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Table 81a
Children 0-40 lbs who ever received advice about using child car safety seats, by race, United States, 2002
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   59.9 1.3 61.0 1.5 60.1 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Age 0 - 5 60.8 1.4 61.9 1.6 60.9 3.4 * * * * * * * *
6 - 17 40.1 4.6 40.3 5.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 60.4 1.7 61.4 1.9 59.3 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Female 59.4 1.7 60.6 1.9 60.8 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative or poor 53.1 2.9 53.3 3.5 53.8 5.9 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 60.8 2.6 61.0 2.9 65.6 4.8 * * * * * * * *
Middle 58.9 2.4 59.2 2.7 * * * * * * * * * *
High 66.4 3.2 69.4 3.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Health insurance Any private 61.1 1.8 62.5 1.9 58.6 5.0 * * * * * * * *
Public only 59.3 2.1 59.9 2.7 62.2 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 49.2 6.0 49.7 6.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationb Metropolitan-large 59.7 1.8 61.5 2.0 59.5 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 59.5 2.2 59.9 2.7 60.1 5.2 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 57.3 5.5 56.4 5.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore 70.5 6.5 71.1 7.3 * * * * * * * * * *
CSHCN Yes 55.0 3.7 54.2 4.6 * * * * * * * * * *
No 60.6 1.4 61.9 1.6 59.9 3.6 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 61.1 1.5 62.1 1.7 59.7 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Other 51.9 3.3 54.9 3.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 60.2 1.4 61.3 1.6 60.1 3.3 * * * * * * * *
No * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

a Negative or 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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