Table 5.2b Among children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, percent of parents giving a rating of 0-6, 7-8, or 9-10 on a scale of 0-10 for health care received, United States, 2002 |
Population group |
Total population (in thousands)d |
Percent had visit |
Rating |
Grade 9-10 (best) |
Grade 7-8 |
Grade 0-6 |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
72,699 |
76.6 |
64.9 |
0.8 |
29.3 |
0.7 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
Race |
White, single race |
56,132 |
78.2 |
65.9 |
0.9 |
28.9 |
0.8 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
Black, single race |
11,123 |
71.6 |
65.1 |
1.8 |
27.6 |
1.7 |
7.4 |
0.9 |
AI/AN, single race |
815 |
62.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian, single race |
2,576 |
67.0 |
44.9 |
4.7 |
43.3 |
5.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
NHOPI, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
1,757 |
76.3 |
55.3 |
4.7 |
34.5 |
4.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
13,297 |
66.2 |
64.9 |
1.5 |
28.8 |
1.4 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,402 |
78.9 |
64.8 |
0.9 |
29.4 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
43,463 |
81.9 |
66.2 |
1.0 |
28.9 |
0.9 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,859 |
71.5 |
64.8 |
1.8 |
27.7 |
1.7 |
7.4 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
5,080 |
69.3 |
51.2 |
3.5 |
38.1 |
3.4 |
10.7 |
2.3 |
Gender |
Male |
37,236 |
76.5 |
63.9 |
1.0 |
30.2 |
0.9 |
5.9 |
0.5 |
Female |
35,463 |
76.7 |
65.9 |
1.0 |
28.4 |
0.9 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
Age |
0-5 |
23,153 |
86.8 |
66.3 |
1.3 |
28.3 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
6-17 |
49,546 |
71.8 |
64.0 |
0.9 |
29.9 |
0.9 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
Health insurance |
Any private |
47,956 |
81.0 |
66.0 |
0.9 |
29.6 |
0.9 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
Public only |
19,360 |
71.5 |
61.7 |
1.8 |
29.1 |
1.5 |
9.2 |
0.9 |
Uninsured |
5,382 |
55.5 |
64.7 |
3.0 |
26.5 |
2.7 |
8.8 |
1.9 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
12,438 |
67.0 |
61.3 |
1.9 |
29.4 |
1.7 |
9.3 |
1.2 |
Near poor/low |
15,494 |
71.3 |
62.7 |
1.6 |
29.4 |
1.5 |
8.0 |
0.9 |
Middle |
25,004 |
78.1 |
64.9 |
1.3 |
29.2 |
1.2 |
5.9 |
0.6 |
High |
19,762 |
84.7 |
68.0 |
1.7 |
29.3 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
40,563 |
75.6 |
64.7 |
1.1 |
29.3 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
Metropolitan-small |
21,261 |
79.0 |
64.2 |
1.7 |
30.0 |
1.4 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
Micropolitan |
7,223 |
75.6 |
69.2 |
1.9 |
26.4 |
2.0 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
Noncore |
3,652 |
75.6 |
61.9 |
4.1 |
30.0 |
3.4 |
8.0 |
1.6 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,080 |
76.3 |
65.2 |
0.8 |
29.3 |
0.7 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
Fair/poor |
1,619 |
88.5 |
51.4 |
4.1 |
30.8 |
3.5 |
17.8 |
3.0 |
CSHCNc |
Yes |
14,116 |
90.2 |
60.3 |
1.6 |
31.0 |
1.4 |
8.7 |
0.8 |
No |
57,966 |
73.2 |
66.3 |
0.9 |
28.7 |
0.8 |
5.0 |
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
c Unknown is not shown.
d Total child population. Numbers of subpopulation categories may not add to total due to missing data 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.