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Table 184C_b
Adults whose providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand, by ethnicity, United States, 2003
        Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
    Total All races White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 8.1 0.3 7.7 0.3 6.8 0.3 10.9 1.1 12.7 1.0
Age 18-44 9.4 0.5 8.7 0.5 7.8 0.5 11.4 1.5 14.1 1.3
45-64 7.6 0.5 7.3 0.5 6.4 0.5 11.2 1.4 11.7 1.7
65 and over 6.1 0.5 5.9 0.5 5.6 0.6 8.4 1.5 8.2 2.0
Gender Male 8.1 0.4 7.5 0.5 6.7 0.5 10.9 1.6 14.5 1.5
Female 8.1 0.4 7.8 0.4 7.0 0.4 10.9 1.1 11.6 1.1
Family incomea Negative/poor 14.5 1.0 14.0 1.1 12.8 1.3 16.8 1.9 16.9 2.4
Near poor/low 11.1 0.7 10.5 0.8 9.5 0.8 14.3 2.2 14.8 1.9
Middle 8.2 0.5 7.8 0.5 7.3 0.6 7.9 1.3 11.3 1.7
High 5.7 0.4 5.5 0.4 5.0 0.4 7.8 1.9 9.8 2.2
Educationb Less than high school 12.8 0.7 12.0 0.8 10.4 0.9 16.1 2.0 15.9 1.5
High school graduate 8.8 0.5 8.4 0.5 7.7 0.5 11.0 1.9 12.9 1.8
At least some college 6.1 0.3 6.0 0.3 5.5 0.4 7.8 1.3 9.1 1.4
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 7.2 0.4 6.9 0.4 6.3 0.4 8.3 1.2 10.9 1.3
Public only 14.7 1.1 14.4 1.2 12.1 1.5 18.1 2.2 16.3 2.3
Uninsured 15.0 1.3 13.9 1.5 12.5 1.6 18.4 4.7 18.5 2.4
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 7.2 1.0 7.0 1.1 6.2 1.2 * * * *
Medicare and private 5.0 0.7 5.0 0.7 5.1 0.7 * * * *
Medicare and other public 9.5 1.4 10.1 1.7 8.5 1.9 10.4 2.9 * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 8.5 0.4 7.9 0.4 7.0 0.4 10.2 1.3 13.3 1.2
Metropolitan-small 7.7 0.6 7.3 0.6 6.2 0.6 13.2 2.2 12.5 2.3
Micropolitan 7.8 0.7 7.9 0.8 8.0 0.8 7.4 1.6 6.7 1.9
Noncore-adjacent 8.0 1.1 7.8 1.1 6.9 1.0 * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 5.4 1.0 5.5 1.0 5.6 1.1 * * * *
Preferred language English 7.5 0.3 7.4 0.3 6.8 0.3 10.7 1.1 9.6 1.1
Other 15.6 1.2 14.8 1.9 * * * * 16.2 1.5
Born in U.S. Yes 7.4 0.3 7.4 0.3 6.8 0.3 10.8 1.0 8.7 1.0
No 13.0 0.9 11.0 1.2 7.5 1.5 * * 16.4 1.5

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: 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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