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Table 4.4a
Among children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers listened carefully to their parents, United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)d |
Percent had visit |
Health providers listened carefully |
| Always |
Usually |
Sometimes or never |
| Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
| Total |
|
73,332 |
76.3 |
74.8 |
0.8 |
19.9 |
0.8 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
| Race |
White, single race |
56,648 |
77.5 |
74.8 |
0.9 |
20.3 |
0.9 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
| Black, single race |
11,185 |
71.1 |
76.6 |
2.0 |
16.8 |
1.9 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
| AI/AN, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Asian, single race |
2,736 |
75.5 |
70.5 |
4.3 |
21.4 |
4.1 |
DSU |
DSU |
| NHOPI, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Multiple races |
1,962 |
77.2 |
70.4 |
5.3 |
23.7 |
4.8 |
DSU |
DSU |
| Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
14,375 |
67.9 |
71.5 |
1.5 |
20.8 |
1.4 |
7.7 |
0.8 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
58,957 |
78.3 |
75.6 |
0.9 |
19.7 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
43,016 |
80.6 |
75.8 |
1.1 |
20.1 |
1.1 |
4.1 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,893 |
70.8 |
76.5 |
2.1 |
17.0 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, other |
5,049 |
74.7 |
71.3 |
3.0 |
21.8 |
3.0 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
| Gender |
Male |
37,430 |
76.2 |
74.5 |
0.9 |
19.7 |
0.9 |
5.8 |
0.5 |
| Female |
35,902 |
76.3 |
75.2 |
1.1 |
20.0 |
1.1 |
4.7 |
0.5 |
| Age |
0-5 |
23,404 |
88.1 |
76.0 |
1.2 |
19.0 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
0.6 |
| 6-17 |
49,928 |
70.7 |
74.2 |
1.0 |
20.4 |
1.0 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
47,037 |
79.9 |
76.5 |
1.0 |
20.0 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
| Public only |
21,040 |
73.9 |
71.2 |
1.4 |
20.1 |
1.2 |
8.7 |
0.9 |
| Uninsured |
5,256 |
52.7 |
72.8 |
3.8 |
17.3 |
3.4 |
9.9 |
2.1 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
13,346 |
71.3 |
70.2 |
1.8 |
21.4 |
1.6 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
| Near poor/low |
15,596 |
71.2 |
72.0 |
1.7 |
20.3 |
1.6 |
7.6 |
1.0 |
| Middle |
23,843 |
74.3 |
75.1 |
1.5 |
20.1 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
| High |
20,548 |
85.6 |
78.9 |
1.4 |
18.5 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
41,130 |
77.2 |
75.1 |
1.1 |
19.2 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
0.6 |
| Metropolitan-small |
20,120 |
76.3 |
74.0 |
1.7 |
22.0 |
1.7 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
| Micropolitan |
7,147 |
72.8 |
77.7 |
2.1 |
16.7 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
| Noncore |
4,934 |
73.4 |
72.6 |
3.2 |
21.3 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,833 |
76.0 |
75.1 |
0.8 |
19.7 |
0.8 |
5.1 |
0.4 |
| Fair/poor |
1,499 |
90.1 |
63.4 |
4.1 |
25.8 |
4.0 |
10.8 |
2.6 |
| CSHCNc |
Yes |
13,835 |
89.5 |
69.8 |
1.5 |
23.4 |
1.5 |
6.9 |
0.8 |
| No |
59,039 |
73.1 |
76.5 |
0.8 |
18.7 |
0.8 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
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.
c Unknown is not shown.
d Total child population. Numbers of subpopulation categories may not add to total due to missing data or rounding.
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. CSHCN: children with special health care needs.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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