Measure Source

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

Tables

230A: Percent of children whose parents report that their child's providers always showed respect for what they had to say, United States, 2001,
230B: Percent of children whose parents report that their child's providers usually showed respect for what they had to say, United States, 2001
230C: Percent of children whose parents report that their child's providers sometimes or never showed respect for what they had to say, 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 230A), usually (Table 230B), sometimes or never (Table 230C) showed respect for what they had to say.

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.