2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 194A.a

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Table 194A_a
Children whose parents report that their child's providers always explained things in a way they could understand, by race, United States, 2004

Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		77.2	0.8	77.4	0.8	79.6	2.1	69.3	4.1	*	*	*	*	68.8	5.3
Age	0-5	77.1	1.2	77.4	1.3	79.0	3.2	73.5	6.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	6-17	77.2	0.9	77.4	1.0	79.9	2.1	66.0	6.2	*	*	*	*	73.4	4.9
Gender	Male	77.8	1.0	78.0	1.1	79.8	2.6	70.0	4.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	76.5	1.0	76.7	1.1	79.4	2.3	68.6	5.8	*	*	*	*	66.6	7.2
Family income^a	Negative/poor	71.9	1.8	71.4	2.3	74.8	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	75.7	1.7	74.5	2.0	84.2	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	76.5	1.5	76.7	1.6	75.7	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	81.6	1.4	82.1	1.4	*	*	69.2	6.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Any private	79.0	1.0	79.2	1.0	83.5	2.8	73.3	4.4	*	*	*	*	65.0	7.1
	Public only	73.2	1.3	72.2	1.6	78.0	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	74.2	3.7	76.2	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^b	Metropolitan-large	77.7	1.0	77.9	1.1	80.5	2.4	70.8	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Metropolitan-small	76.6	1.7	76.8	1.9	82.6	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	77.8	2.3	76.8	2.5	80.0	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	74.5	3.5	76.7	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	Yes	74.2	1.5	74.3	1.8	76.5	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	No	78.2	0.9	78.5	0.9	80.6	2.2	68.7	4.4	*	*	*	*	72.8	6.6
Language spoken most often at home	English	77.9	0.8	78.0	0.9	79.4	2.2	76.1	4.7	*	*	*	*	68.1	5.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	72.0	1.9	73.2	2.0	*	*	61.5	5.9	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

^* 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.