Table 14_1_6.2b
Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never explained things clearly,a by ethnicity, United States, 2008
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Non-Hispanic |
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Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
Hispanic, all races |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
3.7 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
4.0 |
0.7 |
5.6 |
0.7 |
Age |
0-5 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
3.1 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
6-17 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
Gender |
Male |
3.5 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
5.5 |
0.9 |
Female |
3.9 |
0.4 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
3.3 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
0.8 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
6.6 |
0.9 |
7.3 |
1.3 |
6.9 |
1.9 |
7.3 |
1.7 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
Near poor/low |
4.7 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
0.9 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
8.5 |
1.6 |
Middle |
2.4 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
DSU |
DSU |
4.1 |
1.1 |
High |
2.6 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Health insurance |
Any private |
2.3 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
3.6 |
0.8 |
Public only |
6.3 |
0.7 |
6.2 |
1.0 |
6.0 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
1.1 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
Uninsured |
5.8 |
1.5 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
3.9 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
0.5 |
4.1 |
0.7 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
Large central metro |
5.1 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
DSU |
DSU |
6.1 |
1.4 |
6.7 |
1.1 |
Large fringe metro |
2.3 |
0.5 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Medium metro |
3.9 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
DSU |
DSU |
4.8 |
0.7 |
Small metro |
5.0 |
1.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Nonmetropolitan |
2.5 |
0.7 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Micropolitan |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Noncore |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
3.3 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
Other |
5.5 |
0.8 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
6.5 |
1.0 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
3.6 |
0.3 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
3.9 |
0.6 |
5.5 |
0.7 |
Fair/poor |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
CSHCNd |
Yes |
4.3 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
3.4 |
0.8 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
7.6 |
1.6 |
No |
3.5 |
0.4 |
3.0 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
0.5 |
3.5 |
0.8 |
5.3 |
0.7 |
U.S. born |
Yes |
3.6 |
0.3 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
No |
5.9 |
1.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
8.8 |
2.2 |
a. Denominator includes children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, excluding missing data.
b. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.
c. For more information, see the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.
d. CSHCN: Children with special health care needs. For details, refer to the MEPS documentation for the 2008 Full Year Consolidated Data File at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-121.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.