Table 4.4a 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, 2002 |
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Health providers listened carefully |
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Total population (in thousands)d |
Percent had visite |
Always |
Usually |
Sometimes or never |
Population group |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
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72,699 |
76.6 |
72.2 |
0.8 |
21.5 |
0.7 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
Race |
White |
56,132 |
78.2 |
72.5 |
0.9 |
21.2 |
0.8 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
Black |
11,123 |
71.6 |
74.5 |
2.0 |
19.0 |
1.8 |
6.5 |
0.9 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
815 |
62.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Asian |
2,576 |
67.0 |
60.7 |
4.7 |
33.6 |
4.1 |
DSU |
DSU |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
1,757 |
76.3 |
58.0 |
4.7 |
32.8 |
4.4 |
9.2 |
2.5 |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
13,297 |
66.2 |
68.7 |
1.7 |
21.5 |
1.4 |
9.8 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,402 |
78.9 |
72.8 |
0.8 |
21.5 |
0.8 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
43,463 |
81.9 |
73.6 |
1.0 |
21.0 |
0.9 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,859 |
71.5 |
74.6 |
2.0 |
19.0 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
5,080 |
69.3 |
61.2 |
3.2 |
31.8 |
2.7 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
Gender |
Male |
37,236 |
76.5 |
71.9 |
1.0 |
21.8 |
0.9 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
Female |
35,463 |
76.7 |
72.5 |
0.9 |
21.1 |
0.9 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
Age |
0-5 |
23,153 |
86.8 |
72.6 |
1.2 |
21.1 |
1.1 |
6.2 |
0.6 |
6-17 |
49,546 |
71.8 |
71.9 |
0.9 |
21.6 |
0.8 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
Health insurance |
Any private |
47,956 |
81.0 |
73.4 |
0.9 |
21.5 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
Public only |
19,360 |
71.5 |
69.7 |
1.5 |
20.7 |
1.3 |
9.6 |
0.8 |
Uninsured |
5,382 |
55.5 |
67.7 |
3.1 |
24.7 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
1.5 |
Family incomea |
Negative or poor |
12,438 |
67.0 |
68.0 |
1.8 |
21.0 |
1.7 |
11.0 |
1.1 |
Near poor/low income |
15,494 |
71.3 |
70.8 |
1.6 |
21.2 |
1.5 |
7.9 |
0.9 |
Middle income |
25,004 |
78.1 |
71.8 |
1.3 |
22.2 |
1.1 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
High income |
19,762 |
84.7 |
75.5 |
1.4 |
21.0 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
40,563 |
75.6 |
71.6 |
1.1 |
21.5 |
1.0 |
6.9 |
0.5 |
Metropolitan-small |
21,261 |
79.0 |
71.5 |
1.6 |
22.6 |
1.5 |
5.9 |
0.7 |
Micropolitan |
7,223 |
75.6 |
76.6 |
2.0 |
18.5 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
Noncore |
3,652 |
75.6 |
74.1 |
3.2 |
19.2 |
3.0 |
6.7 |
1.7 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent, very good or good |
71,080 |
76.3 |
72.3 |
0.8 |
21.5 |
0.8 |
6.2 |
0.4 |
Fair or poor |
1,619 |
88.5 |
65.7 |
3.8 |
20.0 |
3.3 |
14.4 |
2.7 |
CSHCNc |
Yes |
14,116 |
90.2 |
70.4 |
1.5 |
21.2 |
1.3 |
8.3 |
0.8 |
No |
57,966 |
73.2 |
72.7 |
0.9 |
21.5 |
0.9 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
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 Denominator is total population, excluding missing.
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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