Table 4.12 Hospital patients age 18 and over who reported sometimes or never having good communications with doctors, United States, 2005 and 2006 |
Population group |
2006 |
2005 |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
|
6.1 |
0.1 |
DNA |
DNA |
Race |
White only |
5.9 |
0.2 |
5.5 |
0.1 |
Black only |
6.5 |
0.3 |
6.8 |
0.2 |
Asian only |
6.5 |
0.3 |
4.9 |
0.5 |
NHOPI only |
5.6 |
0.7 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
AI/AN only |
7.9 |
0.6 |
6.6 |
1.0 |
Multiple races |
7.9 |
0.5 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
5.9 |
0.1 |
5.4 |
0.2 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
6.0 |
0.1 |
5.6 |
0.1 |
Educationa |
Less than high school |
6.6 |
0.1 |
6.1 |
0.2 |
High school graduate |
5.9 |
0.1 |
5.4 |
0.1 |
At least some college |
5.9 |
0.1 |
5.4 |
0.1 |
Language at home |
English |
6.0 |
0.2 |
5.6 |
0.1 |
Spanish |
5.4 |
0.3 |
4.8 |
0.2 |
Other |
7.1 |
0.4 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
a 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.
DNA - Data have not been analyzed.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.