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

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Table 193C_a
Adults whose providers sometimes or never 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		8.4	0.3	7.7	0.3	11.1	0.9	13.7	1.7	*	*	*	*	12.9	2.6
Age	18-44	10.0	0.4	9.3	0.5	12.9	1.4	12.2	2.3	*	*	*	*	13.7	3.8
	45-64	7.5	0.4	6.9	0.5	8.9	1.2	15.1	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	6.6	0.6	6.0	0.6	9.8	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	8.8	0.5	8.2	0.5	11.3	1.6	12.2	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	8.1	0.3	7.4	0.4	11.0	1.0	14.9	2.3	*	*	*	*	10.5	3.0
Family income^a	Negative/poor	14.7	1.0	12.8	1.1	17.4	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	10.4	0.7	9.9	0.7	12.0	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	8.5	0.5	8.4	0.5	8.3	1.8	11.3	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	6.3	0.4	5.7	0.5	8.9	1.6	13.7	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	13.5	0.7	12.9	0.8	14.6	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	9.2	0.5	8.3	0.6	13.0	1.6	16.6	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	6.4	0.3	5.9	0.4	7.8	1.1	11.9	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	7.1	0.3	6.8	0.4	7.9	1.0	10.4	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public only	16.5	1.0	15.3	1.2	19.3	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	16.5	1.3	15.2	1.4	17.6	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	8.6	1.2	8.4	1.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	5.3	0.7	4.8	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	8.8	1.5	7.6	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan-large	8.7	0.4	7.8	0.4	11.1	1.3	13.7	2.0	*	*	*	*	14.7	4.4
	Metropolitan-small	7.8	0.5	7.6	0.6	9.9	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	8.9	0.8	8.3	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-adjacent	9.3	1.2	8.1	1.4	15.1	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-not adjacent	5.0	1.1	5.0	1.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	8.0	0.3	7.5	0.3	11.0	0.9	8.4	1.9	*	*	*	*	12.9	2.7
Language spoken most often at home	Other	13.0	1.0	10.7	1.0	*	*	19.1	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	11.2	0.8	10.0	0.8	17.4	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	13.6	1.0	12.6	1.1	17.6	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	7.7	0.3	7.1	0.3	9.5	1.0	13.4	1.8	*	*	*	*	11.0	3.0

^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.