Selected Demographic Characteristics of Parent Focus-Group Participants (N = 101)
| % (n) | |
|---|---|
| Respondent relationship to child | |
| Mother | 90.8 (119) |
| Father | 6.1 (8) |
| Other | 3.1 (4) |
| Respondent race | |
| Black | 26.7 (27) |
| Asian | 2.0 (2) |
| White | 58.4 (59) |
| Other | 7.9 (8) |
| Missing | 5.0 (5) |
| Respondent is Hispanic | 18.8 (19) |
| Respondent marital status | |
| Married | 68.3 (69) |
| Divorced | 6.9 (7) |
| Widowed | 1.0 (1) |
| Single | 22.8 (23) |
| Missing | 1.0 (1) |
| Respondent highest level of education completed | |
| High school graduate or less | 19.8 (20) |
| Some college | 25.7 (26) |
| 2-y college or technical school graduate | 10.9 (11) |
| 4-y college or more | 42.6 (43) |
| Missing | 1.0 (1) |
| Child sees 1 particular person for well-child care | 92.1 (93) |
| Type of clinician usually seen for well-child care | |
| Pediatrician | 85.1 (86) |
| Family practitioner | 6.9 (7) |
| Pediatric nurse practitioner | 15.8 (16) |
| Physician's assistant | 5.0 (5) |
| Other | 2.0 (2) |
| Annual household incomea | |
| Less than $30 000 | 45.7 (37) |
| $30 000 or higher | 49.4 (40) |
| Missing | 4.9 (4) |
| Child health insurancea | |
| Yes | 93.8 (76) |
| No | 2.5 (2) |
| Missing | 3.7 (3) |
| Child main source of health insurancea | |
| Private | 45.7 (37) |
| Public | 42.0 (34) |
| Other | 6.2 (5) |
| Missing | 6.2 (5) |
| Focus-group participants by location, n | |
| AAP staff (child ages 0–2 y) | 7 |
| AAP staff (child ages 3–5 y) | 7 |
| AAP staff (child ages 6–12 y) | 6 |
| Chicago suburbs: higher SES (child ages 0–2 y) | 7 |
| Chicago suburbs: higher SES (child ages 3–5 y) | 5 |
| Chicago suburbs: higher SES (child ages 6–12 y) | 9 |
| Chicago suburbs: lower SES (child ages 0–2 y) | 6 |
| Chicago suburbs: lower SES (child ages 3–5 y) | 4 |
| Chicago suburbs: lower SES (child ages 6–12 y) | 2 |
| Chicago (child ages 0–2 y) | 9 |
| Chicago (child ages 3–5 y) | 4 |
| Chicago (child ages 6–12 y) | 8 |
| San Diego military families (child ages 0–12 y) | 8 |
| San Diego families with special health care needs (child ages 0–12 y) | 9 |
| San Diego health clinic | 8 |
| Albuquerque (child ages 0–12 y) | 6 |
| Albuquerque (child ages 0–5 y) | 9 |
| Albuquerque (child ages 0–5 y) | 6 |
| Albuquerque families with special health care needs (child ages 0–12 y) | 2 |
| Albuquerque health clinic | 9 |
Demographic questionnaires were unavailable for 30 participants. SES indicates socioeconomic status.
↵a Question not asked of AAP employee focus-group participants (n = 20).