This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: https://info.ahrq.gov. Let us know the nature of the problem, the Web address of what you want, and your contact information.
Please go to www.ahrq.gov for current information.
Table 1.80a
Percent of children under age 18 for whom a doctor or other health provider gave advice about how smoking in the house can be harmful, United States, 2003
| |
|
|
Ever given advice |
Within past year |
Within past 2 years |
| Population group |
Total population(in thousands)d |
Percente |
Standard error |
Percentf |
Standard error |
Percentf |
Standard error |
| Total |
73,163 |
45.6 |
1.0 |
32.7 |
0.9 |
39.7 |
1.0 |
| Race |
White only |
56,717 |
45.4 |
1.2 |
32.4 |
1.1 |
39.3 |
1.1 |
| Black only |
11,271 |
49.9 |
2.2 |
35.5 |
2.1 |
44.6 |
2.1 |
| AI/AN only |
547 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Asian only |
2,609 |
27.3 |
3.3 |
23.5 |
3.4 |
25.0 |
3.2 |
| NHOPI only |
199 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
| Multiple races |
1,820 |
54.6 |
4.3 |
41.7 |
4.7 |
47.0 |
4.6 |
| Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
13,776 |
51.2 |
1.6 |
38.3 |
1.5 |
46.1 |
1.5 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
59,387 |
44.3 |
1.1 |
31.4 |
1.1 |
38.2 |
1.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
43,547 |
43.7 |
1.4 |
30.6 |
1.3 |
37.2 |
1.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10,999 |
49.7 |
2.3 |
35.3 |
2.1 |
44.6 |
2.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, other |
4,841 |
37.9 |
2.8 |
29.9 |
2.7 |
33.3 |
2.7 |
| Gender |
Male |
37,420 |
45.2 |
1.1 |
31.8 |
1.0 |
39.3 |
1.1 |
| Female |
35,743 |
46.1 |
1.2 |
33.6 |
1.2 |
40.2 |
1.2 |
| Age |
0-5 |
23,093 |
54.4 |
1.5 |
46.3 |
1.4 |
51.4 |
1.5 |
| 6-17 |
50,069 |
41.6 |
1.1 |
26.3 |
1.0 |
34.3 |
1.0 |
| Health insurance |
Any private |
47,598 |
41.7 |
1.3 |
29.2 |
1.2 |
35.6 |
1.2 |
| Public only |
20,513 |
57.2 |
1.5 |
42.7 |
1.4 |
51.2 |
1.5 |
| Uninsured |
5,052 |
35.8 |
3.0 |
24.4 |
2.4 |
31.5 |
2.9 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
12,787 |
57.8 |
1.7 |
43.4 |
1.7 |
52.9 |
1.7 |
| Near poor/low income |
15,711 |
47.7 |
1.6 |
33.9 |
1.5 |
41.9 |
1.6 |
| Middle income |
24,154 |
42.7 |
1.7 |
30.5 |
1.6 |
37.4 |
1.7 |
| High income |
20,510 |
39.9 |
2.0 |
27.7 |
1.8 |
32.6 |
1.9 |
| Residence locationb |
Metropolitan-large |
40,840 |
45.0 |
1.2 |
32.8 |
1.2 |
39.1 |
1.2 |
| Metropolitan-small |
21,471 |
45.5 |
2.2 |
32.0 |
1.9 |
40.4 |
2.0 |
| Micropolitan |
6,936 |
47.0 |
2.7 |
33.3 |
2.8 |
39.3 |
2.9 |
| Noncore |
3,916 |
50.6 |
4.7 |
34.2 |
4.7 |
43.1 |
4.6 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
71,567 |
45.3 |
1.0 |
32.3 |
0.9 |
39.4 |
1.0 |
| Fair/poor |
1,594 |
61.7 |
3.7 |
52.3 |
3.8 |
55.4 |
3.9 |
| CSHCNc |
Yes |
14,252 |
49.2 |
1.7 |
37.3 |
1.6 |
42.9 |
1.7 |
| No |
58,203 |
44.7 |
1.1 |
31.4 |
1.0 |
38.9 |
1.1 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over 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 See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measure Specifications Appendix for more information.
c Unknown is not shown.
d Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents didn't know if they had ever been given advice.
f Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents didn'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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
Return to Contents
5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857