Table 6_3_10-1

2008 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_3_10.1
Children over 80 lbs for whom a health provider ever gave advice about using lap or shoulder belts when riding in a car, United States, 2005
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^c	Ever given advice		Within past year		Within past 2 years
Population group		Total population (in thousands)^c	Percent^d	SE	Percent^e	SE	Percent^e	SE
Total		73,446	33.1	1.3	20.9	1.0	26.7	1.2
Age	0–5	23,707	*	*	*	*	*	*
Age	6–17	49,740	33.1	1.3	20.9	1.0	26.6	1.2
Gender	Male	37,725	33.8	1.6	20.9	1.3	26.3	1.5
Gender	Female	35,721	32.5	1.6	20.9	1.4	27.0	1.5
Race	White, single race	56,074	33.8	1.6	20.8	1.2	26.2	1.4
	Black, single race	11,127	30.3	2.4	22.1	2.2	26.8	2.3
	Asian, single race	2,920	37.2	6.9	24.1	6.4	35.8	6.8
	NHOPI, single race	323	*	*	*	*	*	*
	AI/AN, single race	681	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Multiple races	2,321	24.0	4.8	*	*	18.7	4.2
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	58,835	32.3	1.5	20.2	1.2	25.7	1.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	42,381	32.7	1.9	19.6	1.5	24.6	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	10,838	30.1	2.4	22.0	2.3	26.6	2.4
	Hispanic	14,612	36.6	2.2	24.0	2.0	30.8	2.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	13,351	32.3	2.3	23.3	2.0	28.3	2.1
	Near poor/low	15,510	30.1	2.0	18.0	1.6	24.8	1.7
	Middle	23,882	36.7	2.4	21.2	1.7	28.1	2.1
	High	20,704	31.5	2.4	21.3	2.2	25.4	2.3
Health insurance	Any private	46,689	34.4	1.7	21.6	1.3	27.0	1.5
	Public only	22,228	32.6	1.8	22.2	1.6	28.5	1.8
	Uninsured	4,530	24.2	3.3	10.8	2.5	16.9	3.0
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	61,986	34.9	1.5	22.6	1.2	28.5	1.3
	Large central metro	22,637	36.1	2.1	23.0	2.0	29.6	2.2
	Large fringe metro	19,021	34.7	3.0	24.7	2.6	29.5	2.8
	Medium metro	14,076	34.1	3.1	20.8	2.6	27.2	2.8
	Small metro	6,253	32.7	4.1	18.3	3.2	23.1	3.5
	Nonmetropolitan	11,460	24.9	2.9	12.9	1.6	18.2	2.1
	Micropolitan	7,410	24.6	3.9	13.0	2.5	18.5	3.2
	Noncore	4,050	25.5	3.7	12.8	2.6	17.6	3.2
Language spoken most often at home	English	62,623	32.8	1.5	20.7	1.1	26.2	1.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	10,773	35.5	2.2	22.5	2.1	29.6	2.2
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	71,574	33.3	1.4	20.9	1.0	26.8	1.2
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	1,858	27.5	4.4	20.3	3.7	23.1	4.1
CSHCN	Yes	14,389	34.5	2.1	25.5	2.1	29.0	2.2
CSHCN	No	58,351	32.8	1.5	19.5	1.0	25.9	1.2

^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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

^c Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.

^d Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if they had ever been given advice.

^e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if they had ever been given the advice, or when they were given advice.

* - 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; SE: standard error.

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

Current as of September 2009

Internet Citation: Table 6_3_10-1: 2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. September 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr08/6_maternalchildhealth/T6_3_10-1.html