Table 229B_a: Children whose providers usually explained things in a way their parents could understand, by race, United States, 2001

  Total White Black API AI/AN
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 19.8 1.0 20.3 0.9 16.9 2.6 19.8 3.3 * *
                     
Age                    
    0 - 5 18.7 1.1 18.5 1.2 19.5 3.4 * * * *
    6 - 17 20.4 1.2 21.5 1.1 15.2 2.6 19.1 5.1 * *
                     
Gender                    
    Male 20.1 1.1 21.1 1.1 15.2 2.7 16.7 3.7 * *
    Female 19.4 1.1 19.5 1.1 18.5 3.0 22.7 4.9 * *
                     
Family income a                    
    Negative or poor 18.1 1.6 20.6 2.1 14.7 2.8 * * * *
    Near poor/low 23.7 1.9 24.7 2.1 21.7 4.3 * * * *
    Middle 19.5 1.4 20.6 1.5 15.6 2.8 * * * *
    High 18.5 1.5 17.9 1.5 15.2 4.5 * * * *
                     
Insurance coverage                    
    Any private 19.8 1.0 20.4 1.0 15.3 2.1 19.3 3.9 * *
    Public only 19.8 1.8 20.3 1.9 19.1 3.9 * * * *
    Uninsured 18.8 2.7 19.8 2.9 * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationb                    
    Metropolitan-large 20.6 1.5 21.2 1.3 17.8 3.6 21.5 3.7 * *
    Metropolitan-small 20.5 1.5 21.4 1.7 15.0 2.9 * * * *
    Micropolitan 15.8 1.8 16.3 1.9 * * * * * *
    Noncore 14.8 2.9 14.8 3.1 * * * * * *
                     
CSHCNc                    
    Yes 20.4 1.4 21.0 1.5 18.8 3.0 * * * *
    No 19.5 1.1 20.1 1.0 16.3 2.9 20.5 3.6 * *
                     

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.

bSee MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

cPopulation is different from other categories. The variable is defined according to age at interview rounds, not the end of the year. Children with missing values are excluded.

*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Table 229B b Table 229A a

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