Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

National Table

5.2a Children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, percent of parents giving a best rating for health care received, United States, 2002.

5.2b Children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, percent of parents giving a best rating for health care received, United States, 2001.

National Data Source

AHRQ, MEPS.

National Denominator

Children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months and with a valid answer to the question "We want to know your rating of all your health care in the last 12 months from all doctors and other health providers. Use any number from 0 to 10 where 0 is the worst health care possible and 10 is the best health care possible. How would you rate all your health care?"

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population with a best rating (9 or 10) for health care received.

State Tables

5.2c Among children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, percent of parents giving a best rating for health care received, Medicaid, by State, 2004.

State Data Source

AHRQ, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS® Benchmarking Database.

State Denominator

Children with Medicaid benefits who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator population who or whose parents rated their health care as 9 or 10 on a scale from 0 to 10.

Comments

The national table reports data from the MEPS Child Health section. See the MEPS entry in the Data Source section of this appendix for more information.