Table 167c: Income - Adults who do not find information from doctor's office very easy to understand, by family income, United States, 2001

  Total < 100% of poverty level 100-199% of poverty level 200-399% of poverty level ≥ 400% of poverty level
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 42.8 0.9 52.2 2.7 47.0 2.1 43.8 1.8 34.6 1.7
                     
Age                    
    18-44 41.6 1.2 45.8 3.5 44.4 2.7 42.1 2.3 34.2 2.3
    45-64 42.5 1.7 64.5 5.2 45.3 4.4 45.3 3.3 33.1 2.7
    65 and over 46.8 2.3 57.1 6.4 62.9 5.8 47.2 4.7 42.0 5.5
                     
Gender                    
    Male 48.2 1.4 64.4 4.6 58.9 3.4 47.0 2.8 41.7 2.5
    Female 38.2 1.1 45.9 3.3 38.3 2.6 41.1 2.3 26.1 2.1
                     
Ethnicity                    
    Non-Hispanic 54.3 2.2 61.1 4.5 49.8 4.4 57.2 4.8 30.1 5.8
    Hispanic 41.4 1.0 49.2 3.3 46.7 2.4 42.7 1.9 34.8 1.8
                     
Race                    
    White 41.5 1.1 52.1 3.6 46.8 2.7 43.6 2.1 33.8 1.9
    Black or African American 44.2 2.1 44.3 5.0 44.2 4.0 45.3 4.4 38.5 5.4
    Asian 58.0 3.2 73.3 9.6 68.7 7.3 59.1 7.0 39.1 5.2
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * * * * * *
    American Indian or Alaska Native 56.2 8.9 * * * * * * * *
                     
Education                    
    Less than high school graduate 60.4 2.3 61.6 4.2 58.7 4.6 57.4 5.8 60.9 12.5
    High school graduate 46.8 1.7 52.3 4.8 44.8 3.4 50.5 3.1 37.9 4.2
    At least some college 35.7 1.2 39.7 4.9 42.8 3.3 36.7 2.3 32.9 1.9
                     
Residence location                    
    Urban 41.8 1.4 46.7 3.9 45.9 3.2 41.3 2.9 31.2 2.9
    Suburban 41.4 1.3 52.3 4.8 45.9 3.5 47.0 2.7 35.0 2.3
    Rural 47.4 2.1 61.2 5.7 50.2 4.5 40.3 3.9 40.5 5.0
                     

*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: Standard error

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Commonwealth Fund Health Care Quality Survey.

Table 167d Table 167b

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