Table 6_4_12-3a

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_12.3a
Children ages 2–17 for whom a health provider gave advice about using a helmet when riding a bicycle or motorcycle, by race, United States, 2006
				Single race
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		38.8	1.1	40.8	1.3	31.6	1.8	34.6	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	32.9	3.9
Age	2–5	39.6	1.7	41.1	2.0	34.2	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	6–17	38.5	1.2	40.7	1.5	30.8	2.1	32.9	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	30.8	4.9
Gender	Male	38.9	1.4	41.5	1.6	29.8	2.1	31.8	6.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	30.2	4.5
Gender	Female	38.7	1.2	40.0	1.5	33.4	2.3	37.1	6.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	35.4	5.2
Family income^a	Negative/poor	36.8	2.1	38.6	2.8	34.1	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	35.2	1.8	35.3	2.0	31.3	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	36.1	1.8	38.7	2.1	26.0	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	45.9	2.1	47.5	2.2	37.2	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	41.8	1.4	43.8	1.5	31.9	2.9	36.5	6.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	34.7	6.1
	Public only	34.5	1.5	35.9	2.0	31.7	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	29.9	5.5
	Uninsured	27.8	3.4	28.9	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	41.1	1.2	43.6	1.4	33.0	2.0	35.0	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	34.4	4.5
	Large central metro	38.6	1.7	42.1	2.3	33.1	2.6	29.2	6.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	45.0	2.5	47.4	2.8	32.3	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	38.5	2.5	40.0	2.9	32.6	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	44.3	3.0	45.7	3.3	35.1	7.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	27.0	2.2	27.2	2.6	21.2	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	24.0	2.2	23.2	2.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	32.4	4.5	34.4	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	39.9	1.2	41.8	1.4	32.0	1.9	53.7	8.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	32.8	4.0
Language spoken most often at home	Other	32.5	2.1	35.1	2.3	DSU	DSU	18.5	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	39.0	1.1	41.0	1.3	31.6	1.9	34.6	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	32.5	4.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	31.1	4.1	31.4	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	Yes	40.5	1.6	41.3	1.9	34.2	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	No	38.4	1.2	40.7	1.4	30.9	2.2	33.0	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	29.6	4.3

^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_12-3a: 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_12-3a.html