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Table 185B_a
Children whose parents reported that their child's providers usually 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 17.2 0.8 17.3 0.8 14.4 1.7 24.7 3.9 * * * * 20.3 4.3
Age 0-5 16.2 1.1 16.1 1.2 13.3 2.3 21.3 4.5 * * * * * *
6-17 17.8 0.9 17.9 1.0 15.0 2.1 26.8 5.1 * * * * 14.8 4.2
Gender Male 17.1 0.9 16.7 1.0 18.0 2.4 20.5 4.2 * * * * * *
Female 17.3 1.0 17.9 1.1 10.7 1.7 29.7 5.3 * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 19.3 1.7 19.6 1.9 18.2 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 18.2 1.4 19.8 1.8 9.0 2.1 * * * * * * * *
Middle 17.7 1.3 17.7 1.4 18.4 3.9 * * * * * * * *
High 14.9 1.3 14.5 1.4 * * 23.9 5.2 * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 16.9 1.0 16.6 1.0 15.8 2.5 21.2 3.8 * * * * 25.3 5.8
Public only 17.7 1.1 19.1 1.4 13.7 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 18.5 2.7 17.7 2.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 16.8 1.1 16.5 1.2 14.8 1.9 24.6 4.4 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 17.7 1.6 18.2 1.6 12.7 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 15.4 2.0 15.5 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 22.3 3.0 22.0 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 16.6 1.3 17.3 1.5 11.5 2.4 * * * * * * * *
No 17.3 0.9 17.1 0.9 15.5 1.9 25.3 4.2 * * * * 20.9 5.2
Preferred language English 16.6 0.8 16.9 0.9 14.6 1.7 12.7 3.5 * * * * 21.0 4.4
Other 21.7 1.7 19.6 1.9 * * 35.4 6.2 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 17.0 0.8 17.3 0.9 14.1 1.6 21.3 3.6 * * * * 20.3 4.4
No 22.7 3.3 16.8 3.1 * * * * * * * * * *

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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