Table 14_1_4.2
Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers listened carefully, United States, 2002
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Health providers listened carefully |
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Always |
Usually |
Sometimes or never |
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)c |
Percent with visit |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
72,699 |
76.6 |
72.2 |
0.8 |
21.5 |
0.7 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
| Age |
0–5 |
23,153 |
86.8 |
72.6 |
1.2 |
21.1 |
1.1 |
6.2 |
0.6 |
| 6–17 |
49,546 |
71.8 |
71.9 |
0.9 |
21.6 |
0.8 |
6.5 |
0.5 |
| Gender |
Male |
37,236 |
76.5 |
71.9 |
1.0 |
21.8 |
0.9 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
| Female |
35,463 |
76.7 |
72.4 |
0.9 |
21.1 |
0.9 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
| Race |
White, single race |
56,132 |
78.2 |
72.5 |
0.9 |
21.2 |
0.8 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
| Black, single race |
11,123 |
71.6 |
74.5 |
2.0 |
19.0 |
1.8 |
6.5 |
0.8 |
| Asian, single race |
2,576 |
67.0 |
60.7 |
4.7 |
33.6 |
4.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
| NHOPI, single race |
295 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| AI/AN, single race |
815 |
62.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Multiple races |
1,757 |
76.3 |
58.0 |
4.7 |
32.8 |
4.4 |
9.1 |
2.5 |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,402 |
78.9 |
72.8 |
0.8 |
21.4 |
0.8 |
5.7 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
43,463 |
81.9 |
73.6 |
1.0 |
21.0 |
0.9 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,859 |
71.5 |
74.6 |
2.0 |
19.0 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
| Hispanic |
13,297 |
66.2 |
68.7 |
1.7 |
21.5 |
1.4 |
9.8 |
0.9 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
12,438 |
67.0 |
68.0 |
1.8 |
21.0 |
1.7 |
11.0 |
1.1 |
| Near poor/low |
15,494 |
71.3 |
70.8 |
1.6 |
21.2 |
1.5 |
7.9 |
0.9 |
| Middle |
25,004 |
78.1 |
71.8 |
1.3 |
22.2 |
1.1 |
6.0 |
0.7 |
| High |
19,762 |
84.7 |
75.5 |
1.4 |
21.0 |
1.3 |
3.5 |
0.5 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
47,956 |
81.0 |
73.4 |
0.9 |
21.5 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
| Public only |
19,360 |
71.5 |
69.7 |
1.5 |
20.7 |
1.3 |
9.6 |
0.8 |
| Uninsured |
5,382 |
55.5 |
67.7 |
3.1 |
24.7 |
2.6 |
7.6 |
1.5 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan |
61,800 |
76.5 |
71.6 |
0.9 |
21.9 |
0.8 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
| Large central metro |
22,159 |
72.2 |
68.9 |
1.4 |
23.3 |
1.4 |
7.8 |
0.7 |
| Large fringe metro |
18,261 |
79.2 |
74.8 |
1.4 |
19.1 |
1.3 |
6.1 |
0.8 |
| Medium metro |
14,969 |
78.4 |
71.0 |
2.0 |
23.6 |
1.9 |
5.4 |
0.8 |
| Small metro |
6,410 |
79.7 |
72.2 |
2.6 |
21.5 |
2.2 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
10,899 |
76.7 |
75.4 |
1.8 |
19.1 |
1.8 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
| Micropolitan |
7,270 |
77.4 |
76.0 |
2.1 |
18.7 |
2.1 |
5.3 |
0.8 |
| Noncore |
3,629 |
75.2 |
74.1 |
3.1 |
19.8 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
64,808 |
78.5 |
72.7 |
0.8 |
21.3 |
0.8 |
6.0 |
0.4 |
| Other |
7,582 |
59.9 |
65.7 |
2.3 |
23.4 |
2.0 |
10.9 |
1.5 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,080 |
76.3 |
72.3 |
0.8 |
21.5 |
0.7 |
6.2 |
0.4 |
| Fair/poor |
1,619 |
88.5 |
65.7 |
3.8 |
20.0 |
3.3 |
14.3 |
2.7 |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
14,116 |
90.2 |
70.4 |
1.5 |
21.2 |
1.3 |
8.3 |
0.8 |
| No |
57,966 |
73.2 |
72.7 |
0.9 |
21.5 |
0.9 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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 Total child population. Numbers of subpopulation categories may not add to total due to missing values 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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