2007 National Healthcare Quality Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 1.85a

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Table 1.85a
Percent of children under age 18 for whom a doctor or other health provider gave advice about using car safety restraints, United States, 2004

Population group		Total population (in thousands)^d	Ever given advice		Within past year		Within past 2 years
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^d	Percent^e	Standard error	Percent^f	Standard error	Percent^f	Standard error
Total		73,332	42.4	1.1	29.7	1.0	36.6	1.0
Race	White, single race	56,648	42.6	1.3	29.3	1.1	36.3	1.2
	Black, single race	11,185	41.2	2.5	31.5	2.1	37.2	2.3
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	2,736	44.4	4.2	32.9	3.8	42.2	4.3
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	1,962	41.3	4.7	27.9	3.9	34.3	4.3
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	14,375	46.7	1.6	33.6	1.4	41.6	1.5
	Non-Hispanic, all races	58,957	41.3	1.2	28.7	1.1	35.4	1.2
	Non-Hispanic, White	43,016	41.3	1.5	27.8	1.3	34.5	1.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	10,893	40.5	2.5	31.0	2.1	36.5	2.3
	Non-Hispanic, other	5,049	43.9	2.9	31.5	2.4	39.8	2.7
Gender	Male	37,430	42.6	1.2	29.6	1.0	36.7	1.1
Gender	Female	35,902	42.2	1.4	29.8	1.3	36.4	1.3
Age	0-5	23,404	59.2	1.5	48.4	1.5	55.8	1.6
Age	6-17	49,928	34.4	1.3	20.8	1.0	27.4	1.2
Health insurance	Any private	47,037	43.7	1.4	29.8	1.2	36.9	1.3
	Public only	21,040	41.8	1.4	31.4	1.3	38.2	1.4
	Uninsured	5,256	33.2	2.7	21.9	2.1	27.4	2.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	13,346	42.2	1.8	32.6	1.6	38.4	1.7
	Near poor/low	15,596	39.8	1.7	27.7	1.4	35.1	1.6
	Middle	23,843	41.6	1.9	26.9	1.5	34.5	1.7
	High	20,548	45.4	2.0	32.5	1.8	38.9	1.9
Residence location^b	Metropolitan-large	41,130	47.5	1.5	34.3	1.3	41.4	1.4
	Metropolitan-small	20,120	39.0	1.9	26.2	1.6	33.5	1.8
	Micropolitan	7,147	33.6	2.4	21.0	1.8	27.6	2.3
	Noncore	4,934	27.0	3.3	18.3	3.2	22.3	3.1
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	71,833	42.4	1.1	29.5	1.0	36.5	1.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	1,499	44.6	4.0	37.6	3.8	40.2	3.9
CSHCN^c	Yes	13,835	42.1	1.8	30.2	1.6	35.5	1.8
CSHCN^c	No	59,039	42.6	1.2	29.6	1.0	36.9	1.1

^a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.

^b For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

^c Unknown is not shown.

^d Numbers may not add to total due to missing data or rounding.

^e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if they had ever been given advice.

^f Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if they had ever been given advice, or when they were given advice.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. CSHCN: children with special health care needs.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.