Adults whose providers always explained things in a way they could understand, by family income,a United States, 2003 |
Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 60.3 | 0.6 | 56.6 | 1.5 | 57.8 | 1.3 | 59.5 | 1.0 | 62.4 | 0.9 | |
Age | 18-44 | 58.8 | 0.9 | 53.3 | 2.1 | 55.1 | 1.7 | 59.4 | 1.4 | 61.1 | 1.3 |
45-64 | 61.7 | 0.9 | 54.7 | 2.7 | 60.3 | 2.5 | 61.0 | 1.8 | 63.2 | 1.2 | |
65 and over | 61.3 | 1.1 | 67.4 | 2.8 | 59.4 | 2.4 | 57.6 | 2.2 | 64.3 | 2.1 | |
Gender | Male | 59.8 | 0.8 | 53.3 | 2.6 | 54.9 | 1.8 | 59.3 | 1.4 | 62.3 | 1.2 |
Female | 60.6 | 0.7 | 58.2 | 1.7 | 59.3 | 1.5 | 59.7 | 1.2 | 62.5 | 1.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 60.6 | 0.6 | 56.2 | 1.9 | 57.5 | 1.4 | 59.7 | 1.1 | 62.8 | 0.9 |
Black, single race | 64.4 | 1.8 | 63.1 | 2.5 | 61.8 | 2.9 | 63.3 | 3.0 | 68.6 | 3.3 | |
Asian, single race | 47.3 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | 40.6 | 4.5 | 48.8 | 3.6 | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 62.5 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 43.5 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 60.7 | 0.6 | 56.8 | 1.7 | 58.4 | 1.4 | 59.5 | 1.1 | 62.9 | 0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 61.1 | 0.7 | 56.1 | 2.2 | 58.2 | 1.7 | 59.9 | 1.2 | 63.4 | 0.9 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 64.6 | 1.9 | 64.2 | 2.5 | 61.7 | 2.9 | 63.0 | 3.0 | 68.8 | 3.3 | |
Hispanic, all races | 56.1 | 1.5 | 56.0 | 3.0 | 53.8 | 2.4 | 59.7 | 3.0 | 53.3 | 3.3 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 58.8 | 1.2 | 58.6 | 2.1 | 57.8 | 2.1 | 58.0 | 1.9 | 61.8 | 2.7 |
High school graduate | 59.1 | 1.0 | 55.1 | 2.7 | 58.9 | 1.9 | 59.9 | 1.6 | 59.6 | 1.5 | |
At least some college | 61.7 | 0.8 | 55.6 | 2.8 | 57.4 | 2.3 | 59.7 | 1.4 | 63.7 | 1.0 | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 60.9 | 0.7 | 52.0 | 3.3 | 59.0 | 1.9 | 60.0 | 1.3 | 62.2 | 0.9 |
Public only | 57.8 | 1.7 | 57.1 | 2.3 | 57.0 | 2.7 | 58.7 | 4.4 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 55.2 | 1.8 | 49.2 | 3.6 | 50.8 | 3.2 | 60.6 | 3.5 | 60.0 | 4.4 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 64.1 | 2.0 | 58.2 | 5.9 | 63.4 | 3.3 | 59.6 | 3.3 | 73.9 | 4.0 |
Medicare and private | 60.0 | 1.7 | 73.4 | 5.2 | 56.0 | 4.0 | 57.3 | 2.9 | 62.6 | 2.3 | |
Medicare and other public | 62.6 | 3.0 | 69.6 | 3.9 | 64.6 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan-large | 58.8 | 0.8 | 53.5 | 2.1 | 55.0 | 1.9 | 58.5 | 1.5 | 61.1 | 1.1 |
Metropolitan-small | 61.6 | 1.1 | 59.4 | 2.8 | 59.5 | 2.3 | 61.6 | 1.7 | 63.0 | 1.6 | |
Micropolitan | 63.9 | 1.8 | 59.5 | 4.2 | 62.6 | 3.7 | 61.2 | 2.9 | 68.4 | 2.8 | |
Noncore-adjacent | 56.7 | 2.8 | 59.1 | 5.9 | 56.7 | 5.4 | 50.2 | 4.6 | 63.9 | 5.5 | |
Noncore-not adjacent | 64.4 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 61.0 | 0.6 | 56.3 | 1.6 | 58.9 | 1.4 | 60.1 | 1.1 | 63.2 | 0.9 |
Other | 51.2 | 2.0 | 59.1 | 3.3 | 51.3 | 3.4 | 51.5 | 3.4 | 45.8 | 5.2 | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 61.3 | 0.6 | 56.8 | 1.7 | 58.9 | 1.5 | 60.3 | 1.1 | 63.6 | 0.9 |
No | 53.1 | 1.5 | 55.8 | 3.1 | 52.0 | 2.9 | 53.3 | 2.7 | 52.8 | 2.8 |
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 Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
c See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.
* 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.