Percent of patients who report that doctor showed respect for what they had to say (always, usually, sometimes/never), adults and parents.

Measure Source

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

National Tables

4.3a Among adults age 18 and over who reported going to a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers showed respect for what they had to say, United States, 2000.

4.3b Among children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers showed respect for what their parents had to say, United States, 2000.

National Data Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

National Denominator

Persons who visited a doctor's office or clinic to get healthcare and answered the question "In the last 12 months how often did doctors or other health providers show respect for what you had to say?" Nonresponses, and "don’t know" responses are excluded.

National Numerator

Subset of the denominator population in three categories according to their answer to the above question: "Always", "Usually", "Sometimes" or "Never".

State Tables

Table 4.3c Among adults age 18 and over who reported going to a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers showed respect for what they had to say, Medicaid, by state, 2002.

Table 4.3d Among children under age 18 who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers showed respect for what their parents had to say, Medicaid, by state, 2002.

Table 4.3e Among adults age 18 and over who reported going to a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers showed respect for what they had to say, Medicare fee for service, by state, 2001.

Table 4.3f Among adults age 18 and over who reported going to a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers showed respect for what they had to say, Medicare managed care, by state, 2001.

State Data Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.

State Denominator

Number of persons visiting to a doctor's office or clinic.

State Numerator

Subset of the denominator population who responded that the doctor showed respect for what they had to say.

Comments

Table 4.3a reports data from the MEPS 2000 Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ). See the MEPS entry in the Data Source section of this appendix for more information on the SAQ.

Table 4.3b reports data from the MEPS 2000 Parent Administered Questionnaire (PAQ). See the MEPS entry in the Data Source section of this appendix for more information on the PAQ.

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