Table 6_3_9-3a

2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 6_3_9.3a
Children 41–80 lbs for whom a health provider ever gave advice about using booster seats when riding in the car, by race, United States, 2005
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		41.6	1.7	42.4	1.9	39.7	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	0–5	50.7	2.8	52.0	3.1	45.6	6.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	6–17	39.0	1.8	39.7	2.1	37.8	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	41.0	1.9	41.8	2.2	39.1	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	42.3	2.2	43.1	2.7	40.4	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^a	Negative/poor	35.0	2.7	35.6	3.4	37.7	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	36.1	2.7	35.2	2.9	42.2	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	45.0	2.9	45.1	3.3	44.9	6.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	46.6	2.9	47.8	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance	Any private	43.7	2.1	44.3	2.4	40.4	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	38.4	2.4	38.3	2.8	40.1	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	32.7	4.9	36.0	5.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	43.8	1.8	45.0	2.0	40.8	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large central metro	46.1	3.0	47.1	3.5	43.0	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Large fringe metro	49.0	2.8	50.9	3.2	40.6	6.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medium metro	38.4	4.0	39.3	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Small metro	34.4	4.2	36.8	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Nonmetropolitan	28.5	3.3	27.1	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	26.2	3.9	25.2	4.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore	33.4	6.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	41.2	1.8	41.7	2.1	39.4	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	Other	43.9	2.8	46.4	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	41.6	1.7	42.4	1.9	39.6	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	Yes	44.7	3.1	45.1	3.6	49.6	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	No	40.7	1.7	41.6	1.9	37.4	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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.

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 6_3_9-3a: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_3_9-3a.html