Table 167a: Adults who do not find information from doctor's office very easy to understand, by race, United States, 2001

  Total White Black or African American Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                         
Total 42.8 0.9 41.5 1.1 44.2 2.1 58.0 3.2 * * 56.2 8.9
                         
Age                        
    18-44 41.6 1.2 39.4 1.5 42.6 2.8 59.7 3.7 * * * *
    45-64 42.5 1.7 41.4 2.0 46.8 4.0 53.6 6.5 * * * *
    65 and over 46.8 2.3 47.1 2.6 46.5 5.9 54.8 11.6 * * * *
                         
Gender                        
    Male 48.2 1.4 46.3 1.7 54.0 3.5 62.6 4.4 * * * *
    Female 38.2 1.1 37.5 1.4 36.8 2.5 53.2 4.4 * * * *
                         
Family income                        
    < 100% of poverty level 52.2 2.7 52.1 3.6 44.3 5.0 73.3 9.6 * * * *
    100-199% of poverty level 47.0 2.1 46.8 2.7 44.2 4.0 68.7 7.3 * * * *
    200-399% of poverty level 43.8 1.8 43.6 2.1 45.3 4.4 59.1 7.0 * * * *
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 34.6 1.7 33.8 1.9 38.5 5.4 39.1 5.2 * * * *
                         
Education                        
    Less than high school graduate 60.4 2.3 61.1 3.0 52.7 4.8 * * * * * *
    High school graduate 46.8 1.7 44.8 2.0 50.4 3.6 70.8 7.4 * * * *
    At least some college 35.7 1.2 34.7 1.4 35.4 3.1 51.8 3.7 * * * *
                         
Residence location                        
    Urban 41.8 1.4 39.8 1.9 45.0 2.7 59.0 4.9 * * * *
    Suburban 41.4 1.3 39.9 1.6 41.3 3.9 57.7 4.2 * * * *
    Rural 47.4 2.1 46.8 2.3 49.1 5.7 * * * * * *
                         

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

Key: NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; 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.

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