Table 89c
Children age 2-17 with advice about using helmets, by family income,a United States, 2003 |
| |
|
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
38.0 |
1.0 |
35.2 |
1.8 |
31.8 |
1.6 |
37.0 |
1.7 |
45.4 |
1.9 |
| Age |
2-5 |
36.2 |
1.6 |
36.7 |
2.8 |
31.5 |
2.8 |
36.6 |
2.8 |
39.6 |
3.6 |
| 6-17 |
38.5 |
1.0 |
34.6 |
2.0 |
31.9 |
1.7 |
37.1 |
1.8 |
47.0 |
2.0 |
| Gender |
Male |
38.6 |
1.1 |
36.5 |
2.4 |
32.6 |
2.0 |
37.7 |
1.9 |
45.5 |
2.2 |
| Female |
37.3 |
1.2 |
33.8 |
2.3 |
30.9 |
2.3 |
36.2 |
2.2 |
45.3 |
2.3 |
| Race |
White, single race |
38.8 |
1.1 |
33.4 |
2.0 |
31.6 |
2.0 |
38.2 |
1.9 |
46.7 |
2.1 |
| Black, single race |
35.6 |
2.4 |
40.5 |
3.5 |
33.8 |
4.1 |
31.7 |
3.8 |
35.9 |
8.0 |
| Asian, single race |
32.6 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
40.5 |
7.3 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
35.4 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
38.6 |
1.1 |
34.8 |
2.2 |
32.4 |
2.1 |
36.5 |
1.9 |
46.3 |
2.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
40.0 |
1.4 |
31.3 |
2.8 |
32.4 |
2.9 |
37.9 |
2.2 |
47.8 |
2.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
35.2 |
2.4 |
40.0 |
3.5 |
33.6 |
4.1 |
31.0 |
3.8 |
36.0 |
8.0 |
| Hispanic |
35.0 |
1.7 |
36.1 |
2.6 |
30.4 |
2.3 |
40.2 |
3.8 |
33.9 |
4.5 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
40.2 |
1.2 |
37.9 |
4.7 |
32.6 |
2.5 |
36.9 |
1.9 |
46.6 |
1.9 |
| Public only |
35.5 |
1.5 |
36.4 |
2.1 |
34.1 |
2.3 |
38.6 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
| Uninsured |
25.7 |
2.6 |
16.4 |
3.5 |
18.9 |
3.1 |
34.4 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
41.0 |
1.3 |
39.4 |
2.4 |
32.4 |
2.2 |
41.1 |
2.2 |
47.3 |
2.3 |
| Metropolitan-small |
35.9 |
2.1 |
30.1 |
3.9 |
33.8 |
3.4 |
35.2 |
3.4 |
42.3 |
4.0 |
| Micropolitan |
29.3 |
3.0 |
30.3 |
3.7 |
27.1 |
3.8 |
21.0 |
4.0 |
42.5 |
7.1 |
| Noncore |
32.6 |
4.3 |
36.0 |
6.8 |
26.0 |
6.0 |
32.1 |
6.1 |
* |
* |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
42.4 |
1.6 |
40.7 |
2.8 |
36.1 |
3.1 |
39.7 |
3.2 |
50.6 |
3.2 |
| No |
36.8 |
1.1 |
33.8 |
1.9 |
30.6 |
1.8 |
36.4 |
1.7 |
44.0 |
2.0 |
| Preferred language |
English |
38.6 |
1.1 |
36.2 |
2.2 |
32.4 |
2.0 |
36.8 |
1.8 |
45.5 |
2.0 |
| Other |
33.8 |
1.8 |
32.4 |
2.8 |
29.7 |
2.6 |
38.7 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
| Born in U.S. |
Yes |
38.7 |
1.0 |
36.0 |
1.9 |
33.1 |
1.7 |
37.5 |
1.7 |
45.6 |
1.9 |
| No |
24.9 |
2.1 |
25.5 |
4.0 |
16.8 |
3.1 |
24.2 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
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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