2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 201

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Table 201
Hospital patients age 18 and over who reported sometimes or never having good communications about medications, United States, 2006

Population group		Percent	SE
Total		27.1	0.1
Race	White only	27.6	0.5
	Black only	25.4	0.6
	Asian only	23.9	0.7
	NHOPI only	22.1	1.7
	AI/AN only	24.4	1.3
	Multiple races	29.4	1.0
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	24.5	0.3
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	27.6	0.3
Education^a	Less than high school	24.5	0.3
	High school graduate	25.8	0.3
	At least some college	28.1	0.3
Language at home	English	27.5	0.5
	Spanish	20.2	0.6
	Other	25.0	0.8

^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.

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 Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.