Table 194B_c Children whose parents report that their child's providers usually explained things in a way they could understand, by family income,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
18.3 |
0.7 |
20.5 |
1.5 |
17.7 |
1.5 |
19.3 |
1.4 |
16.4 |
1.3 |
Age |
0-5 |
17.7 |
1.0 |
18.8 |
1.9 |
17.4 |
2.0 |
19.1 |
2.2 |
15.6 |
1.8 |
6-17 |
18.7 |
0.9 |
21.8 |
2.0 |
18.0 |
1.8 |
19.4 |
1.6 |
16.9 |
1.7 |
Gender |
Male |
17.5 |
0.9 |
18.5 |
1.8 |
16.4 |
1.7 |
18.4 |
2.0 |
16.8 |
1.7 |
Female |
19.1 |
1.0 |
22.4 |
2.2 |
19.2 |
2.0 |
20.2 |
1.8 |
16.0 |
1.7 |
Race |
White, single race |
18.3 |
0.8 |
20.6 |
1.9 |
19.1 |
1.8 |
19.2 |
1.5 |
16.0 |
1.4 |
Black, single race |
15.8 |
1.8 |
17.8 |
2.3 |
12.9 |
3.1 |
20.2 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
22.1 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
27.1 |
5.9 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
26.6 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
18.2 |
0.8 |
20.3 |
1.9 |
17.9 |
2.0 |
19.6 |
1.6 |
16.0 |
1.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
18.1 |
1.0 |
20.0 |
2.9 |
20.1 |
2.6 |
19.4 |
1.7 |
15.5 |
1.4 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
16.0 |
1.8 |
18.0 |
2.4 |
12.9 |
3.2 |
20.5 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
Hispanic, all races |
18.9 |
1.4 |
20.9 |
2.1 |
17.2 |
1.8 |
17.7 |
3.2 |
20.9 |
4.5 |
Health insurance |
Any private |
17.9 |
0.9 |
23.9 |
5.0 |
16.4 |
2.4 |
19.7 |
1.6 |
16.4 |
1.3 |
Public only |
19.2 |
1.1 |
20.0 |
1.6 |
19.1 |
1.9 |
17.6 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
17.7 |
3.6 |
15.7 |
3.6 |
16.8 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
17.6 |
0.9 |
20.2 |
1.9 |
17.7 |
1.7 |
20.0 |
1.8 |
14.4 |
1.5 |
Metropolitan-small |
19.9 |
1.6 |
20.9 |
3.1 |
21.8 |
3.8 |
19.7 |
2.8 |
18.6 |
2.7 |
Micropolitan |
17.0 |
2.1 |
18.4 |
4.9 |
11.0 |
2.8 |
17.4 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
Noncore |
19.1 |
2.7 |
23.2 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
20.5 |
1.5 |
23.8 |
3.1 |
16.7 |
2.4 |
21.6 |
2.4 |
19.6 |
2.7 |
No |
17.5 |
0.8 |
19.2 |
1.5 |
18.1 |
1.7 |
18.0 |
1.5 |
15.6 |
1.3 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
18.0 |
0.8 |
20.3 |
1.8 |
17.2 |
1.8 |
19.6 |
1.6 |
15.8 |
1.3 |
Other |
20.4 |
1.6 |
21.1 |
2.3 |
19.6 |
2.5 |
16.3 |
3.1 |
28.5 |
4.7 |
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.