2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 194B.a

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Table 194B_a
Children whose parents report that their child's providers usually explained things in a way they could understand, by race, United States, 2004

Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		18.3	0.7	18.3	0.8	15.8	1.8	22.1	4.0	*	*	*	*	26.6	5.1
Age	0-5	17.7	1.0	17.9	1.1	15.0	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	6-17	18.7	0.9	18.5	1.0	16.3	1.9	29.2	5.7	*	*	*	*	21.9	4.7
Gender	Male	17.5	0.9	17.5	1.0	15.1	2.2	20.9	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	19.1	1.0	19.1	1.1	16.6	2.0	23.5	6.1	*	*	*	*	27.4	7.0
Family income^a	Negative/poor	20.5	1.5	20.6	1.9	17.8	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	17.7	1.5	19.1	1.8	12.9	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	19.3	1.4	19.2	1.5	20.2	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	16.4	1.3	16.0	1.4	*	*	27.1	5.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Any private	17.9	0.9	18.0	1.0	13.2	2.2	19.5	4.2	*	*	*	*	32.0	6.8
	Public only	19.2	1.1	19.5	1.3	17.2	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	17.7	3.6	16.7	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^b	Metropolitan-large	17.6	0.9	17.6	1.1	15.3	2.0	20.1	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Metropolitan-small	19.9	1.6	19.8	1.8	14.1	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	17.0	2.1	17.8	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	19.1	2.7	17.5	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	Yes	20.5	1.5	21.0	1.7	16.1	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	No	17.5	0.8	17.3	0.9	15.8	1.9	22.8	4.3	*	*	*	*	24.3	6.5
Language spoken most often at home	English	18.0	0.8	18.0	0.9	16.0	1.8	19.4	4.1	*	*	*	*	27.3	5.2
Language spoken most often at home	Other	20.4	1.6	20.0	1.7	*	*	25.3	6.1	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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.

^* 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.