2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 193A.a

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Table 193A_a
Adults whose providers always explained things in a way they could understand, by race, United States, 2004

Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		59.1	0.6	58.5	0.7	66.9	1.5	53.0	2.8	*	*	*	*	53.7	4.3
Age	18-44	57.9	0.8	57.4	0.9	63.8	2.0	52.0	3.8	*	*	*	*	57.9	5.3
	45-64	59.7	0.9	59.2	1.0	68.3	2.3	54.0	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	60.7	1.2	59.7	1.3	74.9	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	58.8	0.8	58.3	0.9	66.0	2.7	56.4	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	59.3	0.7	58.7	0.8	67.5	1.6	50.4	3.3	*	*	*	*	54.8	5.0
Family income^a	Negative/poor	56.3	1.6	54.7	1.9	64.0	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	58.7	1.4	57.4	1.6	66.8	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	57.4	0.9	56.2	1.1	68.5	2.6	55.5	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	60.9	0.9	61.0	1.0	67.4	3.2	51.2	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	56.8	1.2	54.8	1.4	68.0	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	57.3	0.9	56.6	1.0	64.1	2.5	53.2	5.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	60.9	0.8	60.8	0.9	68.6	2.0	52.8	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	60.2	0.7	59.8	0.8	67.3	2.1	53.8	3.4	*	*	*	*	59.7	4.9
	Public only	54.2	1.4	52.2	1.9	62.9	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	50.4	2.0	49.1	2.3	60.6	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	61.8	2.0	60.7	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	59.3	1.6	58.7	1.7	69.1	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	65.5	2.9	63.7	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan-large	58.7	0.8	58.3	0.9	64.6	1.9	53.4	3.1	*	*	*	*	49.2	6.0
	Metropolitan-small	60.0	1.1	59.2	1.2	72.9	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	58.7	1.9	58.1	2.1	69.5	6.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-adjacent	58.7	2.2	58.1	2.3	68.5	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-not adjacent	57.9	3.5	57.0	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	59.5	0.6	58.7	0.7	67.1	1.5	59.9	4.3	*	*	*	*	53.3	4.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	54.2	1.8	56.8	2.3	*	*	46.0	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	54.4	1.2	53.3	1.4	67.1	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	53.7	1.4	52.2	1.6	67.2	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	60.3	0.6	59.8	0.7	66.9	1.7	53.0	2.9	*	*	*	*	62.8	4.7

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

^* 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.