Table 6_4_10-3c

2009 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_4_10.3c
Children 41–80 lbs for whom a health provider gave advice about using booster seats when riding in a car, by family income,^a United States, 2006
		Total		Negative/poor		�Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		43.4	1.4	41.0	2.8	36.9	2.1	41.5	2.7	51.7	3.0
Age	0–5	55.4	2.5	57.5	4.0	53.0	4.6	54.8	4.6	56.4	5.2
Age	6–17	39.5	1.5	34.0	3.1	32.2	2.6	36.6	2.9	50.4	3.1
Gender	Male	43.4	1.8	40.1	3.6	35.8	3.0	43.7	3.6	50.2	3.8
Gender	Female	43.5	1.9	42.1	3.9	37.9	2.8	39.1	3.5	53.2	3.9
Race	White, single race	44.8	1.8	42.4	3.6	34.3	2.6	43.9	3.2	53.3	3.4
	Black, single race	37.0	3.2	37.8	4.8	44.7	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	41.9	6.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	44.0	1.7	37.4	3.6	36.4	3.0	42.0	3.2	52.6	3.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	45.9	2.2	35.8	5.4	31.4	4.0	45.5	3.8	54.5	3.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	37.1	3.4	38.4	5.0	44.4	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	41.5	2.5	48.5	3.6	37.8	3.4	39.4	5.2	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	46.4	1.9	DSU	DSU	39.5	3.8	43.0	3.2	52.3	3.2
	Public only	37.2	2.2	40.7	3.3	35.7	3.2	32.2	4.7	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	41.7	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	45.1	1.6	44.3	3.1	39.6	2.4	41.7	3.2	52.4	3.1
	Large central metro	43.1	2.6	44.9	3.9	39.3	3.9	38.8	5.0	49.1	5.5
	Large fringe metro	46.4	2.9	DSU	DSU	39.1	5.1	41.3	5.6	53.6	4.8
	Medium metro	43.5	3.7	43.2	5.8	38.5	5.1	43.0	6.4	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	52.2	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	33.9	3.3	29.2	6.1	23.8	5.5	40.4	5.1	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	28.5	3.5	26.2	7.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	45.9	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	44.8	1.6	40.3	3.3	37.7	2.7	43.2	3.1	52.4	3.2
Language spoken most often at home	Other	35.7	3.0	42.9	5.0	34.4	3.9	29.3	4.9	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	43.5	1.5	40.9	2.8	36.5	2.2	41.5	2.8	52.0	3.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	Yes	40.1	2.7	42.1	4.9	34.5	5.5	42.3	5.2	40.0	5.4
CSHCN	No	44.2	1.5	40.7	3.3	37.5	2.4	41.5	2.9	54.5	3.4

^a 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.

^b For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

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; 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 March 2010

Internet Citation: Table 6_4_10-3c: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_4_10-3c.html