Table 3

Family Voices Survey on Managed Care
Family Reports of Child's Use of Health Care System
(N=323)

Child Use of Health Care System	Total N=323		Seattle, WA n=104		Atlanta, GA n=117		Denver, CO n=52		DesMoines, IA n=50
Child Use of Health Care System	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Child Seen as Outpatient by PC Provider in Past 12 Months:
0 times	7	2.2	2	1.9	3	2.7	2	3.9	0	0.0
1-2 times	51	16.2	16	15.4	16	14.6	7	13.7	12	24.0
3-5 times	99	31.4	33	31.7	35	31.8	13	25.5	18	36.0
6-8 times	52	16.5	16	15.4	20	18.2	10	19.6	6	12.0
More than 8 times	106	33.7	37	35.6	36	32.7	19	37.3	14	28.0
Child Seen as Outpatient by Specialist in Past 12 Months:
0 times	29	9.2	9	8.7	14	12.5	4	7.7	2	4.0
1-2 times	76	24.0	25	24.3	17	15.2	17	32.7	17	34.0
3-5 times	78	24.6	26	25.2	34	30.4	5	9.6	13	26.0
6-8 times	49	15.5	16	15.5	16	14.3	11	21.2	6	12.0
More than 8 times	85	26.8	27	26.2	31	27.7	15	28.9	12	24.0
Child Hospitalized in Past 12 Months:
0 times	178	56.0	58	56.3	64	56.1	27	51.9	29	59.2
1-2 times	106	33.3	31	30.1	39	34.2	20	38.5	16	32.7
3-5 times	24	7.6	10	9.7	11	9.7	1	1.9	2	4.1
6-8 times	4	1.3	2	1.9	0	0.0	1	1.9	1	2.0
More than 8 times	6	1.9	2	1.9	0	0.0	3	5.8	1	2.0
Child's Longest Hospital Stay in Past 12 Months:
0 days	170	54.3	59	57.8	56	50.9	26	50.0	29	59.2
1-2 days	41	13.1	14	13.7	14	12.7	8	15.4	5	10.2
3-5 days	52	16.6	15	14.7	19	17.3	9	17.3	9	18.4
6-8 days	14	4.5	5	4.9	4	3.6	2	3.9	3	6.1
9-14 days	16	5.1	3	2.9	9	8.2	1	1.9	3	6.1
More than 14 days	20	6.4	6	5.9	8	7.3	6	11.5	0	0.0
Child Treated in Emergency Room in Past 12 Months
0 times	154	49.0	54	51.9	46	41.8	26	51.0	28	57.1
1-3 times	119	37.9	35	33.7	44	40.0	20	39.2	20	40.8
4-10 times	37	11.8	12	11.5	19	17.3	5	9.8	1	2.0
11-20 times	2	.6	2	1.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
More than 20 times	2	.6	1	1.0	1	.9	0	0.0	0	0.0