Table 12_1_10.1
Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers spent enough time with them, United States, 2005
Population group |
Total population (in thousands)c |
Percent had visit |
Health providers spent enough time |
Always |
Usually |
Sometimes or never |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
73,446 |
77.2 |
71.5 |
1.0 |
20.8 |
0.8 |
7.7 |
0.5 |
Age |
0–5 |
23,707 |
87.2 |
70.9 |
1.4 |
20.8 |
1.2 |
8.3 |
0.8 |
6–17 |
49,740 |
72.4 |
71.9 |
1.1 |
20.8 |
0.9 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
Gender |
Male |
37,725 |
76.6 |
70.6 |
1.2 |
21.5 |
1.1 |
7.9 |
0.7 |
Female |
35,721 |
77.8 |
72.5 |
1.1 |
20.1 |
1.0 |
7.4 |
0.6 |
Race |
White, single race |
56,074 |
78.5 |
71.6 |
1.2 |
20.8 |
1.0 |
7.6 |
0.6 |
Black, single race |
11,127 |
73.7 |
73.0 |
2.1 |
19.0 |
1.8 |
8.0 |
1.1 |
Asian, single race |
2,920 |
69.1 |
58.9 |
5.2 |
32.8 |
4.7 |
8.3 |
2.2 |
NHOPI, single race |
323 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
681 |
70.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
2,321 |
76.0 |
75.6 |
3.6 |
15.4 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
58,835 |
79.3 |
73.2 |
1.1 |
20.3 |
0.9 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
42,381 |
81.9 |
73.7 |
1.3 |
20.1 |
1.2 |
6.1 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,838 |
73.8 |
73.3 |
2.1 |
18.7 |
1.9 |
8.0 |
1.1 |
Hispanic |
14,612 |
68.4 |
63.8 |
1.8 |
23.2 |
1.5 |
12.9 |
1.1 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
13,351 |
71.9 |
65.1 |
2.2 |
21.5 |
1.7 |
13.4 |
1.3 |
Near poor/low |
15,510 |
72.8 |
68.7 |
1.8 |
21.6 |
1.5 |
9.7 |
1.0 |
Middle |
23,882 |
75.0 |
71.8 |
1.7 |
20.8 |
1.5 |
7.4 |
0.8 |
High |
20,704 |
86.4 |
76.5 |
1.6 |
19.9 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
Health insurance |
Any private |
46,689 |
80.5 |
73.8 |
1.2 |
20.4 |
1.0 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
Public only |
22,228 |
74.2 |
67.1 |
1.6 |
21.3 |
1.4 |
11.6 |
0.9 |
Uninsured |
4,530 |
57.3 |
66.8 |
3.6 |
23.8 |
2.9 |
9.5 |
2.3 |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan |
61,986 |
77.8 |
71.6 |
1.0 |
20.9 |
0.9 |
7.4 |
0.5 |
Large central metro |
22,637 |
75.9 |
70.5 |
1.7 |
21.5 |
1.5 |
8.0 |
0.8 |
Large fringe metro |
19,021 |
80.6 |
72.0 |
1.6 |
22.2 |
1.6 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
Medium metro |
14,076 |
78.2 |
73.0 |
2.0 |
17.6 |
1.6 |
9.4 |
1.2 |
Small metro |
6,253 |
75.5 |
71.9 |
3.2 |
22.4 |
2.6 |
5.8 |
1.7 |
Nonmetropolitan |
11,460 |
73.7 |
70.8 |
2.4 |
20.2 |
1.9 |
9.0 |
1.5 |
Micropolitan |
7,410 |
73.4 |
71.3 |
2.5 |
21.1 |
2.0 |
7.6 |
1.5 |
Noncore |
4,050 |
74.1 |
70.0 |
4.7 |
18.4 |
3.4 |
11.6 |
2.6 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
62,623 |
78.8 |
73.3 |
1.1 |
19.7 |
0.9 |
7.0 |
0.5 |
Other |
10,773 |
67.4 |
59.4 |
2.0 |
28.1 |
1.8 |
12.5 |
1.1 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,574 |
76.8 |
71.8 |
1.0 |
20.8 |
0.8 |
7.4 |
0.5 |
Fair/poor |
1,858 |
90.5 |
63.5 |
3.8 |
21.0 |
3.2 |
15.4 |
3.0 |
CSHCN |
Yes |
14,389 |
91.1 |
68.8 |
1.5 |
23.1 |
1.4 |
8.1 |
0.9 |
No |
58,351 |
73.5 |
72.5 |
1.1 |
19.9 |
0.9 |
7.6 |
0.5 |
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.