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Table 185B_b
Children whose parents reported that their child's providers usually explained things in a way they could understand, by ethnicity, United States, 2003
        Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
    Total All races White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 17.2 0.8 16.7 0.9 16.5 0.9 14.7 1.7 19.6 1.5
Age 0-5 16.2 1.1 15.7 1.3 15.3 1.4 13.7 2.4 18.0 1.9
6-17 17.8 0.9 17.3 1.0 17.2 1.2 15.3 2.1 20.9 1.9
Gender Male 17.1 0.9 16.6 1.0 15.8 1.1 18.5 2.4 19.4 1.8
Female 17.3 1.0 16.8 1.1 17.3 1.2 10.7 1.7 19.8 1.9
Family incomea Negative/poor 19.3 1.7 19.5 2.1 19.7 2.8 18.5 3.0 18.6 2.0
Near poor/low 18.2 1.4 17.7 1.8 19.6 2.5 9.3 2.2 19.6 2.2
Middle 17.7 1.3 17.3 1.5 17.1 1.6 18.9 4.0 19.9 2.8
High 14.9 1.3 14.5 1.3 14.0 1.4 * * 21.1 5.4
Health insurance Any private 16.9 1.0 16.8 1.1 16.4 1.1 16.1 2.5 18.0 2.3
Public only 17.7 1.1 16.6 1.4 17.6 1.8 14.0 2.1 20.3 2.0
Uninsured 18.5 2.7 16.8 3.6 14.8 3.7 * * 23.2 3.7
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 16.8 1.1 15.9 1.2 15.0 1.3 15.0 2.0 20.4 2.0
Metropolitan-small 17.7 1.6 17.4 1.7 17.8 1.8 13.2 3.7 19.5 3.2
Micropolitan 15.4 2.0 16.2 2.2 16.5 2.4 * * 8.5 2.4
Noncore 22.3 3.0 21.9 3.3 21.3 3.7 * * * *
CSHCN Yes 16.6 1.3 16.5 1.4 17.0 1.7 11.7 2.5 17.5 2.4
No 17.3 0.9 16.7 0.9 16.2 1.0 15.8 1.9 20.1 1.7
Preferred language English 16.6 0.8 16.4 0.9 16.7 0.9 14.8 1.7 17.9 2.1
Other 21.7 1.7 22.7 4.0 * * * * 21.3 1.9
Born in U.S. Yes 17.0 0.8 16.5 0.9 16.6 0.9 14.3 1.6 19.3 1.6
No 22.7 3.3 22.7 4.8 * * * * 22.7 3.6

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: 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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