Table 4.2a 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, explained things clearly to their parents, showed respect for what their parents had to say, and spent enough time with them, United States, 2002 |
|
|
Total population (in thousands)d |
Percent with visite |
Always |
Usually |
Sometimes or never |
Population group |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
72,699 |
76.1 |
72.6 |
0.70 |
20.6 |
0.61 |
6.7 |
0.33 |
Race |
White |
56,132 |
77.8 |
72.8 |
0.74 |
20.7 |
0.60 |
6.5 |
0.40 |
Black |
11,123 |
71.2 |
75.4 |
1.83 |
17.5 |
1.65 |
7.1 |
0.70 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
815 |
62.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian |
2,576 |
67.0 |
61.2 |
4.40 |
28.4 |
2.94 |
10.2 |
2.62 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
1,757 |
75.7 |
60.3 |
4.26 |
29.4 |
3.57 |
10.1 |
2.32 |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
13,297 |
65.8 |
68.4 |
1.61 |
21.3 |
1.21 |
10.2 |
0.84 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,402 |
78.4 |
73.3 |
0.76 |
20.5 |
0.68 |
6.1 |
0.35 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
43,463 |
81.4 |
74.0 |
0.83 |
20.4 |
0.68 |
5.6 |
0.44 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,859 |
71.1 |
75.4 |
1.87 |
17.5 |
1.70 |
7.1 |
0.71 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
5,080 |
69.1 |
62.0 |
2.96 |
28.3 |
2.18 |
9.4 |
1.63 |
Gender |
Male |
37,236 |
76.0 |
72.2 |
0.90 |
21.1 |
0.78 |
6.6 |
0.44 |
Female |
35,463 |
76.3 |
72.9 |
0.78 |
20.1 |
0.71 |
6.9 |
0.39 |
Age |
0-5 |
23,153 |
86.3 |
72.6 |
1.01 |
20.6 |
0.86 |
6.9 |
0.50 |
6-17 |
49,546 |
71.4 |
72.5 |
0.79 |
20.7 |
0.70 |
6.7 |
0.40 |
Insurance |
Any private |
47,956 |
80.5 |
73.8 |
0.79 |
20.8 |
0.70 |
5.3 |
0.36 |
Public only |
19,360 |
71.1 |
69.7 |
1.43 |
19.7 |
1.11 |
10.6 |
0.76 |
Uninsured |
5,382 |
55.3 |
69.6 |
2.63 |
22.7 |
2.25 |
7.4 |
1.27 |
Family incomea |
Negative or poor |
12,438 |
66.6 |
68.1 |
1.73 |
20.6 |
1.51 |
11.3 |
0.99 |
Near poor/low income |
15,494 |
70.9 |
71.1 |
1.43 |
19.5 |
1.21 |
9.3 |
0.82 |
Middle income |
25,004 |
77.8 |
71.7 |
1.07 |
22.1 |
0.92 |
6.2 |
0.56 |
High income |
19,762 |
84.1 |
76.8 |
1.17 |
19.7 |
1.05 |
3.4 |
0.42 |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
40,563 |
75.0 |
72.3 |
0.93 |
20.7 |
0.84 |
7.0 |
0.47 |
Metropolitan-small |
21,261 |
78.6 |
72.1 |
1.42 |
21.2 |
1.16 |
6.7 |
0.62 |
Micropolitan |
7,223 |
75.5 |
76.1 |
2.07 |
18.3 |
1.83 |
5.6 |
0.71 |
Noncore |
3,652 |
75.6 |
71.4 |
2.97 |
21.4 |
2.68 |
7.0 |
1.10 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent, very good or good |
71,080 |
75.9 |
72.7 |
0.71 |
20.7 |
0.63 |
6.6 |
0.34 |
Fair or poor |
1,619 |
88.2 |
67.1 |
3.20 |
19.0 |
2.60 |
13.9 |
2.20 |
CSHCNc |
Yes |
14,116 |
89.8 |
71.5 |
1.28 |
20.2 |
0.98 |
8.2 |
0.69 |
No |
57,966 |
72.8 |
73.0 |
0.81 |
20.7 |
0.74 |
6.3 |
0.33 |
a "Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
b See Measures Specifications Appendix for definition.
c CSHCN: children with special health care needs. Unknown is not shown.
d Total child population. Numbers of sub-population categories may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
e Percent of children who visited doctor's office or clinic at least once in past year.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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