Table 6_4_6-3a

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_6.3a
Children ages 2–17 for whom a health provider gave advice about healthy eating, 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		56.4	1.1	56.5	1.3	57.5	1.8	50.4	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	57.0	3.8
Age	2–5	63.5	1.7	63.5	2.0	63.9	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	6–17	53.9	1.2	54.2	1.4	55.5	2.1	47.0	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	52.0	4.7
Gender	Male	55.8	1.3	56.0	1.6	55.1	2.5	52.9	6.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	59.0	5.1
Gender	Female	57.0	1.3	57.1	1.6	59.7	1.9	47.9	6.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	55.2	4.9
Family income^a	Negative/poor	54.2	1.9	52.7	2.6	58.0	2.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	51.5	1.9	49.3	2.2	56.3	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	55.0	1.7	56.0	2.0	55.6	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	62.9	2.0	63.4	2.1	61.8	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	59.1	1.4	59.4	1.5	59.3	3.2	54.0	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	56.8	6.3
	Public only	53.6	1.5	52.7	2.0	56.5	2.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	60.8	5.9
	Uninsured	41.4	3.5	41.3	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	58.1	1.2	58.6	1.3	58.0	2.0	51.2	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	60.3	3.9
	Large central metro	58.8	1.7	59.2	2.1	57.7	2.8	52.1	8.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	61.2	2.4	62.8	2.8	56.3	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	53.6	2.5	53.4	2.9	57.6	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	57.3	2.4	56.9	2.8	64.9	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	47.2	2.9	46.4	3.4	53.8	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	41.6	3.6	39.8	4.0	51.0	9.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	57.7	3.3	58.5	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	57.6	1.2	57.4	1.4	58.3	1.9	65.8	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	56.0	3.9
Language spoken most often at home	Other	49.1	2.3	51.5	2.3	DSU	DSU	37.7	6.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	56.2	1.1	56.3	1.3	57.2	1.9	50.1	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	57.6	4.0
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	65.9	4.0	68.2	5.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	Yes	62.2	1.6	62.1	1.9	61.0	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	No	54.9	1.2	55.1	1.5	56.6	2.2	47.7	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	54.4	4.8

^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_6-3a: 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_6-3a.html