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Table 85a
Children age 0-17 with advice to parent or guardian about smoking in the house, by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 45.6 1.0 45.4 1.2 49.9 2.2 27.3 3.3 * * * * 54.6 4.3
Age 0-5 54.4 1.5 53.6 1.7 59.0 3.1 39.6 6.3 * * * * * *
6-17 41.6 1.1 41.6 1.3 45.8 2.5 22.3 3.2 * * * * 47.1 4.9
Gender Male 45.2 1.1 45.0 1.3 50.6 2.7 23.6 3.7 * * * * 52.9 5.8
Female 46.1 1.2 45.7 1.4 49.2 2.5 31.9 4.7 * * * * 55.8 5.9
Family incomea Negative/poor 57.8 1.7 57.1 2.3 61.0 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 47.7 1.6 48.2 2.0 47.1 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Middle 42.7 1.7 44.0 1.9 40.1 4.1 21.4 6.1 * * * * * *
High 39.9 2.0 39.4 2.2 49.0 6.6 30.4 6.2 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 41.7 1.3 41.9 1.5 42.7 3.2 27.4 3.8 * * * * 49.6 5.6
Public only 57.2 1.5 57.6 1.9 58.9 2.7 28.4 6.9 * * * * * *
Uninsured 35.8 3.0 38.0 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 45.0 1.2 44.7 1.5 51.7 2.9 27.3 3.9 * * * * 36.6 6.5
Metropolitan-small 45.5 2.2 44.5 2.5 47.9 4.8 * * * * * * 70.9 6.4
Micropolitan 47.0 2.7 47.3 2.9 44.6 5.4 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 50.6 4.7 52.0 5.2 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 49.2 1.7 47.7 2.1 57.0 3.8 * * * * * * * *
No 44.7 1.1 44.8 1.2 47.7 2.6 27.6 3.6 * * * * 52.0 4.7
Preferred language English 46.0 1.1 45.1 1.3 50.7 2.2 27.7 5.0 * * * * 54.7 4.5
Other 43.4 1.9 47.0 2.1 * * 27.0 4.1 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 46.3 1.0 45.8 1.2 50.3 2.3 28.9 3.9 * * * * 53.8 4.4
No 32.5 2.6 34.3 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *

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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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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