Table 2.
Bivariate Means on Access and Use Measures for Recent and Established SCHIP Enrollees
| Recent Enrollees | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Established† | All | Uninsured All 6 Months | Insured‡ | |
| Service use based on parent's report | ||||
| Any doctor/other health professional visit | 66.7 | 67.6 | 58.4** | 76.7** |
| Any preventive care of checkup visit | 45.4 | 45.5 | 32.6** | 58.2** |
| Any dental visit for checkup/cleaning§ | 57.3 | 44.0** | 31.3** | 58.2 |
| Any specialist visit | 16.7 | 14.7 | 12.4* | 17 |
| Any mental health visit | 5.4 | 4.2 | 3.7* | 4.8 |
| Any specialist or mental health visit | 20.3 | 18.1 | 15.3** | 21 |
| Any emergency room visit | 18.0 | 27.6** | 24* | 31.2** |
| Any hospital stay | 3.7 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 6.3* |
| Unmet needs based on parent's assessment | ||||
| Doctor/health professional care | 2.1 | 6.6** | 9.1** | 4.3** |
| Prescription drugs | 4.1 | 8.1** | 10.6** | 5.8 |
| Specialists | 3.4 | 7.0*** | 9.3** | 4.9 |
| Hospital care | 1.4 | 5.5** | 7.6** | 3.6** |
| Any unmet needs (excluding dental care) | 9.2 | 17.8** | 21.4** | 14.5** |
| Dental care§ | 11.9 | 19.1** | 22.8** | 15.2* |
| Any unmet needs (including dental care)§ | 18.3 | 27.6** | 33** | 22.6* |
| More than one unmet need | 3.3 | 9.8** | 13.7** | 6.2** |
| Parental perceptions about meeting child's needs | ||||
| Very confident could get needed health care for child | 81.2 | 48.6** | 37.6** | 58.7** |
| Never or not very often stressed about meeting child's health care needs | 78.4 | 50.1** | 36.5** | 63.1** |
| Never or rarely worried about meeting child's health care needs | 55.2 | 29.0** | 17.9** | 39.7** |
| Meeting child's health care needs never of rarely causes financial difficulties | 83.4 | 52.1** | 42.4** | 61.1** |
| Usual source of care (USC) based on parent's report | ||||
| Had USC in past six months | 91.4 | 80.4** | 70.4** | 90.6 |
| USC type: private doctor's office/group practice | 64.4 | 59.3** | 45.2** | 65.9 |
| Usually saw same provider at USC | 72.3 | 61.4** | 47.8** | 74.8 |
| Had USC for dental care in past six months§ | 81.3 | 59.1** | 49.1** | 70.2** |
| Provider communication and accessibility based on parent's report | ||||
| Would recommend USC | 91.7 | 91.2 | 89.2 | 92.6 |
| Could reach doctor after hours | 75.6 | 68.3** | 57.5** | 76.3 |
| Providers explain in understandable ways | 89.4 | 86.9 | 81.7** | 90.4 |
| Provider treats with courtesy/respect | 93.8 | 93.3 | 91.3 | 94.6 |
| Provider talks about how child feeling | 85.5 | 83.4 | 79.5** | 86.1 |
| Rated ease of getting care excellent or very good | 43.3 | 34.5** | 24.8** | 41.1 |
| Wait time for care less than 30 minutes | 51.8 | 48.1* | 40** | 54.6 |
| Travel time to USC less than 30 minutes | 84.1 | 79.5** | 75.9** | 82.3 |
| Number | 5,394 | 3,106 | 1,492 | 1,583 |
Source: 2002 congressionally mandated survey of SCHIP enrollees and disenrollees in 10 states.
Note: Estimates based on samples of recent and established SCHIP enrollees.
SCHIP, State Children's Health Insurance Program.
†
“Established” is the reference category for tests of significance.
‡
Includes those insured some or all of the past 6 months before enrolling.
§
Applies to children age 3 and older.
*
p-value < 0.05.
**
p-value < 0.01.