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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
Data Tables Appendix

Table 6_4_12.2c
Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a helmet when riding a bicycle or motorcycle,a by family income,b United States, 2008
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   31.3 1.1 29.6 2.0 26.1 1.5 29.4 1.8 39.3 2.3
Age 2-5 33.1 1.6 28.6 2.6 27.6 2.6 35.3 3.5 39.4 3.5
6-17 30.7 1.1 30.1 2.2 25.6 1.7 27.6 1.7 39.3 2.5
Gender Male 33.3 1.1 30.2 2.3 29.1 1.9 30.8 2.0 42.1 2.3
Female 29.2 1.4 29.1 2.3 23.1 1.9 27.9 2.2 36.3 3.0
Race White, single race 32.2 1.3 28.9 2.5 26.2 1.7 30.9 2.1 40.4 2.6
Black, single race 27.2 1.8 28.9 2.9 24.6 3.3 23.4 3.0 34.7 6.3
Asian, single race 26.4 3.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU 19.5 4.9 34.2 5.7
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race 31.1 8.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races 35.8 4.3 42.3 8.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 31.1 1.3 27.2 2.6 24.8 1.9 28.4 2.1 40.4 2.5
  Non-Hispanic, White 32.3 1.6 24.4 4.1 24.0 2.5 30.1 2.5 41.8 2.8
  Non-Hispanic, Black 27.3 1.8 28.0 3.0 25.3 3.5 23.8 3.1 35.5 6.4
Hispanic, all races 31.9 1.4 34.1 2.5 28.9 2.2 34.3 3.4 29.3 4.4
Health insurance Any private 33.4 1.5 25.4 3.7 26.6 3.0 29.6 2.1 40.8 2.5
Public only 29.9 1.6 31.5 2.3 27.0 2.2 31.4 4.3 DSU DSU
Uninsured 20.5 2.2 19.1 5.2 20.0 4.5 23.6 3.8 DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 32.9 1.2 30.7 2.1 28.8 1.8 29.9 2.0 40.8 2.4
  Large central metro 31.6 1.5 33.0 2.6 28.9 2.6 29.9 3.0 35.7 3.5
  Large fringe metro 36.5 2.3 28.1 4.3 33.1 4.6 32.2 3.5 44.2 4.2
  Medium metro 31.6 2.6 30.5 4.5 27.7 3.7 29.4 4.9 38.1 5.0
  Small metro 29.6 4.0 28.2 6.3 23.1 6.2 25.3 4.8 DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 23.0 2.8 24.5 5.7 15.0 2.3 27.3 4.9 DSU DSU
  Micropolitan 22.6 3.6 29.1 7.8 14.3 3.2 27.4 6.8 DSU DSU
  Noncore 23.5 4.0 DSU DSU 16.5 4.1 27.2 5.9 DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English 31.8 1.2 29.3 2.6 24.6 1.7 29.8 2.0 40.3 2.4
Other 28.8 1.6 30.5 2.5 30.6 2.9 26.4 3.7 21.0 4.3
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 31.3 1.1 30.0 2.1 26.1 1.5 29.2 1.9 39.2 2.3
Fair/poor 30.2 5.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
CSHCNd Yes 33.3 1.8 31.7 3.7 26.2 3.0 32.1 3.2 40.7 3.7
No 30.7 1.1 29.0 2.0 26.0 1.7 28.7 1.9 38.9 2.5
U.S. born Yes 31.9 1.1 30.4 2.1 26.5 1.6 30.0 1.9 39.7 2.3
No 18.7 2.6 18.3 3.9 19.6 4.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU

a. Denominator includes children who made an appointment for routine health care in the last 12 months, excluding missing data.

b. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.

c. For more information, see the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

d. CSHCN: Children with special health care needs. For details, refer to the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey documentation for the 2008 Full Year Consolidated Data File at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/download_data_files_detail.jsp?cboPufNumber=HC-121.

DSU - 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; 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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