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Table 92a
Children 40-80 lbs with advice to parent or guardian about using child booster seats, by race, United States, 2004
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   39.5 1.7 40.1 2.0 38.6 3.3 34.1 5.7 * * * * * *
Age 0-5 51.0 2.9 51.5 3.4 53.9 6.3 * * * * * * * *
6-17 36.1 1.7 36.6 2.0 33.6 3.2 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 41.4 2.0 41.3 2.4 45.3 4.7 * * * * * * * *
Female 37.6 2.1 38.7 2.4 31.3 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 37.2 2.6 37.9 3.3 40.2 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 36.6 2.3 35.0 2.7 43.2 6.0 * * * * * * * *
Middle 38.4 2.7 39.6 3.2 * * * * * * * * * *
High 44.8 3.9 45.3 4.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 41.9 2.3 42.8 2.6 38.6 6.0 * * * * * * * *
Public only 36.0 1.9 35.5 2.2 39.0 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 30.2 4.7 29.1 4.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 45.4 2.4 46.5 2.9 43.0 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 35.5 2.5 36.1 3.0 34.0 5.7 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 25.9 4.6 26.7 5.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 27.7 4.5 28.0 5.2 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 39.1 3.3 40.6 3.8 39.0 6.2 * * * * * * * *
No 39.7 1.9 40.0 2.2 38.7 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 39.4 1.9 39.9 2.2 38.4 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Other 40.0 2.6 40.7 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *

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.

* 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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