1.2 |
22.8 |
1.1 |
9.0 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
11,252 |
70.8 |
70.9 |
3.0 |
20.1 |
2.7 |
9.0 |
1.2 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
3,884 |
71.7 |
67.6 |
3.6 |
23.4 |
3.2 |
9.0 |
2.3 |
Gender |
Male |
37,264 |
75.9 |
67.5 |
1.1 |
22.8 |
1.1 |
9.7 |
0.7 |
Female |
35,562 |
76.6 |
67.9 |
1.4 |
22.6 |
1.2 |
9.6 |
0.7 |
Age |
0-5 |
23,710 |
87.0 |
67.9 |
1.4 |
21.6 |
1.1 |
10.5 |
0.8 |
6-17 |
49,115 |
71.0 |
67.6 |
1.3 |
23.3 |
1.2 |
9.1 |
0.7 |
Health insurance |
Any private |
49,345 |
79.2 |
68.8 |
1.2 |
23.4 |
1.1 |
7.8 |
0.6 |
Public only |
17,342 |
76.1 |
64.2 |
1.9 |
21.5 |
1.8 |
14.4 |
1.2 |
Uninsured |
6,139 |
52.2 |
68.0 |
3.2 |
19.2 |
2.2 |
12.9 |
2.3 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
12,075 |
71.4 |
64.9 |
2.3 |
19.9 |
1.9 |
15.2 |
1.6 |
Near poor/low |
15,876 |
66.8 |
63.3 |
2.0 |
24.3 |
2.0 |
12.4 |
1.2 |
Middle |
23,483 |
76.3 |
65.5 |
1.7 |
24.5 |
1.5 |
10.0 |
1.1 |
High |
21,392 |
85.8 |
73.6 |
1.5 |
21.3 |
1.4 |
5.2 |
0.6 |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
41,207 |
75.6 |
67.1 |
1.6 |
23.5 |
1.5 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
Metropolitan-small |
19,976 |
78.6 |
66.8 |
1.9 |
23.5 |
1.7 |
9.7 |
0.9 |
Micropolitan |
7,527 |
75.9 |
72.2 |
2.4 |
18.6 |
2.0 |
9.3 |
1.5 |
Noncore |
4,115 |
71.4 |
69.4 |
2.8 |
17.8 |
2.5 |
12.9 |
2.1 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,309 |
76.0 |
67.9 |
1.1 |
22.6 |
1.0 |
9.5 |
0.6 |
Fair/poor |
1,516 |
85.0 |
58.4 |
4.7 |
26.7 |
3.9 |
14.9 |
3.2 |
CSHCN |
Yes |
13,880 |
89.2 |
64.7 |
1.6 |
23.9 |
1.5 |
11.4 |
1.0 |
No |
58,520 |
73.1 |
68.7 |
1.2 |
22.3 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
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 the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measure Specifications Appendix for more information.
c Total child population. Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
d Denominator is total population, excluding missing values.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; CSHCN: children with special health care needs.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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