Medicaid Managed Care - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

Table I
Family Voices Survey on <strong>Managed</strong> <strong>Care</strong>
Family and Child Characteristics of Respondents
(N=323)
Total Seattle, WA Atlanta, GA Denver, CO DesMoines,
N=323 n=104 n=1l7 n-52 IA
n=50
Family Characteristic n % n % n % n % n %
Child's Racial/Ethnic Background
White 233 76.6 84 82.4 67 64.4 37 75.5 45 91.8
African-American 34 11.2 6 5.9 25 24.0 1 2.0 2 4.1
Hispanic 12 4.0 2 2.0 5 4.8 5 10.2 0 0.0
Other 25 8.2 10 9.8 7 6.7 6 12.2 2 4.1
Parent's Primary Language
English 295 96.4 100 97.1 100 95.2 46 93.9 49 100
Other I1 3.6 3 2.9 5 4.8 3 6.1 0 0.0
Parent's Household Incomt
Less than $10,000 34 11.9 14 14.6 14 13.9 3 7.0 3 6.4
$10,000- S19,999 35 12.2 10 10.4 16 15.8 6 14.0 3 6.4
$20,0000 -$29,999 34 11.9 6 6.3 17 16.8 5 11.6 6 12.8
$30,000 -$39,999 47 16.4 16 16.7 13 12.9 8 18.6 10 21.3
S40.0000 -$60,000 67 23.3 27 28.1 15 14.9 I 1 25.6 14 29.8
More than $60,000 70 24.4 23 24.0 26 25.7 10 23.3 11 23.4
Parent's Education
Less than High School 12 3.9 4 3.9 3 2.9 2 4.2 3 6.3
High School or Technical
School Grad 69 22.6 15 14.4 32 30.5 11 22.9 11 22.9
Some College 65 21.3 25 24.0 15 14.3 12 25.0 13 27.1
College Graduate 159 52.1 60 57.7 55 52.4 23 47.9 21 43.8
Continuous Telephone Service for the
Last 6 Months 281 93.4 99 97.1 95 93.1 41 85.4 46 93.9
Difficulty Getting Transportation for
Child's Medical Appoiptments
Yes 32 10.7 7 6.9 12 12.0 8 16.7 5 10.2
No 267 89.3 95 93.1 88 88.0 40 83.3 44 89.8
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