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

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Table 194C_a
Children whose parents report that their child's providers sometimes or never 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		4.5	0.3	4.3	0.4	4.5	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	0-5	5.2	0.6	4.7	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	6-17	4.1	0.4	4.1	0.4	3.8	0.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	4.7	0.4	4.5	0.5	5.1	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	4.4	0.5	4.2	0.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^a	Negative/poor	7.6	1.0	8.0	1.3	7.4	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	6.5	1.0	6.4	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	4.2	0.6	4.1	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	1.9	0.4	2.0	0.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Any private	3.0	0.3	2.8	0.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	7.6	0.8	8.3	1.0	4.9	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	8.0	1.8	7.1	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^b	Metropolitan-large	4.7	0.5	4.5	0.5	4.2	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Metropolitan-small	3.5	0.5	3.4	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	5.2	1.2	5.4	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	6.4	1.7	5.7	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	Yes	5.3	0.7	4.7	0.9	7.4	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	No	4.3	0.4	4.2	0.4	3.6	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	4.1	0.3	4.0	0.4	4.6	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	7.5	1.1	6.8	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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.