Abstract (300 words maximum)
Our study will look at the race of a child and if they have had a visit with their primary care-provider within the last 12 months. We obtained our information from the National Survey of Children’s health. The data set sample is 42,777 children aged 1-17 and the data set includes 831 variables. this data is from the year 2020, Between June 2020 and January 2021. Even though the data sets include a plethora of information on factors affecting children, we specifically are looking at if the children are part of the majority (white) or if they are a minority, and a yearly doctor visit. Doctor visit are essential for children at least once a year because they asses their physical and emotional needs, support their growth and development, and overall make sure everything is okay in the child’s life. Minority children are more likely to have a language barrier, experience implicit bias and not have the correct insurance, all factors that affect visiting the doctor. While at the doctor minority children are also less likely to be screened for disorders such as mental illnesses. Other variables that we will include are the sex of the child and if they have experienced a negative experience (outside the doctor office), due to their race. The research question for our study is Does the race of a child have an impact on whether they see their primary-care giver at least once a year. The main variables of the study are race (SC_RACE_R) and doctor visit in 12 months (S4Q01). We choose this variables as well as the alternative variables because we believe that the race of a child somewhat affects their amount of doctor visits.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
WCHHS - Health Promotion and Physical Education
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Kevin Gittner
Exploratory Data Analysis on Race & Doctor Visits
Our study will look at the race of a child and if they have had a visit with their primary care-provider within the last 12 months. We obtained our information from the National Survey of Children’s health. The data set sample is 42,777 children aged 1-17 and the data set includes 831 variables. this data is from the year 2020, Between June 2020 and January 2021. Even though the data sets include a plethora of information on factors affecting children, we specifically are looking at if the children are part of the majority (white) or if they are a minority, and a yearly doctor visit. Doctor visit are essential for children at least once a year because they asses their physical and emotional needs, support their growth and development, and overall make sure everything is okay in the child’s life. Minority children are more likely to have a language barrier, experience implicit bias and not have the correct insurance, all factors that affect visiting the doctor. While at the doctor minority children are also less likely to be screened for disorders such as mental illnesses. Other variables that we will include are the sex of the child and if they have experienced a negative experience (outside the doctor office), due to their race. The research question for our study is Does the race of a child have an impact on whether they see their primary-care giver at least once a year. The main variables of the study are race (SC_RACE_R) and doctor visit in 12 months (S4Q01). We choose this variables as well as the alternative variables because we believe that the race of a child somewhat affects their amount of doctor visits.