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Table 194A_c
Children whose parents report that their child's providers always explained things in a way they could understand, by family income,a United States, 2004
Population group Total Negative/poor  Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   77.2 0.8 71.9 1.8 75.7 1.7 76.5 1.5 81.6 1.4
Age 0-5 77.1 1.2 74.1 2.3 74.8 2.5 76.2 2.4 81.9 2.0
6-17 77.2 0.9 70.2 2.3 76.4 1.8 76.6 1.6 81.4 1.7
Gender Male 77.8 1.0 71.3 2.3 77.6 2.0 78.2 2.1 80.8 1.8
Female 76.5 1.0 72.5 2.5 73.7 2.2 74.8 1.9 82.5 1.7
Race White, single race 77.4 0.8 71.4 2.3 74.5 2.0 76.7 1.6 82.1 1.4
Black, single race 79.6 2.1 74.8 3.1 84.2 3.2 75.7 4.5 * *
Asian, single race 69.3 4.1 * * * * * * 69.2 6.2
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 68.8 5.3 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 77.8 0.9 72.1 2.3 76.6 2.2 76.5 1.6 82.2 1.3
Non-Hispanic, White 78.3 1.0 71.1 3.5 75.4 2.9 76.7 1.8 82.7 1.5
Non-Hispanic, Black 79.6 2.2 75.1 3.2 84.1 3.3 75.2 4.6 * *
Hispanic, all races 74.1 1.5 71.4 2.5 73.5 2.4 76.8 3.4 75.6 4.6
Health insurance Any private 79.0 1.0 72.0 5.1 78.9 2.6 76.6 1.7 81.8 1.4
Public only 73.2 1.3 72.5 2.0 72.8 2.1 75.7 3.5 * *
Uninsured 74.2 3.7 61.3 6.9 74.8 4.9 * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 77.7 1.0 71.6 2.1 74.7 2.2 75.6 1.9 83.8 1.6
Metropolitan-small 76.6 1.7 73.1 3.5 72.7 3.9 76.9 2.9 80.5 2.8
Micropolitan 77.8 2.3 73.8 5.3 83.8 2.9 77.9 4.6 * *
Noncore 74.5 3.5 67.0 7.7 79.4 5.7 79.8 5.4 * *
CSHCN Yes 74.2 1.5 65.9 3.6 77.5 2.5 74.3 2.4 77.7 2.8
No 78.2 0.9 74.1 1.9 75.2 2.0 77.7 1.6 82.6 1.4
Language spoken most often at home English 77.9 0.8 71.6 2.1 78.0 2.0 76.2 1.6 82.3 1.4
Other 72.0 1.9 73.0 2.8 67.4 3.4 79.1 3.7 69.1 5.5

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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