Measure Source

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

Tables

232A: Percent of children whose parents rate their child's health care in the past year as <7 on a scale from 0 to 10, United States, 2001,
232B: Percent of children whose parents rate their child's health care in the past year as 7-8 on a scale from 0 to 10, United States, 2001,
232C: Percent of children whose parents rate their child's health care in the past year as 9-10 on a scale from 0 to 10, 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 rated their child's health care in the past year as <7 (Table 232A), 7-8 (Table 232B), or 9-10 (Table 232C, the best) on a scale from 0 to 10.

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.