2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports: Data Tables Appendix: Table 14_1

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Table 14_1_4.5c
Children who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, by family income,^a United States, 2006
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		4.39	0.36	7.18	0.98	6.45	0.82	4.00	0.51	2.05	0.51
Age	0–5	4.40	0.56	7.48	1.45	6.17	1.22	2.38	0.61	DSU	DSU
Age	6–17	4.38	0.39	6.92	1.10	6.63	0.97	4.85	0.70	1.49	0.37
Gender	Male	4.65	0.50	8.24	1.60	6.56	1.16	4.12	0.76	2.08	0.59
Gender	Female	4.12	0.42	6.07	0.89	6.33	0.98	3.88	0.66	DSU	DSU
Race	White, single race	4.40	0.42	8.02	1.35	6.57	1.02	4.11	0.59	2.09	0.59
	Black, single race	4.48	0.73	6.54	1.36	5.34	1.50	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	3.99	0.40	7.59	1.25	5.74	0.95	3.71	0.56	2.01	0.54
	Non-Hispanic, White	3.89	0.48	9.44	2.15	5.76	1.34	3.69	0.64	DSU	DSU
	Non-Hispanic, Black	4.21	0.69	6.31	1.36	4.52	1.24	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	6.14	0.68	6.23	1.07	8.16	1.55	5.40	1.21	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	2.89	0.35	DSU	DSU	4.88	1.20	3.29	0.53	1.70	0.40
	Public only	7.46	0.72	7.23	1.08	7.65	1.10	7.67	1.80	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	4.39	0.41	7.76	1.19	6.34	0.88	4.06	0.59	2.07	0.53
	Large central metro	4.47	0.52	5.97	1.19	6.56	1.34	4.68	1.09	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	3.62	0.90	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	4.95	0.73	8.36	2.22	7.37	1.87	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	5.15	1.35	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	4.39	0.75	5.00	1.30	6.92	1.75	3.71	1.05	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	4.93	1.06	5.70	1.65	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	4.17	0.38	7.45	1.19	6.27	0.90	3.74	0.54	2.10	0.54
Language spoken most often at home	Other	5.97	0.79	6.15	1.22	7.11	1.64	6.33	1.57	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	4.15	0.36	6.71	0.99	6.38	0.83	3.76	0.51	1.90	0.50
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	13.96	2.62	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	Yes	5.62	0.66	6.85	1.61	8.96	1.69	5.22	1.25	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	No	3.98	0.39	7.10	1.15	5.76	0.86	3.56	0.54	DSU	DSU

^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.

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.