Table 1.81b
Percent of children under age 18 for whom a doctor or other health provider gave advice about using car safety restraints, United States, 2001
| |
|
|
Ever given advice |
Given advice within past year |
Given advice within past 2 years |
| Population group |
Total population (in thousands)c |
Percentd |
Standard error |
Percente |
Standard error |
Percente |
Standard error |
| Total |
72,826 |
36.1 |
0.9 |
26.4 |
0.9 |
30.7 |
0.9 |
| Race |
White |
56,988 |
36.7 |
0.9 |
26.4 |
0.9 |
30.8 |
0.9 |
| Black |
11,622 |
35.4 |
2.1 |
28.2 |
2.3 |
32.3 |
2.1 |
| API |
3,290 |
34.8 |
4.9 |
25.3 |
3.9 |
29.3 |
4.8 |
| AI/AN |
926 |
14.9 |
4.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
14.1 |
4.2 |
| Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
12,963 |
36.6 |
1.5 |
27.0 |
1.3 |
32.6 |
1.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,863 |
36.0 |
1.0 |
26.3 |
1.0 |
30.3 |
1.0 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
44,726 |
36.7 |
1.2 |
26.1 |
1.1 |
30.2 |
1.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
11,252 |
35.2 |
2.1 |
28.2 |
2.3 |
32.2 |
2.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, other |
3,884 |
31.0 |
4.6 |
22.7 |
3.6 |
26.5 |
4.4 |
| Gender |
Male |
37,264 |
35.8 |
1.1 |
26.0 |
1.0 |
30.2 |
1.0 |
| Female |
35,562 |
36.5 |
1.1 |
26.9 |
1.2 |
31.3 |
1.2 |
| Age |
0-5 |
23,710 |
56.5 |
1.4 |
47.2 |
1.5 |
53.2 |
1.4 |
| 6-17 |
49,115 |
26.2 |
0.9 |
16.3 |
0.8 |
19.8 |
0.9 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
49,345 |
37.3 |
1.1 |
26.5 |
1.0 |
30.8 |
1.0 |
| Public only |
17,342 |
36.1 |
1.6 |
28.9 |
1.5 |
33.1 |
1.5 |
| Uninsured |
6,139 |
26.6 |
2.3 |
19.1 |
2.0 |
23.2 |
2.3 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
12,075 |
33.7 |
1.7 |
25.9 |
1.5 |
30.0 |
1.6 |
| Near poor/low |
15,876 |
34.4 |
1.7 |
25.1 |
1.5 |
29.6 |
1.6 |
| Middle |
23,483 |
34.7 |
1.4 |
23.5 |
1.2 |
27.9 |
1.2 |
| High |
21,392 |
40.3 |
1.6 |
31.0 |
1.6 |
35.1 |
1.7 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
41,207 |
37.5 |
1.2 |
27.7 |
1.2 |
32.3 |
1.3 |
| Metropolitan-small |
19,976 |
36.5 |
1.8 |
25.9 |
1.5 |
30.3 |
1.7 |
| Micropolitan |
7,527 |
30.2 |
2.3 |
23.6 |
1.9 |
26.6 |
2.1 |
| Noncore |
4,115 |
32.2 |
2.9 |
21.8 |
2.4 |
25.1 |
2.5 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,309 |
36.1 |
0.9 |
26.3 |
0.9 |
30.7 |
0.9 |
| Fair/poor |
1,516 |
36.5 |
4.3 |
30.9 |
3.9 |
34.2 |
4.2 |
| CSHCN |
Yes |
13,880 |
32.9 |
1.5 |
25.1 |
1.5 |
27.8 |
1.5 |
| No |
58,520 |
36.9 |
1.0 |
26.7 |
0.9 |
31.4 |
1.0 |
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 See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measure Specifications Appendix for more information.
c Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
d Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents didn't know if they had ever been given advice.
e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents didn't know if they had ever been given the advice, or when they were given advice.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; CSHCN: children with special health care needs.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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