Table 6_3_8-1

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_8.1
Children 0–40 lbs for whom a health provider ever gave advice about using child safety seats when riding in the 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	65.6	1.3	54.3	1.4	62.1	1.4
Age	0–5	23,707	66.4	1.4	55.4	1.5	63.1	1.4
Age	6–17	49,740	47.3	5.1	29.2	5.1	38.1	4.8
Gender	Male	37,725	67.4	1.7	55.6	1.8	63.7	1.8
Gender	Female	35,721	63.9	1.7	53.0	1.9	60.4	1.8
Race	White, single race	56,074	65.7	1.5	54.3	1.6	62.0	1.6
	Black, single race	11,127	66.5	3.0	58.0	3.1	63.2	3.0
	Asian, single race	2,920	68.3	5.4	53.0	6.0	66.9	5.6
	NHOPI, single race	323	*	*	*	*	*	*
	AI/AN, single race	681	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Multiple races	2,321	57.8	6.4	42.9	5.7	53.4	6.3
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	58,835	65.7	1.6	54.7	1.7	62.0	1.6
	Non-Hispanic, White	42,381	66.2	1.9	54.9	2.0	62.1	1.9
	Non-Hispanic, Black	10,838	66.4	3.1	58.4	3.2	62.9	3.1
	Hispanic	14,612	65.5	2.4	52.9	2.5	62.3	2.4
Family income^a	Negative/poor	13,351	63.6	2.5	54.3	2.4	60.3	2.5
	Near poor/low	15,510	61.1	2.7	51.5	2.6	58.8	2.5
	Middle	23,882	67.3	2.7	53.3	2.9	62.6	2.8
	High	20,704	69.2	2.6	57.7	2.8	65.6	2.8
Health insurance	Any private	46,689	69.0	1.6	56.2	1.9	65.0	1.7
	Public only	22,228	62.2	2.1	53.8	2.1	59.7	2.1
	Uninsured	4,530	52.8	6.6	37.2	5.4	47.2	6.3
Residence location^b	Metropolitan	61,986	67.2	1.4	55.8	1.5	63.8	1.5
	Large central metro	22,637	69.2	2.2	56.6	2.6	64.6	2.5
	Large fringe metro	19,021	63.1	3.1	52.7	3.2	60.2	3.2
	Medium metro	14,076	67.3	3.7	55.4	3.4	65.3	3.6
	Small metro	6,253	71.4	3.7	61.7	3.8	68.2	3.8
	Nonmetropolitan	11,460	56.5	3.0	45.7	2.9	51.6	2.9
	Micropolitan	7,410	52.6	3.8	42.7	3.8	49.1	3.6
	Noncore	4,050	63.5	5.7	51.0	5.4	56.0	5.3
Language spoken most often at home	English	62,623	65.5	1.5	53.9	1.6	61.8	1.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	10,773	66.3	2.8	55.9	2.7	63.3	2.8
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	71,574	65.8	1.4	54.5	1.4	62.3	1.4
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	1,858	*	*	*	*	*	*
CSHCN	Yes	14,389	59.3	3.9	49.0	4.0	54.7	4.0
CSHCN	No	58,351	66.4	1.4	54.9	1.4	63.0	1.4

^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_8-1: 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_8-1.html