Table 6_4_5-3a

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_5.3a
Children ages 2–17 for whom a health provider ever gave advice about the amount and kind of exercise, sports, or physically active hobbies they should have, 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		36.9	1.0	37.1	1.1	38.4	1.9	29.7	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	37.2	4.1
Age	2–5	31.8	1.3	32.2	1.6	31.4	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	6–17	38.7	1.1	38.8	1.2	40.6	2.4	31.8	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	38.0	5.0
Gender	Male	37.1	1.2	37.8	1.4	35.7	2.2	31.1	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	32.8	5.0
Gender	Female	36.8	1.1	36.3	1.3	41.0	2.5	28.5	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.4	5.3
Family income^a	Negative/poor	35.3	1.6	33.9	2.0	39.0	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	35.0	1.9	33.2	1.9	42.0	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	33.5	1.6	34.6	1.9	30.2	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	43.4	1.8	43.8	2.0	45.6	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	38.0	1.3	38.1	1.4	39.1	3.1	32.5	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	39.5	6.0
	Public only	36.1	1.4	36.2	1.7	38.0	2.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	34.6	5.5
	Uninsured	29.7	3.3	29.7	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	39.1	1.1	39.6	1.3	39.5	2.0	30.1	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	41.5	4.5
	Large central metro	42.0	1.6	43.2	2.0	39.7	2.6	33.3	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	38.0	2.2	39.3	2.5	36.8	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	37.1	2.3	37.5	2.7	37.0	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	36.7	2.8	34.0	2.8	50.8	6.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	25.7	1.9	25.4	2.0	29.9	5.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	25.4	2.3	24.3	2.2	34.9	7.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	26.3	3.7	27.3	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	37.3	1.0	37.0	1.2	39.1	2.0	42.5	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	35.9	4.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	34.7	2.2	37.7	2.4	DSU	DSU	19.2	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	36.7	1.0	36.8	1.1	38.1	1.9	29.7	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	36.1	4.1
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	48.9	4.0	50.3	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	Yes	43.0	1.5	42.7	1.6	43.5	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	No	35.4	1.1	35.6	1.3	37.0	2.2	28.2	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	33.6	4.6

^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_5-3a: 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_5-3a.html