Table 194A_a Children whose parents report that their child's providers always explained things in a way they could understand, 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 |
|
77.2 |
0.8 |
77.4 |
0.8 |
79.6 |
2.1 |
69.3 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
68.8 |
5.3 |
Age |
0-5 |
77.1 |
1.2 |
77.4 |
1.3 |
79.0 |
3.2 |
73.5 |
6.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
6-17 |
77.2 |
0.9 |
77.4 |
1.0 |
79.9 |
2.1 |
66.0 |
6.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
73.4 |
4.9 |
Gender |
Male |
77.8 |
1.0 |
78.0 |
1.1 |
79.8 |
2.6 |
70.0 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
76.5 |
1.0 |
76.7 |
1.1 |
79.4 |
2.3 |
68.6 |
5.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
66.6 |
7.2 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
71.9 |
1.8 |
71.4 |
2.3 |
74.8 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
75.7 |
1.7 |
74.5 |
2.0 |
84.2 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
76.5 |
1.5 |
76.7 |
1.6 |
75.7 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
81.6 |
1.4 |
82.1 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
69.2 |
6.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
79.0 |
1.0 |
79.2 |
1.0 |
83.5 |
2.8 |
73.3 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65.0 |
7.1 |
Public only |
73.2 |
1.3 |
72.2 |
1.6 |
78.0 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
74.2 |
3.7 |
76.2 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
77.7 |
1.0 |
77.9 |
1.1 |
80.5 |
2.4 |
70.8 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
76.6 |
1.7 |
76.8 |
1.9 |
82.6 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
77.8 |
2.3 |
76.8 |
2.5 |
80.0 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
74.5 |
3.5 |
76.7 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
74.2 |
1.5 |
74.3 |
1.8 |
76.5 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
78.2 |
0.9 |
78.5 |
0.9 |
80.6 |
2.2 |
68.7 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
72.8 |
6.6 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
77.9 |
0.8 |
78.0 |
0.9 |
79.4 |
2.2 |
76.1 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
68.1 |
5.4 |
Other |
72.0 |
1.9 |
73.2 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
61.5 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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.