Table 2 Descriptives of selected variables for all visits.
From: Routine care provided by specialists to children and adolescents in the United States (2002-2006)
| Â | Â | Â | Medical Specialists | Surgical Specialists | Psychiatrists | Generalists | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All visits | Â | N | 64,238,724 | 97,887,455 | 24,399,804 | 739,160,674 | 925,686,657 |
| Â | Â | % | 6.9% | 10.6% | 2.6% | 79.8% | 100.0% |
Sex | Female | N | 30,296,129 | 52,765,703 | 8,968,052 | 356,775,047 | 448,804,931 |
| Â | Â | % | 47.2% | 53.9% | 36.8% | 48.3% | 48.5% |
| Â | Male | N | 33,942,595 | 45,121,752 | 15,431,752 | 382,385,627 | 476,881,726 |
| Â | Â | % | 52.8% | 46.1% | 63.2% | 51.7% | 51.5% |
Age | Â | Mean | 10.4 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
| Â | Â | 95%CI | [9.8-11.0] | [10.3-11.2] | [12.3-13.0] | [6.2-6.5] | [7.1-7.4] |
Ethnicity* | White, non Hispanic | N | 47,841,774 | 70,737,424 | 19,393,170 | 508,728,742 | 646,701,110 |
| Â | Â | % | 74.5% | 72.3% | 79.5% | 68.8% | 69.9% |
| Â | Black, non Hispanic | N | 6,148,335 | 9,938,910 | 2,203,970 | 73,553,754 | 91,844,969 |
| Â | Â | % | 9.6% | 10.2% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 9.9% |
| Â | Hispanic | N | 8,095,064 | 14,783,223 | 2,326,799 | 123,906,567 | 149,111,653 |
| Â | Â | % | 12.6% | 15.1% | 9.5% | 16.8% | 16.1% |
| Â | Asian/Pacific Islander | N | 2,153,551 | 2,427,898 | 475,865 | 32,971,611 | 38,028,925 |
| Â | Â | % | 3.4% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 4.5% | 4.1% |
Insurance | Private insurance | N | 47,015,087 | 65,992,342 | 11,944,789 | 495,028,949 | 619,981,167 |
| Â | Â | % | 76.7% | 70.3% | 50.9% | 69.6% | 69.7% |
| Â | Medicare | N | 870,996 | 1,120,416 | 266,621 | 9,902,733 | 12,160,766 |
| Â | Â | % | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Â | Medicaid/SCHIP | N | 10,570,492 | 24,127,052 | 6,941,932 | 187,878,504 | 229,517,980 |
| Â | Â | % | 17.2% | 25.7% | 29.6% | 26.4% | 25.8% |
| Â | No insurance | N | 2,870,618 | 2,622,247 | 4,317,028 | 18,190,300 | 28,000,193 |
| Â | Â | % | 4.7% | 2.8% | 18.4% | 2.6% | 3.2% |
Past visits | 0 | N | 3,834,448 | 6,450,511 | 226,267 | 40,817,779 | 51,329,005 |
| Â | Â | % | 7.82% | 9.50% | 1.03% | 6.07% | 6.32% |
| Â | 1-2 | N | 20,090,835 | 31,721,992 | 4,067,295 | 227,905,155 | 283,785,277 |
| Â | Â | % | 40.99% | 46.74% | 18.48% | 33.88% | 34.96% |
| Â | 3-5 | N | 14,078,175 | 18,858,710 | 6,643,475 | 218,838,397 | 258,418,757 |
| Â | Â | % | 28.72% | 27.78% | 30.19% | 32.53% | 31.84% |
| Â | 6 or more | N | 11,010,175 | 10,842,581 | 11,071,313 | 185,215,197 | 218,139,266 |
| Â | Â | % | 22.46% | 15.97% | 50.31% | 27.53% | 26.88% |
Time spent | Â | Mean | 18.0 | 17.8 | 32.6 | 15.5 | 16.38 |
with the physician | Â | 95%CI | [15.9-20.4] | [15.9-19.7] | [29.9-35.4] | [15.1-15.9] | [15.9-16.8] |
Major | Yes | N | 54,58,393 | 8,055,130 | 8,814,148 | 1,995,243,756 | 44,436,728 |
ADG as | Â | % | 8.5% | 10.2% | 36.1% | 2.7% | 4.8% |
Primary | No | N | 58,757,994 | 87,941,942 | 15,601,774 | 719,026,731 | 881,328,441 |
Diagnosis | Â | % | 91.5% | 89.8% | 63.9% | 97.3% | 95.2% |
Number of | Â | Mean | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
diagnoses | Â | 95%CI | [1.5-1.9] | [1.4-1.5] | [1.5-1.8] | [1.2-1.3] | [1.2-1.3] |
Visit | Primary care | N | 5,166,752 | 6,091,280 | 1,299,516 | 644,742,251 | 657,299,799 |
orientation | Â | % | 8.0% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 87.2% | 71.0% |
| Â | Specialty care | N | 59,417,648 | 92,155,172 | 23,219,654 | 94,641,064 | 268,386,858 |
| Â | Â | % | 92.0% | 93.8% | 94.7% | 12.8% | 29.0% |