Table 152A_a: Adults whose providers always explained things in a way they could understand, by race, United States, 2001

  Total White Black API AI/AN
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 56.4 0.5 56.1 0.6 62.7 1.4 44 3.0 55.0 4.6
                     
Age                    
    18-44 53.8 0.8 53.4 0.9 59.9 1.9 42.8 4.3 * *
    45-64 58.7 0.8 58.2 0.9 66.4 2.1 46.9 5.1 * *
    65 and over 58.7 1.2 58.6 1.3 65.6 3.1 * * * *
                     
Gender                    
    Male 55.8 0.8 55.9 0.8 58.1 2.6 46.8 4.8 * *
    Female 56.8 0.7 56.2 0.8 65.3 1.5 42.0 3.4 * *
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 56.2 1.6 55.3 1.9 60.9 2.8 * * * *
    Near poor/low 56.5 1.2 56.0 1.3 62.9 2.8 * * * *
    Middle 55.0 1.0 54.5 1.1 62.7 2.8 42.4 5.5 * *
    High 57.3 0.8 57.3 0.8 63.7 3.0 45.5 4.5 * *
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 55.9 1.1 55.1 1.4 63.6 2.4 * * * *
    High school graduate 54.5 0.8 53.8 0.9 61.8 2.5 * * * *
    At least some college 57.8 0.7 57.8 0.8 63.1 1.9 45.8 4.1 * *
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65                    
    Any private 56.0 0.6 55.6 0.7 63.7 1.9 45.6 3.5 * *
    Public only 56.5 1.8 57.4 2.1 57.5 3.1 * * * *
    Uninsured 53.7 1.7 52.7 1.9 60.7 4.3 * * * *
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 59.6 2.0 58.9 2.1 67.8 4.8 * * * *
    Medicare and private 58.8 1.6 58.5 1.6 * * * * * *
    Medicare and other public 56.1 3.3 58.5 3.7 * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 55.0 0.7 54.6 0.8 61.6 1.9 44.4 3.3 * *
    Metropolitan-small 57.6 1.0 57.0 1.0 69.8 2.4 * * * *
    Micropolitan 58.8 1.3 59.3 1.4 54.8 4.3 * * * *
    Noncore-adjacent 56.5 2.6 56.1 2.9 * * * * * *
    Noncore-rural 62.4 2.9 61.9 3.0 * * * * * *
                     

aNegative or 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.

bLess than high school graduate 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.

cSee 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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Table 152A_b Table 151C_a

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