Table 167d: Education - Adults who do not find information from doctor's office very easy to understand, by education, United States, 2001

  Total Less than high school graduate High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                 
Total 42.8 0.9 60.4 2.3 46.8 1.7 35.7 1.2
                 
Age                
    18-44 41.6 1.2 56.2 3.6 47.9 2.3 35.2 1.5
    45-64 42.5 1.7 65.5 4.2 45.1 3.0 35.6 2.2
    65 and over 46.8 2.3 62.5 4.3 44.6 4.1 37.9 3.4
                 
Gender                
    Male 48.2 1.4 68.1 3.4 53.1 2.7 40.3 1.8
    Female 38.2 1.1 54.1 3.0 41.8 2.1 31.7 1.5
                 
Ethnicity                
    Non-Hispanic 54.3 2.2 63.6 3.5 60.6 4.0 37.7 3.7
    Hispanic 41.4 1.0 59.2 2.9 45.4 1.8 35.5 1.2
                 
Race                
    White 41.5 1.1 61.1 3.0 44.8 2.0 34.7 1.4
    Black or African American 44.2 2.1 52.7 4.8 50.4 3.6 35.4 3.1
    Asian 58.0 3.2 * * 70.8 7.4 51.8 3.7
    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * * * *
    American Indian or Alaska Native 56.2 8.9 * * * * * *
                 
Family income                
    < 100% of poverty level 52.2 2.7 61.6 4.2 52.3 4.8 39.7 4.9
    100-199% of poverty level 47.0 2.1 58.7 4.6 44.8 3.4 42.8 3.3
    200-399% of poverty level 43.8 1.8 57.4 5.8 50.5 3.1 36.7 2.3
    ≥ 400% of poverty level 34.6 1.7 60.9 12.5 37.9 4.2 32.9 1.9
                 
Residence location                
    Urban 41.8 1.4 59.6 3.3 48.7 2.8 33.0 1.8
    Suburban 41.4 1.3 55.7 4.2 45.9 2.5 36.6 1.7
    Rural 47.4 2.1 65.9 4.4 46.3 3.5 38.3 3.2
                 

*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.

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