Table 12_1_12.1
Rating of health care for children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, United States, 2005
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)c |
Percent had visit |
Rating |
| Best grade (9–10) |
Grade 7–8 |
Grade 0–6 |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
73,446 |
77.2 |
67.8 |
0.8 |
27.0 |
0.8 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
| Age |
0–5 |
23,707 |
87.2 |
69.6 |
1.2 |
25.5 |
1.2 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
| 6–17 |
49,740 |
72.4 |
66.8 |
1.0 |
27.8 |
1.0 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
| Gender |
Male |
37,725 |
76.6 |
66.7 |
1.0 |
27.7 |
0.9 |
5.6 |
0.6 |
| Female |
35,721 |
77.8 |
69.0 |
1.1 |
26.2 |
1.1 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
| Race |
White, single race |
56,074 |
78.5 |
69.0 |
1.0 |
26.2 |
1.0 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
| Black, single race |
11,127 |
73.7 |
67.8 |
2.0 |
26.1 |
1.8 |
6.1 |
0.8 |
| Asian, single race |
2,920 |
69.1 |
57.6 |
5.0 |
36.9 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
| NHOPI, single race |
323 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
681 |
70.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
2,321 |
76.0 |
51.3 |
4.9 |
40.4 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
58,835 |
79.3 |
68.0 |
0.9 |
27.4 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
42,381 |
81.9 |
69.2 |
1.2 |
26.7 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,838 |
73.8 |
68.0 |
2.0 |
25.9 |
1.8 |
6.1 |
0.8 |
| Hispanic |
14,612 |
68.4 |
66.9 |
1.8 |
24.9 |
1.6 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
13,351 |
71.9 |
63.7 |
1.9 |
27.4 |
1.6 |
8.9 |
1.0 |
| Near poor/low |
15,510 |
72.8 |
64.4 |
1.7 |
28.2 |
1.6 |
7.5 |
0.9 |
| Middle |
23,882 |
75.0 |
69.5 |
1.5 |
25.5 |
1.4 |
4.9 |
0.7 |
| High |
20,704 |
86.4 |
70.5 |
1.7 |
27.4 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
46,689 |
80.5 |
69.3 |
1.1 |
27.1 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
| Public only |
22,228 |
74.2 |
64.7 |
1.4 |
26.5 |
1.2 |
8.8 |
0.8 |
| Uninsured |
4,530 |
57.3 |
65.4 |
3.9 |
28.0 |
3.4 |
6.7 |
1.8 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan |
61,986 |
77.8 |
68.2 |
0.9 |
26.9 |
0.9 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
| Large central metro |
22,637 |
75.9 |
68.4 |
1.5 |
25.6 |
1.5 |
5.9 |
0.7 |
| Large fringe metro |
19,021 |
80.6 |
68.8 |
1.8 |
27.4 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
| Medium metro |
14,076 |
78.2 |
68.2 |
1.8 |
27.2 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
| Small metro |
6,253 |
75.5 |
65.4 |
3.4 |
29.6 |
3.0 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
11,460 |
73.7 |
65.7 |
2.3 |
27.0 |
2.1 |
7.3 |
1.2 |
| Micropolitan |
7,410 |
73.4 |
64.3 |
2.5 |
27.9 |
2.4 |
7.8 |
1.5 |
| Noncore |
4,050 |
74.1 |
68.1 |
3.9 |
25.4 |
3.4 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
62,623 |
78.8 |
68.6 |
0.9 |
26.8 |
0.8 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
| Other |
10,773 |
67.4 |
62.8 |
2.2 |
28.1 |
2.0 |
9.1 |
1.2 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,574 |
76.8 |
68.5 |
0.8 |
26.7 |
0.8 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
| Fair/poor |
1,858 |
90.5 |
44.5 |
4.1 |
36.6 |
4.0 |
18.8 |
3.4 |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
14,389 |
91.1 |
61.7 |
1.7 |
32.3 |
1.6 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
| No |
58,351 |
73.5 |
69.7 |
0.9 |
25.3 |
0.9 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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 Total child population. Numbers of subpopulation categories may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
* - 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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