Table 4.4a
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 listened carefully to their parents, United States, 2003
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Health providers listened carefully |
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Total population (in thousands)d |
|
Always |
Usually |
Sometimes/never |
Population group |
Percent had visit |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
73,163 |
76.3 |
74.1 |
0.9 |
20.1 |
0.8 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
Race |
White only |
56,717 |
77.7 |
74.2 |
1.0 |
20.5 |
0.9 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
Black only |
11,271 |
72.5 |
77.3 |
2.0 |
15.7 |
1.8 |
7.0 |
1.1 |
AI/AN only |
547 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian only |
2,609 |
69.0 |
61.4 |
4.3 |
26.1 |
3.7 |
12.6 |
3.2 |
NHOPI only |
199 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
1,820 |
74.8 |
69.5 |
4.5 |
25.6 |
4.1 |
DSU |
DSU |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
13,776 |
67.7 |
71.3 |
1.6 |
21.0 |
1.5 |
7.7 |
0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,387 |
78.3 |
74.7 |
1.0 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
43,547 |
80.7 |
75.0 |
1.1 |
20.3 |
1.0 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,999 |
72.6 |
77.0 |
2.0 |
16.0 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
1.1 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
4,841 |
69.7 |
65.4 |
3.0 |
25.7 |
2.6 |
8.9 |
1.9 |
Gender |
Male |
37,420 |
75.3 |
74.8 |
1.0 |
19.8 |
0.9 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
Female |
35,743 |
77.4 |
73.5 |
1.1 |
20.5 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
Age |
0-5 |
23,093 |
88.2 |
74.7 |
1.3 |
19.6 |
1.1 |
5.7 |
0.6 |
6-17 |
50,069 |
70.8 |
73.8 |
1.0 |
20.4 |
0.9 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
Health insurance |
Any private |
47,598 |
80.0 |
75.4 |
1.1 |
20.0 |
1.0 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
Public only |
20,513 |
73.0 |
71.3 |
1.5 |
20.0 |
1.2 |
8.7 |
0.8 |
Uninsured |
5,052 |
55.5 |
71.5 |
3.0 |
22.8 |
2.9 |
5.7 |
1.5 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
12,787 |
70.6 |
69.9 |
2.1 |
21.8 |
1.9 |
8.3 |
0.9 |
Near poor/low income |
15,711 |
69.6 |
70.6 |
1.7 |
21.4 |
1.3 |
8.0 |
1.1 |
Middle income |
24,154 |
76.6 |
73.9 |
1.6 |
20.6 |
1.4 |
5.5 |
0.6 |
High income |
20,510 |
84.7 |
78.8 |
1.4 |
18.0 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
40,840 |
76.6 |
75.1 |
1.2 |
19.4 |
1.1 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
Metropolitan-small |
21,471 |
75.6 |
73.1 |
1.8 |
20.6 |
1.5 |
6.3 |
0.8 |
Micropolitan |
6,936 |
77.0 |
73.8 |
2.1 |
20.3 |
2.2 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
Noncore |
3,916 |
76.5 |
70.3 |
3.5 |
24.8 |
3.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,567 |
76.1 |
74.4 |
0.9 |
20.0 |
0.8 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
Fair/Poor |
1,594 |
85.2 |
62.3 |
3.8 |
23.7 |
3.4 |
14.0 |
3.2 |
CSHCNc |
Yes |
14,252 |
88.5 |
71.6 |
1.6 |
21.0 |
1.4 |
7.4 |
0.8 |
No |
58,203 |
73.2 |
75.0 |
1.0 |
19.8 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
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 Unknown is not shown.
d Total child population. Numbers of sub-population categories may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
DSU - 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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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