Table 12_1_4.5b
Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, by ethnicity, United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
5.5 |
0.4 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
4.7 |
0.4 |
5.6 |
0.9 |
7.6 |
0.9 |
Age |
0–5 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
6–17 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
5.0 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
0.5 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
Gender |
Male |
6.0 |
0.6 |
5.7 |
0.6 |
5.5 |
0.7 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
7.6 |
1.1 |
Female |
4.9 |
0.5 |
4.4 |
0.5 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
7.6 |
1.1 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
8.7 |
1.0 |
9.5 |
1.3 |
9.6 |
2.0 |
9.8 |
1.8 |
6.8 |
1.3 |
Near poor/low |
7.4 |
0.9 |
7.2 |
1.0 |
8.1 |
1.5 |
6.1 |
1.8 |
8.1 |
1.5 |
Middle |
5.7 |
0.8 |
5.0 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
9.8 |
1.9 |
High |
2.3 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
4.2 |
0.4 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
* |
* |
6.3 |
1.4 |
Public only |
8.1 |
0.8 |
7.7 |
1.0 |
7.8 |
1.4 |
7.5 |
1.4 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
Uninsured |
7.2 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan |
5.6 |
0.4 |
5.0 |
0.5 |
4.7 |
0.5 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
7.8 |
0.9 |
Large central metro |
6.0 |
0.7 |
5.6 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
7.0 |
1.1 |
Large fringe metro |
4.1 |
0.6 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
7.9 |
2.2 |
Medium metro |
7.3 |
0.9 |
6.8 |
1.0 |
6.5 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
10.4 |
2.4 |
Small metro |
4.4 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nonmetropolitan |
5.1 |
0.9 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
5.0 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
5.2 |
1.1 |
5.2 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
5.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
5.1 |
0.4 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
5.5 |
0.9 |
7.4 |
1.3 |
Other |
8.1 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
7.9 |
1.1 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
5.5 |
0.4 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
4.7 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
0.9 |
7.6 |
0.9 |
Fair/poor |
6.6 |
1.7 |
6.2 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
6.0 |
0.6 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
0.8 |
7.9 |
1.8 |
8.0 |
1.8 |
No |
5.3 |
0.5 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
4.6 |
1.0 |
7.6 |
0.9 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.
* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: 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.