Table 3.

Characteristics of Pediatric Patients and Their Parent Respondents (n=440)

Characteristics	Number of respondents	Percent of respondentsa
Patient age group, years
1	90	20.5
2-3	74	16.8
4-7	75	17.0
8-12	92	20.9
13-17	109	24.8
Patient sex
Male	241	54.8
Female	199	45.2
Patient race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	233	53.0
Non-Hispanic black	43	9.8
Hispanic	132	30.0
Non-Hispanic other or multiple race	32	7.3
Patient insurance status
Medicaid	283	64.3
Private	107	24.3
Other or multiple insurance	21	4.8
Uninsured	29	6.6
Patient health status
Excellent	197	44.8
Very good	163	37.0
Good	60	13.6
Fair or poor	20	4.5
Frequency of visits in the last 12 months
Less than 3 visits	159	36.1
3 or more visits	281	63.9
Duration of the relationship with provider
Less than 3 years	274	62.3
3 or more years	166	37.7
Respondent age group, years
18-24	47	10.7
25-34	172	39.1
35-44	127	28.9
45-54	70	15.9
55 and over	24	5.4
Respondent education level
Less than high school	94	21.4
High school graduate or GED	116	26.4
Some college or 2-year degree	137	31.1
4-year college graduate or higher	93	21.1

Abbreviation: GED, General Educational Development Certificate.

^aPercentages may not sum to 100 because of missing values and rounding.