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Table 185A_a
Children whose parents reported that their child's providers always explained things in a way they could understand, 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 77.6 0.9 78.1 0.9 78.6 1.9 65.1 4.8 * * * * 74.3 4.4
Age 0-5 78.7 1.4 79.1 1.4 79.5 2.8 72.6 5.1 * * * * * *
6-17 77.0 1.0 77.6 1.1 78.0 2.2 60.5 6.7 * * * * 77.0 4.9
Gender Male 77.9 1.0 79.0 1.0 75.0 2.4 65.1 5.6 * * * * * *
Female 77.4 1.1 77.2 1.2 82.3 2.3 65.1 5.8 * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 71.8 1.9 70.4 2.2 74.5 3.2 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 74.0 1.7 72.8 2.1 82.1 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Middle 78.1 1.5 79.0 1.5 74.0 4.5 * * * * * * * *
High 82.5 1.4 83.1 1.5 90.3 3.4 68.9 6.2 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 79.4 1.1 80.2 1.1 76.9 2.8 69.6 5.5 * * * * 71.7 6.0
Public only 73.7 1.4 71.9 1.7 79.3 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 75.6 3.0 76.2 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 78.1 1.1 79.3 1.2 76.8 2.0 66.6 5.4 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 76.8 1.9 76.5 1.9 82.8 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 80.3 2.1 79.7 2.5 88.2 7.5 * * * * * * * *
Noncore 72.9 3.7 73.0 4.2 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 77.6 1.4 77.0 1.7 84.7 2.6 * * * * * * * *
No 77.7 1.0 78.6 1.0 76.5 2.1 66.1 5.0 * * * * 75.8 5.3
Preferred language English 78.7 0.9 79.0 1.0 78.6 1.9 72.6 6.9 * * * * 74.1 4.6
Other 69.9 2.1 72.0 2.2 * * 58.4 6.0 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 78.0 0.9 78.2 0.9 79.1 1.8 69.2 5.1 * * * * 75.6 4.5
No 67.9 3.8 75.1 4.0 * * * * * * * * * *

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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