Table 184C_d
Adults whose providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand, by education,a United States, 2003 |
| |
|
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
8.1 |
0.3 |
12.8 |
0.7 |
8.8 |
0.5 |
6.1 |
0.3 |
| Age |
18-44 |
9.4 |
0.5 |
15.2 |
1.2 |
10.8 |
0.9 |
7.1 |
0.5 |
| 45-64 |
7.5 |
0.5 |
14.8 |
1.5 |
8.2 |
0.8 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
| 65 and over |
6.0 |
0.5 |
8.2 |
1.0 |
5.7 |
0.8 |
4.6 |
0.8 |
| Gender |
Male |
8.0 |
0.4 |
13.4 |
1.2 |
9.6 |
0.9 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
| Female |
8.1 |
0.4 |
12.3 |
0.9 |
8.2 |
0.6 |
6.7 |
0.4 |
| Race |
White, single race |
7.4 |
0.3 |
11.6 |
0.8 |
8.2 |
0.5 |
5.7 |
0.3 |
| Black, single race |
11.1 |
1.1 |
16.7 |
2.2 |
11.0 |
1.8 |
8.1 |
1.4 |
| Asian, single race |
12.6 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
10.6 |
1.8 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
14.3 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
7.6 |
0.3 |
12.0 |
0.8 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
6.0 |
0.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
6.8 |
0.3 |
10.4 |
0.9 |
7.7 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10.9 |
1.1 |
16.1 |
2.0 |
11.0 |
1.9 |
7.8 |
1.3 |
| Hispanic, all races |
12.7 |
1.0 |
15.9 |
1.5 |
12.9 |
1.8 |
9.1 |
1.4 |
| Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
14.5 |
1.0 |
15.6 |
1.4 |
15.9 |
1.8 |
10.7 |
1.7 |
| Near poor/low |
11.1 |
0.7 |
14.1 |
1.2 |
9.7 |
1.2 |
9.6 |
1.3 |
| Middle |
8.2 |
0.5 |
12.2 |
1.4 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
7.1 |
0.7 |
| High |
5.7 |
0.4 |
8.1 |
1.5 |
7.2 |
0.9 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
| Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
7.1 |
0.4 |
11.2 |
1.2 |
8.2 |
0.7 |
6.0 |
0.4 |
| Public only |
14.8 |
1.1 |
17.8 |
1.7 |
13.5 |
1.8 |
11.8 |
1.9 |
| Uninsured |
14.8 |
1.3 |
22.4 |
2.3 |
15.4 |
2.3 |
8.2 |
2.0 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
7.1 |
1.0 |
8.2 |
1.7 |
7.0 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
1.8 |
| Medicare and private |
5.1 |
0.7 |
7.5 |
1.7 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
| Medicare and other public |
9.4 |
1.5 |
9.8 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
8.4 |
0.4 |
13.9 |
1.2 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
| Metropolitan-small |
7.7 |
0.6 |
12.1 |
1.2 |
9.3 |
1.2 |
5.3 |
0.6 |
| Micropolitan |
7.8 |
0.7 |
10.1 |
1.5 |
9.2 |
1.3 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
7.9 |
1.1 |
14.3 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
5.4 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Preferred language |
English |
7.5 |
0.3 |
11.7 |
0.8 |
8.3 |
0.5 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
| Other |
15.6 |
1.2 |
17.7 |
1.8 |
15.7 |
2.3 |
13.1 |
2.0 |
| Born in U.S. |
Yes |
7.4 |
0.3 |
11.7 |
0.8 |
8.3 |
0.5 |
5.6 |
0.3 |
| No |
12.9 |
0.9 |
17.1 |
1.7 |
13.2 |
1.8 |
10.5 |
1.1 |
a 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.
b 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.
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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