Measure Source

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

Tables

171A: Children whose parents report that their child's providers always explained things in a way them could understand, United States, 2002,

171B: Children whose parents report that their child's providers usually explained things in a way they could understand, United States, 2002,

171C: Children whose parents report that their child's providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand, United States, 2002,

by

• Race
• Ethnicity
• Family income

Data Source

AHRQ, MEPS.

Denominator

U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized children under age 18 who had at least 1 visit to a doctor's office or clinic in the previous 12 months (not including visits to an emergency room).

Numerator

U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized children under age 18 who had at least 1 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 171A), usually (table 171B), or sometimes or never (table 171C) explained things in a way they could understand.

Comments

Tables report data from the MEPS 2002 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.