Table 6_4_10-2a

2010 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_10.2a
Children 41-80 lb for whom a health professional gave advice within the past 2 years about using a booster seat when riding in the car, by race, United States, 2007
		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		38.6	1.5	39.9	1.7	35.2	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	0-5	52.2	2.7	52.2	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	6-17	34.6	1.6	36.2	1.9	28.8	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	37.3	1.9	38.3	2.1	35.0	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Female	40.0	2.0	41.6	2.4	35.3	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^a	Negative/poor	37.5	2.9	39.5	3.5	34.1	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	34.5	2.5	33.0	2.8	42.6	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	36.7	2.5	38.2	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	44.1	3.3	46.0	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	40.0	1.9	42.1	2.2	30.2	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Public only	37.5	2.2	38.3	2.5	37.2	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	31.5	5.0	28.1	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^b	Metropolitan	40.4	1.6	42.2	1.9	35.4	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large central metro	40.5	2.4	41.6	2.8	38.1	5.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	42.0	3.1	46.3	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	37.9	3.5	38.8	3.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	40.8	4.8	39.6	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	29.1	3.4	28.6	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	30.4	4.3	29.6	4.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	26.7	5.1	26.9	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	39.0	1.7	40.1	1.9	35.5	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	Other	36.4	2.8	39.0	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	38.7	1.5	40.0	1.7	36.0	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Children with special health care needs^b	Yes	39.3	3.0	41.0	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Children with special health care needs^b	No	38.5	1.6	39.6	1.8	35.8	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	Yes	39.0	1.5	40.4	1.7	34.7	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
U.S. born	No	26.3	5.1	25.9	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^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 B: Detailed Methods.

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; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Current as of February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 6_4_10-2a: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_4_10-2a.html