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.