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Table 194C_c
Children whose parents report that their child's providers sometimes or never 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   4.5 0.3 7.6 1.0 6.5 1.0 4.2 0.6 1.9 0.4
Age 0-5 5.2 0.6 7.1 1.4 7.9 1.8 4.7 1.1 * *
6-17 4.1 0.4 8.0 1.3 5.7 0.9 3.9 0.6 1.7 0.5
Gender Male 4.7 0.4 10.1 1.6 6.0 1.0 3.4 0.7 2.4 0.7
Female 4.4 0.5 5.1 1.0 7.1 1.3 5.0 0.9 * *
Race White, single race 4.3 0.4 8.0 1.3 6.4 1.0 4.1 0.6 2.0 0.5
Black, single race 4.5 1.0 7.4 1.9 * * * * * *
Asian, single race * * * * * * * * * *
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 4.0 0.4 7.6 1.3 5.5 1.2 4.0 0.6 1.8 0.4
Non-Hispanic, White 3.7 0.4 8.8 2.2 4.5 1.2 3.8 0.7 1.8 0.5
Non-Hispanic, Black 4.4 1.0 6.9 1.9 * * * * * *
Hispanic, all races 7.0 0.7 7.7 1.3 9.3 1.6 * * * *
Health insurance Any private 3.0 0.3 * * 4.7 1.3 3.7 0.6 1.9 0.4
Public only 7.6 0.8 7.5 1.1 8.1 1.6 * * * *
Uninsured 8.0 1.8 23.0 6.8 * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 4.7 0.5 8.2 1.3 7.7 1.6 4.5 0.8 1.8 0.5
Metropolitan-small 3.5 0.5 6.0 1.7 5.5 1.5 3.4 0.9 * *
Micropolitan 5.2 1.2 * * 5.3 1.5 * * * *
Noncore 6.4 1.7 * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 5.3 0.7 10.3 2.5 5.9 1.4 4.2 1.0 * *
No 4.3 0.4 6.7 1.0 6.6 1.1 4.3 0.7 1.8 0.5
Language spoken most often at home English 4.1 0.3 8.0 1.2 4.8 0.8 4.2 0.6 1.9 0.4
Other 7.5 1.1 6.0 1.2 13.0 2.8 * * * *

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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