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Table 184B_c
Adults whose providers usually 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 31.6 0.5 28.9 1.3 31.1 1.2 32.3 1.0 31.9 0.8
Age 18-44 31.8 0.8 31.6 1.9 32.0 1.6 31.4 1.3 32.1 1.2
45-64 30.7 0.8 27.6 2.1 27.9 2.1 31.1 1.6 31.5 1.2
65 and over 32.7 1.1 23.9 2.7 32.2 2.2 36.3 2.2 32.3 2.1
Gender Male 32.1 0.7 30.2 2.3 33.0 1.8 31.9 1.4 32.3 1.1
Female 31.2 0.6 28.3 1.5 30.1 1.4 32.6 1.1 31.5 1.0
Race White, single race 32.0 0.6 30.4 1.7 32.1 1.3 32.5 1.1 31.9 0.8
Black, single race 24.4 1.6 19.3 1.8 24.1 3.3 28.6 2.9 23.4 2.5
Asian, single race 39.8 2.6 * * * * 37.4 4.6 41.8 4.1
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 30.1 5.2 * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 41.5 3.4 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 31.6 0.6 29.2 1.5 31.1 1.4 32.7 1.0 31.6 0.8
Non-Hispanic, White 32.0 0.6 31.1 2.0 32.3 1.5 32.8 1.2 31.6 0.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 24.5 1.6 19.0 1.7 24.0 3.3 29.1 2.9 23.4 2.5
Hispanic, all races 31.2 1.3 27.1 2.5 31.4 2.1 28.9 2.5 36.9 2.9
Educationb Less than high school 28.5 1.1 25.8 1.8 28.1 1.9 29.9 2.0 30.1 2.5
High school graduate 32.2 0.9 28.9 2.2 31.3 1.8 32.5 1.5 33.2 1.4
At least some college 32.2 0.7 33.7 2.8 33.0 2.1 33.2 1.3 31.5 0.9
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 32.0 0.6 34.8 3.0 31.2 1.7 31.9 1.1 32.0 0.9
Public only 27.4 1.5 26.1 1.9 30.2 2.6 26.6 3.8 * *
Uninsured 29.8 1.8 32.6 3.4 29.3 2.7 27.7 3.0 30.2 4.1
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 28.7 1.8 29.4 5.6 28.3 3.1 34.0 3.4 21.8 3.8
Medicare and private 35.0 1.6 23.2 5.0 36.0 3.6 37.3 2.7 34.2 2.3
Medicare and other public 28.0 2.9 19.7 3.3 26.3 4.2 * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 32.6 0.7 32.2 1.8 32.6 1.9 32.4 1.4 32.8 1.1
Metropolitan-small 30.7 0.9 25.1 2.3 29.9 2.0 30.9 1.5 32.0 1.5
Micropolitan 28.2 1.6 25.0 3.0 27.0 2.9 32.3 2.8 26.2 2.4
Noncore-adjacent 35.3 2.7 29.8 6.2 35.3 5.5 41.6 4.4 29.8 4.7
Noncore-not adjacent 30.2 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 31.5 0.6 29.0 1.4 31.0 1.4 32.4 1.0 31.5 0.8
Other 33.2 1.7 27.8 2.7 31.8 2.9 30.8 3.1 41.1 4.4
Born in U.S. Yes 31.3 0.6 28.6 1.4 30.9 1.4 32.4 1.0 31.2 0.8
No 33.9 1.5 30.1 2.7 32.5 2.5 31.7 2.5 37.3 2.7

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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