Table 170B_b
Adults whose providers usually explained things in a way they could understand, by ethnicity, United States, 2002 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic (all races) |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
33.0 |
0.5 |
33.8 |
0.5 |
34.8 |
0.6 |
25.3 |
1.3 |
25.6 |
1.1 |
| Age |
18-44 |
33.4 |
0.7 |
34.4 |
0.8 |
35.3 |
0.8 |
27.5 |
1.9 |
26.7 |
1.6 |
| 45-64 |
32.8 |
0.8 |
33.3 |
0.8 |
34.4 |
0.9 |
24.6 |
2.1 |
25.8 |
2.0 |
| 65 and over |
32.5 |
1.1 |
33.2 |
1.2 |
34.5 |
1.3 |
19.4 |
2.3 |
19.1 |
3.5 |
| Gender |
Male |
33.3 |
0.7 |
34.0 |
0.8 |
34.8 |
0.8 |
26.3 |
2.0 |
26.8 |
1.7 |
| Female |
32.8 |
0.6 |
33.7 |
0.7 |
34.8 |
0.7 |
24.8 |
1.5 |
24.8 |
1.3 |
| Family incomea |
Negative or poor |
28.8 |
1.3 |
30.8 |
1.5 |
35.1 |
1.8 |
19.3 |
2.0 |
19.1 |
2.1 |
| Near poor/low |
32.6 |
1.2 |
33.9 |
1.3 |
35.2 |
1.6 |
24.4 |
2.4 |
24.8 |
2.6 |
| Middle |
32.4 |
0.8 |
33.3 |
0.9 |
34.3 |
1.0 |
26.4 |
2.4 |
25.2 |
1.9 |
| High |
34.5 |
0.8 |
34.6 |
0.8 |
35.0 |
0.9 |
29.4 |
2.6 |
32.2 |
2.9 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school graduate |
29.9 |
1.0 |
31.8 |
1.2 |
34.7 |
1.4 |
19.3 |
2.2 |
22.6 |
1.5 |
| High school graduate |
32.7 |
0.8 |
33.4 |
0.8 |
34.7 |
0.9 |
23.4 |
2.0 |
25.2 |
2.2 |
| At least some college |
34.5 |
0.7 |
34.8 |
0.8 |
35.0 |
0.8 |
30.2 |
1.8 |
30.0 |
2.5 |
| Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
34.5 |
0.6 |
34.9 |
0.6 |
35.5 |
0.7 |
28.2 |
1.8 |
29.9 |
1.7 |
| Public only |
25.3 |
1.3 |
26.4 |
1.5 |
30.1 |
2.1 |
18.1 |
2.0 |
20.7 |
2.3 |
| Uninsured |
29.2 |
1.4 |
31.8 |
1.7 |
31.8 |
2.2 |
29.3 |
4.0 |
21.2 |
2.3 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
30.4 |
1.8 |
31.4 |
1.9 |
33.2 |
2.0 |
13.6 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
| Medicare and private |
34.1 |
1.4 |
34.1 |
1.4 |
35.2 |
1.5 |
20.1 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
| Medicare and other public |
29.0 |
2.8 |
32.9 |
3.3 |
34.1 |
4.0 |
23.1 |
5.0 |
11.8 |
2.7 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
33.1 |
0.6 |
34.0 |
0.7 |
34.9 |
0.8 |
27.0 |
1.8 |
26.4 |
1.5 |
| Metropolitan-small |
32.5 |
1.0 |
32.9 |
1.0 |
34.4 |
1.1 |
20.4 |
3.1 |
26.7 |
2.4 |
| Micropolitan |
33.7 |
1.6 |
34.6 |
1.6 |
35.2 |
1.7 |
23.5 |
3.2 |
12.6 |
2.7 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
34.3 |
2.2 |
34.9 |
2.4 |
36.0 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
33.6 |
2.2 |
33.7 |
2.2 |
34.1 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Preferred language |
English |
33.4 |
0.5 |
33.6 |
0.5 |
34.8 |
0.6 |
25.2 |
1.4 |
28.9 |
1.8 |
| Other |
28.7 |
1.4 |
37.5 |
2.5 |
33.1 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
22.6 |
1.5 |
| Born in U.S. |
Yes |
33.3 |
0.5 |
33.6 |
0.6 |
34.8 |
0.6 |
25.2 |
1.4 |
26.5 |
1.7 |
| No |
31.2 |
1.3 |
35.3 |
1.8 |
34.1 |
2.8 |
26.1 |
4.2 |
24.9 |
1.5 |
a Negative 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.
b Less 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.
c See 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: SE: Standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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