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Table 184C_a
Adults whose providers sometimes or never 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 8.1 0.3 7.4 0.3 11.2 1.1 12.9 1.6 * * * * 15.0 2.8
Age 18-44 9.4 0.5 8.7 0.5 11.5 1.5 15.1 2.3 * * * * * *
45-64 7.6 0.5 6.8 0.5 11.6 1.6 11.4 2.4 * * * * * *
65 and over 6.1 0.5 5.7 0.5 9.1 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 8.1 0.4 7.5 0.4 10.6 1.6 11.8 2.1 * * * * * *
Female 8.1 0.4 7.4 0.4 11.5 1.2 13.7 2.4 * * * * * *
Family incomea Negative/poor 14.5 1.0 13.5 1.2 17.6 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 11.1 0.7 10.4 0.8 14.1 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Middle 8.2 0.5 7.7 0.5 8.1 1.3 21.9 4.4 * * * * * *
High 5.7 0.4 5.3 0.4 8.1 2.0 9.4 1.8 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 12.8 0.7 11.6 0.8 16.7 2.2 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 8.8 0.5 8.2 0.5 11.0 1.8 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 6.1 0.3 5.7 0.3 8.1 1.4 10.6 1.8 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 7.2 0.4 6.7 0.4 8.4 1.2 11.8 1.9 * * * * * *
Public only 14.7 1.1 12.9 1.3 18.7 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 15.0 1.3 14.3 1.3 17.7 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 7.2 1.0 6.5 1.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 5.0 0.7 5.0 0.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 9.5 1.4 7.9 1.5 11.0 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 8.5 0.4 7.8 0.4 10.7 1.4 12.3 1.7 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 7.7 0.6 6.8 0.6 13.0 2.1 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 7.8 0.7 7.9 0.8 7.4 1.6 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 8.0 1.1 7.2 1.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 5.4 1.0 5.5 1.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 7.5 0.3 6.9 0.3 11.0 1.1 9.7 1.9 * * * * 13.7 2.8
Other 15.6 1.2 14.9 1.4 * * 16.2 2.5 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 7.4 0.3 6.9 0.3 10.8 1.0 * * * * * * 13.8 2.9
No 13.0 0.9 12.2 1.0 14.8 4.1 14.2 1.8 * * * * * *

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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