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Table 185C_a
Children whose parents reported that their child's providers sometimes or never 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 5.2 0.4 4.6 0.4 7.0 1.0 * * * * * * * *
Age 0-5 5.1 0.6 4.8 0.6 7.2 1.5 * * * * * * * *
6-17 5.2 0.5 4.5 0.5 6.9 1.2 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 5.0 0.5 4.3 0.5 7.0 1.2 * * * * * * * *
Female 5.3 0.6 5.0 0.6 7.1 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 8.9 1.0 10.0 1.3 7.3 1.3 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 7.8 1.1 7.4 1.2 8.9 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Middle 4.2 0.6 3.3 0.6 * * * * * * * * * *
High 2.6 0.5 2.4 0.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 3.8 0.4 3.2 0.4 7.3 1.4 * * * * * * * *
Public only 8.6 0.8 8.9 0.9 7.0 1.5 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 5.9 1.6 6.1 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 5.1 0.5 4.2 0.5 8.4 1.3 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 5.6 0.8 5.3 0.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 4.3 0.9 4.7 1.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 4.8 1.4 * * * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 5.8 0.7 5.7 0.8 3.8 1.0 * * * * * * * *
No 5.0 0.4 4.3 0.4 8.0 1.2 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 4.7 0.4 4.1 0.5 6.8 1.0 * * * * * * * *
Other 8.4 1.1 8.4 1.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 5.0 0.4 4.5 0.4 6.8 1.0 * * * * * * * *
No 9.4 2.3 8.1 2.4 * * * * * * * * * *

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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