Table 6_4_6-2a

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_6.2a
Children ages 2-17 for whom a health provider gave advice within the past 2 years about eating healthy, 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		52.8	1.0	53.0	1.2	52.7	2.1	49.9	4.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	52.7	4.3
Age	2-5	62.9	1.6	64.2	1.8	60.9	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Age	6-17	49.6	1.1	49.3	1.3	50.6	2.3	50.4	4.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	49.7	5.3
Gender	Male	52.3	1.2	53.1	1.4	48.5	2.6	55.9	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	46.6	5.4
Gender	Female	53.3	1.3	52.8	1.5	56.8	2.6	44.9	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	58.1	6.0
Family income^a	Negative/poor	53.7	2.0	53.5	2.7	55.1	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	47.5	1.9	46.8	2.2	51.9	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	49.3	1.6	48.4	1.9	55.3	4.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	High	59.6	1.8	61.2	1.9	43.2	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance	Any private	54.4	1.3	55.4	1.4	49.6	3.2	48.6	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	48.9	6.1
	Public only	52.0	1.6	50.2	2.0	56.2	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	58.9	5.6
	Uninsured	43.6	3.1	43.1	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Location of residence^b	Metropolitan	55.0	1.1	55.7	1.3	53.1	2.2	50.2	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	54.6	4.5
	Large central metro	56.6	1.6	57.7	1.8	53.8	3.0	61.2	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Large fringe metro	58.2	2.2	59.7	2.4	53.0	5.0	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medium metro	53.1	2.2	53.1	2.8	53.9	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Small metro	45.0	3.5	44.3	3.7	47.1	8.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	42.0	2.4	41.1	2.8	49.8	6.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	42.3	3.4	40.5	3.8	55.4	9.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	41.4	3.2	42.1	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	53.6	1.1	53.7	1.3	53.7	2.2	54.8	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	51.8	4.4
Language spoken most often at home	Other	48.4	2.2	49.7	2.4	DSU	DSU	44.5	5.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	52.4	1.0	52.6	1.2	52.5	2.2	49.7	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	51.3	4.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	69.3	4.6	68.3	5.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Children with special health care needs^b	Yes	60.3	1.8	60.0	2.0	58.6	3.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Children with special health care needs^b	No	50.9	1.2	51.2	1.4	51.2	2.3	48.2	4.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	46.4	4.6
U.S. born	Yes	53.2	1.1	53.5	1.2	52.9	2.2	48.7	4.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	52.7	4.5
U.S. born	No	44.1	3.6	41.9	3.8	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_6-2a: 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_6-2a.html