Table 171C_c Children whose parents report that their child's providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand, by family incomea, United States, 2002 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
5.4 |
0.3 |
9.8 |
1.1 |
8.6 |
0.9 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
0.5 |
Age |
0-5 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
8.2 |
1.3 |
8.9 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
6-17 |
5.4 |
0.4 |
11.1 |
1.5 |
8.3 |
1.1 |
4.6 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
Gender |
Male |
5.2 |
0.5 |
10.0 |
1.5 |
7.8 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
Female |
5.6 |
0.4 |
9.5 |
1.3 |
9.4 |
1.2 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
Race |
White, single race |
5.1 |
0.4 |
11.1 |
1.5 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
Black, single race |
5.4 |
0.7 |
7.9 |
1.6 |
6.3 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
4.8 |
0.3 |
9.0 |
1.3 |
8.8 |
1.1 |
3.8 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
4.2 |
0.4 |
10.1 |
2.1 |
8.9 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
5.4 |
0.7 |
8.2 |
1.7 |
6.5 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Hispanic (all races) |
8.8 |
1.0 |
11.6 |
2.0 |
7.7 |
1.3 |
7.0 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
Health insurance |
Any private |
3.9 |
0.4 |
11.5 |
3.2 |
6.7 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
0.5 |
Public only |
9.2 |
0.8 |
9.4 |
1.1 |
10.2 |
1.5 |
6.8 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
7.3 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
5.8 |
0.5 |
10.6 |
1.4 |
9.9 |
1.4 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
Metropolitan-small |
5.1 |
0.6 |
10.9 |
2.4 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
3.5 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
7.2 |
1.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
6.5 |
0.8 |
12.0 |
2.2 |
8.9 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
No |
5.0 |
0.3 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
8.3 |
1.0 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
Preferred language |
English |
4.9 |
0.3 |
9.4 |
1.2 |
8.4 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
Other |
10.2 |
1.5 |
12.1 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
9.3 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
5.1 |
0.3 |
9.5 |
1.1 |
8.3 |
0.8 |
4.1 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
No |
12.5 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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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