National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 152C_a: Adults whose providers sometimes or never 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	8.8	0.3	8.1	0.3	11.2	0.9	18.9	2.7	13.5	3.2

Age
18-44	10.0	0.4	9.3	0.5	12.4	1.2	17.0	3.2	*	*
45-64	8.1	0.5	7.4	0.5	9.9	1.5	24.9	5.2	*	*
65 and over	7.0	0.6	6.7	0.6	9.3	2.5	*	*	*	*

Gender
Male	8.6	0.4	7.7	0.4	13.2	1.7	19.3	3.4	*	*
Female	9.0	0.4	8.4	0.4	10.1	1.0	18.7	3.5	*	*

Family income^a
Negative or poor	14.5	1.1	13.3	1.2	15.8	2.0	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	11.6	0.8	10.9	0.8	11.2	2.0	*	*	*	*
Middle	9.0	0.5	8.4	0.6	11.9	1.7	16.9	4.8	*	*
High	6.5	0.4	6.1	0.4	7.4	1.5	14.4	3.7	*	*

Education^b (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	12.4	0.7	11.7	0.7	13.9	1.7	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	9.4	0.5	8.7	0.5	12.5	1.7	*	*	*	*
At least some college	7.0	0.4	6.5	0.4	8.3	1.1	15.0	3.1	*	*

Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	7.9	0.3	7.5	0.3	8.2	0.9	16.7	3.1	*	*
Public only	15.6	1.2	13.5	1.3	18	2.4	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	15.0	1.1	13.5	1.2	21.3	3.4	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	8.0	1.0	8.0	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	5.7	0.6	5.5	0.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	12.5	2.3	10.1	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*

Residence location^c
Metropolitan-large	9.8	0.5	9.1	0.5	11.0	1.1	17.9	3.0	*	*
Metropolitan-small	7.4	0.5	7.0	0.5	8.0	1.4	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	7.7	0.7	6.7	0.6	19.4	3.7	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	8.9	1.6	7.8	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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.