Table 154b: Adults with one or more indicators of poor communication at their last visit, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

          Non-Hispanic
  All Hispanic White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                 
Total 19.1 0.7 32.9 2.3 16.0 0.8 21.6 1.8
                 
Age                
    18-44 21.9 1.1 35.3 2.8 18.3 1.4 23.9 2.5
    45-64 17.0 1.3 27.5 4.7 15.2 1.5 17.2 3.1
    65 and over 14.2 1.6 30.5 8.1 11.3 1.8 22.2 5.4
                 
Gender                
    Male 18.7 1.2 38.5 4.0 14.8 1.4 20.8 3.3
    Female 19.5 0.9 29.4 2.8 16.9 1.2 22.2 2.2
                 
Family income                
    < 100% of poverty level 30.7 2.7 33.1 4.9 26.5 3.9 26.2 4.4
    100-199% of poverty level 25.1 2.0 39.6 4.8 23.7 2.7 22.4 3.6
    200-399% of poverty level 17.3 1.4 28.2 5.2 14.8 1.6 21.0 3.7
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 13.2 1.2 * * 12.3 1.4 17.2 4.7
                 
Education                
    Less than high school graduate 30.2 2.3 40.8 4.3 24.0 3.3 24.9 4.2
    High school graduate 18.1 1.4 28.1 4.2 15.0 1.6 22.8 3.3
    At least some college 17.0 0.9 28.7 3.6 15.1 1.1 19.4 2.6
                 
Residence location                
    Urban 20.4 1.2 33.5 3.1 15.8 1.7 22.9 2.4
    Suburban 17.7 1.1 29.1 3.6 15.4 1.3 20.7 3.4
    Rural 20.5 1.8 45.0 9.4 17.6 2.0 19.7 4.6
                 

*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: Standard error

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Commonwealth Fund Health Care Quality Survey.

Table 154c Table 154a

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