Table 184B_a Adults whose providers usually explained things in a way they could understand, by race, United States, 2003 |
|
|
|
|
Single race |
|
|
|
|
Total |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Multiple races |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
31.6 |
0.5 |
32.0 |
0.6 |
24.4 |
1.6 |
39.8 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
30.1 |
5.2 |
41.5 |
3.4 |
Age |
18-44 |
31.8 |
0.8 |
32.1 |
0.8 |
25.8 |
2.1 |
39.7 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45-64 |
30.7 |
0.8 |
31.2 |
0.9 |
22.5 |
2.2 |
39.2 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
32.7 |
1.1 |
33.2 |
1.2 |
24.1 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
32.1 |
0.7 |
32.3 |
0.8 |
26.0 |
2.4 |
40.2 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
31.2 |
0.6 |
31.8 |
0.7 |
23.5 |
1.7 |
39.4 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
43.7 |
4.9 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
28.9 |
1.3 |
30.4 |
1.7 |
19.3 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
31.1 |
1.2 |
32.1 |
1.3 |
24.1 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
32.3 |
1.0 |
32.5 |
1.1 |
28.6 |
2.9 |
37.4 |
4.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
31.9 |
0.8 |
31.9 |
0.8 |
23.4 |
2.5 |
41.8 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
28.5 |
1.1 |
29.5 |
1.2 |
20.4 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
32.2 |
0.9 |
33.5 |
0.9 |
22.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
32.2 |
0.7 |
31.9 |
0.8 |
27.9 |
2.3 |
43.3 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
32.0 |
0.6 |
32.1 |
0.7 |
26.3 |
2.0 |
39.9 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
27.4 |
1.5 |
28.9 |
1.7 |
20.8 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
29.8 |
1.8 |
30.3 |
1.8 |
19.6 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
28.7 |
1.8 |
29.5 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
35.0 |
1.6 |
35.2 |
1.7 |
29.0 |
6.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
28.0 |
2.9 |
28.1 |
3.5 |
23.4 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
32.6 |
0.7 |
33.2 |
0.8 |
25.7 |
1.9 |
40.6 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
30.7 |
0.9 |
31.2 |
1.0 |
21.6 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
28.2 |
1.6 |
28.6 |
1.8 |
19.0 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
35.3 |
2.7 |
35.5 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
30.2 |
2.0 |
30.1 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
31.5 |
0.6 |
32.1 |
0.6 |
24.6 |
1.6 |
36.2 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
29.2 |
5.2 |
42.4 |
3.5 |
Other |
33.2 |
1.7 |
30.2 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
43.6 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
31.3 |
0.6 |
31.9 |
0.6 |
24.5 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
28.9 |
5.3 |
42.8 |
3.7 |
No |
33.9 |
1.5 |
32.8 |
1.7 |
23.7 |
5.4 |
39.8 |
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 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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