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

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Table 193B_a
Adults whose providers usually 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	45-64	32.5	0.5	33.8	0.6	22.0	1.3	33.3	2.7	*	*	*	*	33.4	4.1
Age	18-44	32.1	0.7	33.3	0.8	23.3	1.8	35.8	3.3	*	*	*	*	28.3	4.5
	45-64	32.8	0.9	33.9	0.9	22.8	2.3	30.8	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	32.7	1.1	34.4	1.3	15.3	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	32.4	0.8	33.5	0.8	22.7	2.5	31.5	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	32.6	0.6	33.9	0.7	21.5	1.5	34.8	3.3	*	*	*	*	34.7	5.2
Family income^a	Negative/poor	29.0	1.4	32.5	1.7	18.5	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	30.9	1.3	32.7	1.5	21.1	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	34.0	0.9	35.3	1.0	23.2	2.3	33.2	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	32.7	0.8	33.3	0.9	23.7	3.0	35.1	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	29.7	1.2	32.3	1.4	17.4	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	33.5	0.9	35.1	1.0	22.8	2.6	30.2	5.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	32.6	0.7	33.3	0.8	23.6	1.8	35.3	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	32.7	0.6	33.5	0.7	24.9	2.0	35.7	3.2	*	*	*	*	29.8	4.5
	Public only	29.2	1.3	32.5	1.7	17.8	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	33.1	1.8	35.7	2.1	21.9	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	29.6	1.7	31.0	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	35.4	1.5	36.6	1.6	18.9	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	25.6	2.9	28.7	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan-large	32.6	0.7	33.9	0.8	24.3	1.8	32.8	3.0	*	*	*	*	36.1	5.9
	Metropolitan-small	32.1	0.9	33.2	1.0	17.3	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	32.4	1.7	33.6	1.8	17.3	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-adjacent	32.0	2.6	33.7	2.5	16.5	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-not adjacent	37.2	3.9	37.9	4.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	32.5	0.5	33.8	0.6	21.9	1.3	31.7	4.1	*	*	*	*	33.8	4.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	32.8	1.7	32.5	2.1	*	*	34.9	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	34.4	1.2	36.6	1.3	15.5	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	32.7	1.4	35.2	1.6	15.2	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	32.1	0.6	33.1	0.7	23.6	1.5	33.6	2.6	*	*	*	*	26.2	4.3

^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.