Measure Source

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

Tables

229A: Percent of children whose parents report that their child's providers always explained things in a way they could understand, United States, 2001,
229B: Percent of children whose parents report that their child's providers usually explained things in a way they could understand, United States, 2001,
229C: Percent of children whose parents report that their child's providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand, United States, 2001, by

• Race
• Ethnicity
• Family income

Data Source

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

Denominator

Child U.S. population (under 18 years of age, civilian, noninstitutionalized) who had at least one visit to a doctor's office or clinic in the previous 12 months (not including visits to an emergency room).

Numerator

Child U.S. population (under 18 years of age, civilian, noninstitutionalized) who had at least one visit to a doctor's office or clinic in the previous 12 months (not including visits to an emergency room) whose parents subsequently reported that their child's providers always (Table 229A), usually (Table 229B), sometimes or never (Table 229C) explained things in a way they could understand.

Comments

Tables report data from the MEPS 2001 Child Health and Preventive Care section. See the MEPS entry in the Data Source section of this appendix for more information on this component of MEPS.