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Table 86a
Children 0-40 lbs with advice to parent or guardian about using child car safety seats, 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 62.6 1.4 63.1 1.7 62.5 3.1 60.5 6.5 * * * * * *
Age 0-5 63.3 1.4 63.5 1.7 64.0 3.1 * * * * * * * *
6-17 46.3 6.3 * * * * * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 61.4 2.0 63.1 2.3 59.0 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Female 63.8 1.8 63.0 2.2 65.7 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 65.1 2.5 65.7 2.9 69.1 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 57.1 2.8 55.3 3.5 61.3 6.8 * * * * * * * *
Middle 62.9 2.5 63.9 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *
High 64.8 2.9 66.1 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 63.7 2.0 64.1 2.3 59.6 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Public only 61.2 2.0 61.7 2.4 64.7 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 59.6 6.6 58.9 7.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 62.1 1.8 62.0 2.2 63.3 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 63.3 2.5 63.8 3.0 62.7 6.0 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 64.0 4.6 65.2 4.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 61.6 7.3 65.4 7.6 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 68.0 3.7 70.7 4.7 * * * * * * * * * *
No 61.8 1.5 61.9 1.7 61.4 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 63.4 1.6 64.2 1.9 62.4 3.2 * * * * * * * *
Other 58.9 2.8 57.8 3.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 62.9 1.4 63.4 1.7 62.2 3.2 * * * * * * * *
No * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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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