Table 6_4_9-1

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_9.1
Children 0–40 lbs for whom a health provider ever gave advice about using child safety seats when riding in a car, United States, 2006
			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		74,064	63.7	1.5	54.0	1.5	60.3	1.5
Age	0–5	24,713	64.1	1.6	54.7	1.6	60.9	1.6
Age	6–17	49,351	51.4	7.3	34.4	6.5	41.9	6.8
Gender	Male	37,729	63.0	1.9	53.6	1.9	60.4	1.9
Gender	Female	36,335	64.4	2.0	54.5	1.9	60.2	2.0
Race	White, single race	56,434	64.4	1.9	54.4	1.9	60.5	1.8
	Black, single race	11,006	61.5	2.8	55.3	2.8	59.9	2.8
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	2,453	69.6	6.2	56.6	7.1	67.9	6.4
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	58,997	64.2	1.7	54.6	1.7	60.7	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, White	42,300	65.8	2.2	55.5	2.1	61.6	2.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	10,740	60.8	2.9	54.7	2.9	59.2	2.9
	Hispanic, all races	15,067	61.9	2.6	52.2	2.7	58.8	2.8
Family income^a	Negative/poor	13,075	63.1	2.4	54.3	2.5	60.8	2.5
	Near poor/low	15,785	64.2	2.5	53.1	2.5	60.3	2.6
	Middle	23,937	63.7	2.7	53.9	2.8	59.5	2.7
	High	21,267	63.8	3.1	54.7	3.2	60.7	3.1
Health insurance	Any private	46,724	65.3	2.0	54.7	2.1	61.3	2.0
	Public only	22,708	62.0	2.0	54.1	1.9	59.6	2.0
	Uninsured	4,633	56.8	6.9	45.7	7.6	52.6	7.5
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	62,479	64.5	1.6	55.1	1.7	61.0	1.6
	Large central metro	22,476	64.2	2.5	56.7	2.6	60.7	2.6
	Large fringe metro	18,960	61.1	3.6	54.3	3.6	59.5	3.4
	Medium metro	14,720	64.3	3.2	53.8	3.3	60.1	3.2
	Small metro	6,324	74.3	4.0	55.3	4.3	67.6	4.1
	Nonmetropolitan	11,585	59.2	3.3	47.7	3.2	56.0	3.3
	Micropolitan	7,566	56.1	4.4	47.7	4.6	53.3	4.4
	Noncore	4,019	64.9	5.5	47.7	3.7	61.2	5.3
Language spoken most often at home	English	63,041	64.8	1.7	54.9	1.7	61.1	1.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	10,976	58.7	3.2	49.9	3.2	56.5	3.2
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	72,526	63.9	1.5	54.2	1.5	60.5	1.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN	Yes	14,597	67.2	3.4	57.1	3.7	62.8	3.4
CSHCN	No	58,809	63.5	1.6	53.8	1.6	60.2	1.6

^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.

^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_9-1: 2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr09/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_4_9-1.html