Table 4.4b
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, 2001
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Health providers listened carefully |
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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 |
71.9 |
1.0 |
21.3 |
0.9 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
| Race |
White |
56,988 |
77.6 |
70.8 |
1.0 |
22.3 |
0.9 |
6.9 |
0.5 |
| Black |
11,622 |
70.6 |
78.2 |
2.6 |
15.4 |
2.3 |
6.4 |
0.8 |
| API |
3,290 |
71.7 |
71.6 |
4.1 |
22.9 |
3.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
| AI/AN |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
12,963 |
66.8 |
70.1 |
1.8 |
20.7 |
1.7 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,863 |
78.3 |
72.2 |
1.1 |
21.4 |
1.0 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
44,726 |
80.7 |
71.0 |
1.1 |
22.6 |
1.0 |
6.4 |
0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
11,252 |
70.8 |
78.2 |
2.7 |
15.3 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
| Non-Hispanic, other |
3,884 |
71.7 |
70.4 |
3.7 |
23.0 |
3.1 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Gender |
Male |
37,264 |
75.9 |
72.0 |
1.3 |
21.3 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
0.6 |
| Female |
35,562 |
76.6 |
71.7 |
1.1 |
21.3 |
1.1 |
7.0 |
0.5 |
| Age |
0-5 |
23,710 |
87.0 |
72.1 |
1.3 |
21.1 |
1.2 |
6.8 |
0.6 |
| 6-17 |
49,115 |
71.0 |
71.7 |
1.1 |
21.4 |
1.0 |
6.9 |
0.5 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
49,345 |
79.2 |
73.0 |
1.0 |
21.6 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
| Public only |
17,342 |
76.1 |
68.1 |
1.8 |
21.6 |
1.7 |
10.4 |
1.0 |
| Uninsured |
6,139 |
52.2 |
73.9 |
2.7 |
17.3 |
2.3 |
8.9 |
1.7 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
12,075 |
71.4 |
68.8 |
2.1 |
19.1 |
1.7 |
12.1 |
1.6 |
| Near poor/low |
15,876 |
66.8 |
68.5 |
2.0 |
23.2 |
2.0 |
8.4 |
0.9 |
| Middle |
23,483 |
76.3 |
70.9 |
1.5 |
22.7 |
1.4 |
6.4 |
0.7 |
| High |
21,392 |
85.8 |
76.2 |
1.4 |
19.9 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
41,207 |
75.6 |
70.9 |
1.4 |
21.8 |
1.4 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
| Metropolitan-small |
19,976 |
78.6 |
72.3 |
1.5 |
22.2 |
1.4 |
5.5 |
0.7 |
| Micropolitan |
7,527 |
75.9 |
74.1 |
2.1 |
18.6 |
1.8 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
| Noncore |
4,115 |
71.4 |
75.7 |
3.2 |
16.7 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
2.1 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,309 |
76.0 |
72.1 |
1.0 |
21.3 |
0.9 |
6.6 |
0.5 |
| Fair/poor |
1,516 |
85.0 |
63.6 |
4.2 |
20.4 |
3.4 |
16.0 |
3.3 |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
13,880 |
89.2 |
69.9 |
1.4 |
21.7 |
1.2 |
8.4 |
0.9 |
| No |
58,520 |
73.1 |
72.6 |
1.0 |
21.2 |
1.0 |
6.2 |
0.5 |
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 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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