Table 80c
Children age 0-17 whose parent or guardian ever received advice about smoking in the house, by family incomea, United States, 2002
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   44.9 0.9 54.6 2.1 51.3 1.7 42.8 1.5 36.5 1.6
Age 0 - 5 53.2 1.5 62.9 2.6 58.0 2.8 52.6 2.4 41.3 3.1
6 - 17 41.0 1.0 49.6 2.4 47.9 1.8 38.2 1.6 34.7 1.8
Gender Male 44.7 1.1 54.1 2.5 51.4 2.0 40.9 1.8 38.2 1.9
Female 45.2 1.1 55.1 2.3 51.2 2.0 44.8 1.7 34.7 2.1
Race White, single race 43.9 1.1 54.4 2.5 50.7 2.0 42.3 1.7 36.3 1.8
Black, single race 52.1 2.3 54.7 3.9 57.9 3.4 43.9 3.2 49.6 4.8
Asian, single race 29.8 4.0 * * * * * * 28.8 6.3
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 38.8 6.6 * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 58.3 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 44.6 1.0 56.3 2.5 51.5 2.2 42.8 1.7 36.9 1.7
Non-Hispanic, White 43.4 1.2 57.9 3.0 50.9 2.9 42.4 2.0 36.8 1.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 51.7 2.3 53.8 4.0 57.4 3.4 44.1 3.2 49.8 4.9
Hispanic (all races) 46.2 1.9 50.5 3.2 50.6 2.2 42.6 3.0 31.0 5.0
Health insurance Any private 41.5 1.0 48.2 4.5 53.2 2.5 41.9 1.7 35.9 1.7
Public only 55.2 1.5 58.9 2.0 53.2 2.4 49.0 3.4 * *
Uninsured 38.0 2.8 31.2 5.1 36.0 5.0 41.8 4.6 * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 43.2 1.0 50.2 2.8 49.8 2.0 42.4 1.9 36.5 1.9
Metropolitan-small 48.0 2.1 63.6 4.0 54.2 3.6 45.3 2.8 35.2 3.4
Micropolitan 45.9 3.1 49.4 4.8 51.5 5.0 40.5 4.1 44.0 5.8
Noncore 44.0 3.3 57.8 5.8 49.7 6.3 36.2 6.2 * *
CSHCN Yes 49.5 1.6 62.6 3.3 59.3 2.8 44.0 2.8 41.6 3.1
No 43.8 1.0 52.6 2.2 49.4 1.8 42.4 1.5 35.3 1.7
Preferred language English 45.5 1.0 57.2 2.2 53.8 1.9 42.7 1.5 36.9 1.7
Other 39.6 2.1 42.3 3.4 40.5 3.2 41.2 4.5 * *
Born in U.S. Yes 45.5 1.0 56.0 2.1 52.0 1.8 43.2 1.5 36.9 1.6
No 33.2 2.9 32.9 4.5 41.5 4.8 28.1 5.9 * *

a Negative or 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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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; SE: Standard error.

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

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