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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 14_1_4.2c
Children who had a doctor´s office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully to them,a by family income,b United States, 2008
    Total Negative/poor  Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   4.3 0.3 5.9 0.9 5.7 0.8 2.8 0.5 4.1 0.9
Age 0-5 4.7 0.6 6.9 1.5 5.8 1.1 2.8 0.8 4.5 1.4
6-17 4.0 0.4 5.1 0.9 5.5 1.1 2.8 0.6 3.9 1.0
Gender Male 4.3 0.5 5.5 1.0 6.1 1.0 2.8 0.7 4.3 1.2
Female 4.2 0.4 6.3 1.1 5.2 1.1 2.8 0.6 3.9 1.0
Race White, single race 4.4 0.4 6.5 1.2 6.0 1.0 2.7 0.5 4.5 1.0
Black, single race 3.3 0.6 3.3 0.9 3.4 1.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Asian, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races 5.2 1.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 4.0 0.4 6.2 1.2 4.9 1.0 2.6 0.5 4.2 0.9
  Non-Hispanic, White 4.2 0.5 7.4 2.1 5.5 1.4 2.4 0.6 4.6 1.1
  Non-Hispanic, Black 3.4 0.6 3.4 1.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Hispanic, all races 5.2 0.6 5.3 0.8 7.3 1.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance Any private 3.4 0.4 DSU DSU 3.1 0.8 2.4 0.5 4.1 0.9
Public only 5.7 0.6 5.2 0.9 7.9 1.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Uninsured 6.5 1.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 4.5 0.4 6.0 1.0 5.9 0.9 3.1 0.5 4.3 0.9
  Large central metro 4.1 0.6 4.4 1.1 5.7 1.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Large fringe metro 3.4 0.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU 3.1 0.8 DSU DSU
  Medium metro 5.4 0.9 7.1 1.8 7.2 1.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Small metro 7.0 1.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 3.0 0.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 3.0 0.9 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 4.0 0.4 5.8 1.1 5.2 0.9 2.8 0.5 4.0 0.9
Other 5.7 0.8 6.1 1.5 7.1 1.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 4.2 0.4 5.8 0.9 5.7 0.8 2.8 0.5 4.0 0.8
Fair/poor DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
CSHCNd Yes 5.4 0.8 7.7 1.4 6.4 1.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU
No 3.9 0.4 5.4 1.0 5.4 0.9 2.7 0.5 3.6 0.9
U.S. born Yes 4.3 0.3 5.7 0.9 5.6 0.8 2.8 0.5 4.2 0.9
No 4.7 1.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU

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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 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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