Table T2_6_4_1-2c

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 2_6_4_1.2c
Children who had their height and weight measured by a health provider within past 2 years, by family income,^a United States, 2009
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		91.2	0.5	89.3	0.9	89.3	1.3	91.1	0.8	94.4	0.9
Age	0–5	95.6	0.5	93.5	1.0	94.2	1.1	96.9	0.7	97.4	0.8
Age	6–17	88.9	0.7	86.5	1.2	86.7	1.6	88.3	1.1	92.9	1.2
Gender	Male	92.2	0.6	89.5	1.0	91.6	1.2	91.3	1.0	95.7	0.8
Gender	Female	90.2	0.7	89.2	1.1	86.9	1.7	90.9	1.0	93.0	1.2
Race	White, single race	91.3	0.7	89.2	1.2	89.1	1.5	91.3	0.9	94.2	1.0
	Black, single race	91.0	0.9	90.0	1.3	91.1	1.5	90.4	1.7	94.4	1.7
	Asian, single race	90.4	1.8	DSU	DSU	81.4	4.9	87.4	4.0	95.9	1.6
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	94.7	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	92.5	1.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	93.4	2.4	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	91.8	0.6	89.7	1.1	89.6	1.3	91.5	0.9	94.4	0.9
	Non-Hispanic, White	92.0	0.8	90.3	1.8	89.2	1.9	91.8	1.1	94.1	1.1
	Non-Hispanic, Black	91.0	0.9	89.2	1.4	91.5	1.4	91.0	1.7	94.7	1.7
	Hispanic, all races	89.4	1.2	88.8	1.5	88.6	2.6	89.2	1.7	93.9	1.7
Health insurance	Any private	92.9	0.5	89.9	2.2	89.0	1.6	92.0	0.9	95.5	0.7
	Public only	90.9	0.8	90.3	0.9	91.5	1.6	91.2	1.6	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	76.5	2.8	75.2	5.2	77.1	3.8	80.4	4.3	DSU	DSU
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	91.4	0.6	89.5	0.9	89.5	1.5	90.6	0.9	95.1	0.8
	Large central metro	90.6	0.7	88.6	1.2	89.6	2.0	89.3	1.4	94.8	1.2
	Large fringe metro	94.7	0.8	91.3	1.8	93.9	1.4	94.4	1.4	96.4	1.2
	Medium metro	90.0	1.6	90.6	2.2	83.9	3.4	91.0	2.1	94.5	1.6
	Small metro	88.5	1.5	85.9	3.7	94.9	1.7	83.0	2.9	92.2	3.1
	Nonmetropolitan	90.3	1.7	88.8	2.1	88.5	1.9	93.3	1.7	88.5	5.1
	Micropolitan	91.9	1.7	87.3	3.1	92.6	1.9	94.5	2.1	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	87.1	3.7	91.8	2.8	79.1	4.5	91.4	2.6	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	92.1	0.5	91.1	0.9	90.2	1.3	91.5	0.9	94.4	0.9
Language spoken most often at home	Other	87.1	1.7	85.3	2.2	86.6	3.1	87.9	2.1	94.5	2.4
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	91.2	0.5	89.1	0.9	89.3	1.3	91.0	0.8	94.3	0.9
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	94.6	1.8	95.4	2.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
CSHCN^c	Yes	95.2	0.6	94.5	1.1	94.8	1.4	94.6	1.3	96.7	1.0
CSHCN^c	No	90.2	0.7	87.9	1.0	88.0	1.5	90.3	1.0	93.8	1.1
U.S. born	Yes	91.5	0.5	89.9	0.9	89.5	1.2	91.3	0.8	94.5	0.9
U.S. born	No	83.7	2.4	79.7	4.1	83.2	4.6	84.1	4.3	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.

^c CSHCN: Children with special health care needs. 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 June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T2_6_4_1-2c: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/6_maternalchildhealth/T2_6_4_1-2c.html