Table 12_1_6.2
Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers explained things clearly, United States, 2002
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)c |
Percent had visit |
Health providers explained things clearly |
| Always |
Usually |
Sometimes or never |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
72,699 |
76.6 |
75.6 |
0.7 |
19.0 |
0.7 |
5.4 |
0.3 |
| Age |
0–5 |
23,153 |
86.8 |
75.9 |
1.2 |
18.7 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
| 6–17 |
49,546 |
71.8 |
75.4 |
0.8 |
19.2 |
0.8 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
| Gender |
Male |
37,236 |
76.5 |
75.1 |
1.0 |
19.7 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
0.5 |
| Female |
35,463 |
76.7 |
76.0 |
0.9 |
18.3 |
0.8 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
| Race |
White, single race |
56,132 |
78.2 |
75.7 |
0.8 |
19.1 |
0.7 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
| Black, single race |
11,123 |
71.6 |
78.9 |
1.9 |
15.7 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
| Asian, single race |
2,576 |
67.0 |
60.7 |
5.3 |
28.7 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
| NHOPI, single race |
295 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
815 |
62.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
1,757 |
76.3 |
67.4 |
4.5 |
25.0 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,402 |
78.9 |
76.5 |
0.8 |
18.8 |
0.8 |
4.8 |
0.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
43,463 |
81.9 |
77.1 |
0.9 |
18.7 |
0.8 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,859 |
71.5 |
78.7 |
2.0 |
15.9 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
| Hispanic |
13,297 |
66.2 |
70.7 |
1.7 |
20.5 |
1.4 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
12,438 |
67.0 |
70.2 |
1.8 |
20.1 |
1.7 |
9.7 |
1.1 |
| Near poor/low |
15,494 |
71.3 |
73.4 |
1.5 |
18.0 |
1.3 |
8.5 |
0.9 |
| Middle |
25,004 |
78.1 |
75.4 |
1.2 |
20.4 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
| High |
19,762 |
84.7 |
79.9 |
1.3 |
17.6 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
47,956 |
81.0 |
77.1 |
0.8 |
19.0 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
| Public only |
19,360 |
71.5 |
72.0 |
1.4 |
18.8 |
1.2 |
9.2 |
0.8 |
| Uninsured |
5,382 |
55.5 |
71.5 |
2.7 |
21.2 |
2.6 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan |
61,800 |
76.5 |
75.4 |
0.8 |
19.3 |
0.7 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
| Large central metro |
22,159 |
72.2 |
72.0 |
1.4 |
21.0 |
1.3 |
7.0 |
0.7 |
| Large fringe metro |
18,261 |
79.2 |
78.5 |
1.4 |
17.4 |
1.2 |
4.1 |
0.6 |
| Medium metro |
14,969 |
78.4 |
76.0 |
1.8 |
19.0 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
0.7 |
| Small metro |
6,410 |
79.7 |
75.3 |
2.5 |
19.9 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
0.9 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
10,899 |
76.7 |
76.8 |
1.9 |
17.8 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
| Micropolitan |
7,270 |
77.4 |
78.6 |
2.3 |
16.6 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
| Noncore |
3,629 |
75.2 |
73.0 |
3.1 |
20.3 |
3.0 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
64,808 |
78.5 |
76.3 |
0.8 |
18.7 |
0.7 |
4.9 |
0.3 |
| Other |
7,582 |
59.9 |
67.3 |
2.4 |
22.4 |
1.9 |
10.2 |
1.5 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,080 |
76.3 |
75.7 |
0.8 |
19.0 |
0.7 |
5.2 |
0.3 |
| Fair/poor |
1,619 |
88.5 |
70.2 |
3.5 |
19.0 |
2.9 |
10.8 |
2.1 |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
14,116 |
90.2 |
75.2 |
1.3 |
18.3 |
1.1 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
| No |
57,966 |
73.2 |
75.8 |
0.9 |
19.2 |
0.8 |
5.0 |
0.3 |
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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