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 |
Percente |
Standard error |
Percentf |
Standard error |
Percentf |
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 |
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 |
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 incomea |
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 locationb |
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 |
Fair/poor |
1,499 |
44.6 |
4.0 |
37.6 |
3.8 |
40.2 |
3.9 |
CSHCNc |
Yes |
13,835 |
42.1 |
1.8 |
30.2 |
1.6 |
35.5 |
1.8 |
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.