Table 6_4_12-2

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_12.2
Children ages 2–17 for whom a health provider ever gave advice about using a helmet when riding a bicycle or motorcycle, United States, 2002
			Ever given advice		Within past year		Within past 2 years
Population group		Total population� (in thousands)^c	Percent^d	SE	Percent^e	SE	Percent^e	SE
Total		65,261	35.2	0.8	25.1	0.7	31.2	0.8
Age	2–5	15,715	33.3	1.5	28.9	1.4	32.8	1.5
Age	6–17	49,546	35.9	0.9	23.9	0.8	30.6	0.9
Gender	Male	33,465	35.7	1.0	25.5	0.9	31.3	1.0
Gender	Female	31,796	34.7	1.0	24.7	0.9	30.9	1.0
Race	White, single race	50,296	35.7	0.9	25.3	0.9	31.5	0.9
	Black, single race	10,137	34.0	2.0	25.2	1.7	30.5	1.9
	Asian, single race	2,341	33.9	3.8	23.2	2.9	29.2	3.4
	NHOPI, single race	280	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	789	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	1,417	37.2	4.7	27.0	4.2	32.3	4.4
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	53,547	36.0	0.9	25.6	0.8	31.6	0.9
	Non-Hispanic, White	39,108	37.0	1.1	26.0	1.0	32.3	1.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	9,917	33.7	2.0	25.0	1.7	30.2	1.9
	Hispanic	11,713	31.6	1.7	23.1	1.5	29.1	1.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	10,871	29.9	1.6	21.6	1.3	27.1	1.5
	Near poor/low	13,746	32.0	1.5	22.5	1.3	28.8	1.4
	Middle	22,506	34.4	1.4	24.1	1.2	29.7	1.3
	High	18,138	42.0	1.8	30.6	1.5	37.2	1.7
Health insurance	Any private	43,493	38.2	1.1	27.0	1.0	33.5	1.0
	Public only	16,816	31.2	1.3	23.2	1.1	28.8	1.2
	Uninsured	4,952	23.2	2.5	15.6	2.1	18.9	2.2
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	55,430	37.0	0.9	26.4	0.8	32.6	0.9
	Large central metro	19,867	36.9	1.5	26.1	1.2	32.6	1.3
	Large fringe metro	16,461	41.3	1.8	29.5	1.5	36.7	1.7
	Medium metro	13,459	36.9	1.9	26.7	2.1	32.7	2.0
	Small metro	5,644	25.0	2.7	18.2	2.4	21.0	2.7
	Nonmetropolitan	9,830	25.6	1.8	17.8	1.6	22.8	1.8
	Micropolitan	6,556	27.0	2.5	19.1	2.1	24.0	2.3
	Noncore	3,274	22.7	2.6	15.1	2.3	20.3	2.6
Language spoken most often at home	English	58,663	36.3	0.9	25.7	0.8	31.9	0.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	6,539	26.0	2.0	20.2	1.7	24.8	1.9
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	63,830	35.2	0.8	25.1	0.7	31.2	0.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	1,431	35.4	4.2	28.8	3.6	30.9	3.6
CSHCN	Yes	13,563	38.8	1.4	28.9	1.4	33.8	1.5
CSHCN	No	51,143	34.4	0.9	24.2	0.8	30.5	0.9

^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.

^c Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.

^d Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if they had ever been given advice.

^e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don'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; 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_12-2: 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_12-2.html