Table 6_4_12-2a

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_12.2a
Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about using a helmet when riding a bicycle or motorcycle, 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		34.4	1.0	34.9	1.2	34.3	2.0	28.4	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	36.7	4.7
Age	2-5	37.8	1.6	38.7	1.9	37.3	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	6-17	33.4	1.1	33.6	1.4	33.5	2.2	28.7	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	37.9	6.0
Gender	Male	34.7	1.2	35.0	1.4	34.5	2.5	29.8	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	38.4	6.0
Gender	Female	34.1	1.3	34.7	1.5	34.2	2.5	27.1	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	35.3	6.0
Family income^a	Negative/poor	32.1	2.0	32.0	2.6	34.4	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	32.8	1.8	30.8	2.1	39.4	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	30.2	1.6	30.6	1.8	31.4	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	41.6	1.8	43.0	2.0	29.7	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	36.8	1.3	37.7	1.5	31.4	3.2	31.6	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	40.1	6.9
	Public only	31.8	1.4	30.5	1.8	38.3	2.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	33.0	5.8
	Uninsured	26.2	3.2	27.2	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^b	Metropolitan	36.1	1.1	36.8	1.3	36.4	2.2	28.6	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	35.3	5.0
	Large central metro	36.4	1.7	36.6	2.2	37.2	3.4	33.4	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	38.1	2.1	39.8	2.4	32.4	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	36.1	2.2	36.9	2.6	38.7	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	29.1	3.0	28.7	3.3	37.7	7.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	26.4	2.6	26.4	2.9	18.6	4.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	27.0	2.8	26.7	3.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	25.4	4.7	26.1	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	35.7	1.1	36.1	1.4	35.0	2.1	32.8	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	37.2	4.9
Language spoken most often at home	Other	27.8	1.8	29.0	2.0	DSU	DSU	23.6	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	34.4	1.0	34.8	1.2	34.7	2.0	28.1	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	36.7	4.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	36.5	5.1	39.8	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Children with special health care needs^b	Yes	36.4	1.7	36.8	2.0	35.5	3.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Children with special health care needs^b	No	34.0	1.1	34.4	1.3	34.2	2.3	28.1	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	36.0	5.3
U.S. born	Yes	35.0	1.0	35.6	1.2	34.6	2.0	27.5	4.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	36.2	4.5
U.S. born	No	22.7	3.1	19.6	2.9	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.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: Table 6_4_12-2a: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_4_12-2a.html