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Table 12_1_8.3a
Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always showed respect for what they or their parents had to say, by race, United States, 2005
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 79.7 0.8 79.8 1.0 82.6 1.8 68.2 4.9 * * * * 75.4 4.0
Age 0–5 79.0 1.2 79.9 1.4 80.8 2.5 * * * * * * 73.2 5.8
6–17 80.0 1.0 79.8 1.1 83.5 1.7 71.9 6.5 * * * * 77.0 5.4
Gender Male 79.0 1.1 79.2 1.2 82.6 2.4 65.0 5.9 * * * * 73.0 5.4
Female 80.4 0.9 80.5 1.1 82.6 1.8 70.8 6.0 * * * * 77.9 5.2
Family incomea Negative/poor 74.3 2.0 73.7 2.4 74.7 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 77.1 1.7 75.5 2.1 84.7 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Middle 80.4 1.5 79.9 1.6 88.9 2.8 * * * * * * * *
High 83.5 1.4 84.6 1.5 85.7 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 81.3 1.0 81.4 1.1 86.7 2.3 69.0 6.4 * * * * 77.3 5.0
Public only 76.3 1.4 76.0 1.6 78.8 2.6 * * * * * * 70.4 6.0
Uninsured 76.9 3.1 75.8 3.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan 80.1 0.9 80.2 1.1 83.8 1.6 68.3 4.9 * * * * 74.8 4.4
  Large central metro 78.1 1.6 78.0 1.9 85.6 2.3 58.4 7.5 * * * * * *
  Large fringe metro 81.2 1.5 81.3 1.7 80.9 3.8 * * * * * * * *
  Medium metro 81.3 1.7 81.0 2.1 84.7 3.5 * * * * * * * *
  Small metro 81.1 2.8 80.9 3.3 79.3 4.7 * * * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 77.3 2.0 78.1 2.0 72.6 8.3 * * * * * * * *
  Micropolitan 77.5 2.4 77.8 2.6 77.0 7.4 * * * * * * * *
  Noncore 77.0 3.5 78.7 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 81.1 0.9 81.4 1.0 82.9 1.8 67.4 8.5 * * * * 76.4 4.0
Other 69.8 2.0 69.9 2.3 * * 69.0 4.3 * * * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 80.0 0.9 80.1 1.0 82.8 1.8 68.3 5.0 * * * * 77.7 4.0
Fair/poor 69.6 3.9 71.2 4.6 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 75.7 1.4 76.3 1.8 78.6 3.1 * * * * * * * *
No 80.9 0.9 80.9 1.1 84.1 1.7 69.5 5.3 * * * * 80.2 4.0

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: 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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