Table 83c
Children over 80 lbs who ever received advice about using lap and shoulder belts, 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   32.3 1.1 29.8 2.4 30.3 2.1 32.0 1.7 35.3 2.5
Age 0 - 5 * * * * * * * * * *
6 - 17 32.3 1.1 29.8 2.4 30.2 2.1 32.0 1.7 35.3 2.5
Gender Male 31.7 1.2 30.8 3.0 30.3 2.5 31.1 1.9 34.0 2.8
Female 33.0 1.4 28.8 2.7 30.4 2.7 32.9 2.2 36.6 2.9
Race White, single race 32.5 1.2 28.0 2.9 30.8 2.4 31.1 1.9 36.6 2.7
Black, single race 31.8 2.3 31.4 4.0 30.2 4.0 34.3 4.6 * *
Asian, single race 28.4 5.5 * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 31.8 1.2 27.2 2.7 27.4 2.5 32.3 1.9 35.2 2.5
Non-Hispanic, White 32.1 1.4 22.2 3.7 26.2 3.3 31.8 2.2 36.7 2.8
Non-Hispanic, Black 31.5 2.3 30.3 4.0 30.2 4.1 34.4 4.6 * *
Hispanic (all races) 35.0 2.1 36.8 4.1 38.0 3.0 30.3 3.2 35.9 6.7
Health insurance Any private 33.1 1.3 26.1 5.2 29.6 3.1 32.2 1.9 35.9 2.6
Public only 32.2 1.9 33.0 2.7 31.5 2.9 32.8 5.4 * *
Uninsured 26.6 3.3 * * 29.1 5.5 29.4 5.1 * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 35.3 1.4 29.5 3.4 34.9 3.0 35.9 2.3 37.5 3.0
Metropolitan-small 30.5 2.3 27.8 4.9 30.4 3.6 27.8 2.9 35.2 5.2
Micropolitan 26.0 2.8 30.8 6.8 20.1 5.4 31.1 5.3 * *
Noncore 23.3 4.0 * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 34.8 1.9 32.9 4.1 36.3 4.2 32.2 2.9 37.7 3.7
No 31.6 1.1 28.8 2.6 28.9 2.2 31.9 1.9 34.8 2.7
Preferred language English 32.4 1.1 29.2 2.6 29.7 2.3 32.5 1.8 35.4 2.5
Other 31.6 2.7 33.8 5.5 34.1 4.2 26.5 4.5 * *
Born in U.S. Yes 32.4 1.1 29.7 2.5 29.0 2.1 32.6 1.8 35.6 2.5
No 31.2 3.5 31.5 6.1 41.1 6.0 * * * *

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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