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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