2025 Children's of Alabmama Community Health Needs Assessment

RESOURCE ADEQUACY

Respondents were asked, “How adequate are the resources in your community to meet the health needs of children?” Respondents ranked adequacy on a 1–10 scale, with 1 meaning completely inadequate and 10 meaning outstanding. Seven hundred and six valid responses were collected. The mean rank was 5.8, suggesting slightly worse than average. Resource adequacy falls between 5.1 and 6.3 for respondents of all age bands, race/ethnic groups, and other categories. See Tables 19 and 20.

Table 19. Resource Adequacy by Age of Respondents Age Band n Mean Under 18 10 6.2 18 to 24 17 6.4 25 to 34 94 5.4 35 to 44 199 5.6 45 to 54 133 5.8 55 to 64 140 6.3 65 to 74 76 6.1 75 to 84 24 5.6

Table 20. Resource Adequacy by Race of Respondents Race n Mean White 553 5.8 Black or African American 117 6.2 Hispanic/Latino/Latina 10 5.1 Asian 7 6.0 American Indian or Alaska Native 14 6.3 Other 10 5.5 65 to 74 76 6.1 75 to 84 24 5.6

Table 21. Resource Adequacy by Category Category n

Mean

Birmingham MSA

407 6.2 337 5.3 498 6.1 208 5.2 332 5.7 374 5.9 389 5.8

Outside the Birmingham MSA

Urban

Rural

Parent of a minor child

Not the parent of a minor child

Healthcare professional

Educator

72

5.6

Other professional role Works with children

243 6.0 526 5.8

Does not work with children

72

5.9

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