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Table 184A_c
Adults whose providers always explained things in a way they could understand, by family income,a United States, 2003
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 60.3 0.6 56.6 1.5 57.8 1.3 59.5 1.0 62.4 0.9
Age 18-44 58.8 0.9 53.3 2.1 55.1 1.7 59.4 1.4 61.1 1.3
45-64 61.7 0.9 54.7 2.7 60.3 2.5 61.0 1.8 63.2 1.2
65 and over 61.3 1.1 67.4 2.8 59.4 2.4 57.6 2.2 64.3 2.1
Gender Male 59.8 0.8 53.3 2.6 54.9 1.8 59.3 1.4 62.3 1.2
Female 60.6 0.7 58.2 1.7 59.3 1.5 59.7 1.2 62.5 1.0
Race White, single race 60.6 0.6 56.2 1.9 57.5 1.4 59.7 1.1 62.8 0.9
Black, single race 64.4 1.8 63.1 2.5 61.8 2.9 63.3 3.0 68.6 3.3
Asian, single race 47.3 2.5 * * * * 40.6 4.5 48.8 3.6
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 62.5 5.7 * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 43.5 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 60.7 0.6 56.8 1.7 58.4 1.4 59.5 1.1 62.9 0.9
Non-Hispanic, White 61.1 0.7 56.1 2.2 58.2 1.7 59.9 1.2 63.4 0.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 64.6 1.9 64.2 2.5 61.7 2.9 63.0 3.0 68.8 3.3
Hispanic, all races 56.1 1.5 56.0 3.0 53.8 2.4 59.7 3.0 53.3 3.3
Educationb Less than high school 58.8 1.2 58.6 2.1 57.8 2.1 58.0 1.9 61.8 2.7
High school graduate 59.1 1.0 55.1 2.7 58.9 1.9 59.9 1.6 59.6 1.5
At least some college 61.7 0.8 55.6 2.8 57.4 2.3 59.7 1.4 63.7 1.0
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 60.9 0.7 52.0 3.3 59.0 1.9 60.0 1.3 62.2 0.9
Public only 57.8 1.7 57.1 2.3 57.0 2.7 58.7 4.4 * *
Uninsured 55.2 1.8 49.2 3.6 50.8 3.2 60.6 3.5 60.0 4.4
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 64.1 2.0 58.2 5.9 63.4 3.3 59.6 3.3 73.9 4.0
Medicare and private 60.0 1.7 73.4 5.2 56.0 4.0 57.3 2.9 62.6 2.3
Medicare and other public 62.6 3.0 69.6 3.9 64.6 4.5 * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 58.8 0.8 53.5 2.1 55.0 1.9 58.5 1.5 61.1 1.1
Metropolitan-small 61.6 1.1 59.4 2.8 59.5 2.3 61.6 1.7 63.0 1.6
Micropolitan 63.9 1.8 59.5 4.2 62.6 3.7 61.2 2.9 68.4 2.8
Noncore-adjacent 56.7 2.8 59.1 5.9 56.7 5.4 50.2 4.6 63.9 5.5
Noncore-not adjacent 64.4 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 61.0 0.6 56.3 1.6 58.9 1.4 60.1 1.1 63.2 0.9
Other 51.2 2.0 59.1 3.3 51.3 3.4 51.5 3.4 45.8 5.2
Born in U.S. Yes 61.3 0.6 56.8 1.7 58.9 1.5 60.3 1.1 63.6 0.9
No 53.1 1.5 55.8 3.1 52.0 2.9 53.3 2.7 52.8 2.8

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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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.

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