Table 170C_c
Adults whose providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand, by family incomea, United States, 2002 |
| Population group |
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
9.0 |
0.3 |
14.2 |
1.0 |
10.7 |
0.7 |
9.5 |
0.5 |
6.9 |
0.4 |
| Age |
18-44 |
10.3 |
0.4 |
15.8 |
1.5 |
12.3 |
1.0 |
10.6 |
0.7 |
7.8 |
0.6 |
| 45-64 |
8.2 |
0.4 |
14.9 |
1.5 |
11.0 |
1.2 |
9.2 |
0.8 |
6.2 |
0.5 |
| 65 and over |
7.4 |
0.6 |
9.6 |
1.3 |
8.4 |
1.2 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
6.4 |
1.0 |
| Gender |
Male |
9.1 |
0.4 |
14.6 |
1.9 |
12.2 |
1.2 |
9.8 |
0.7 |
7.0 |
0.5 |
| Female |
8.9 |
0.4 |
14.0 |
1.1 |
9.9 |
0.8 |
9.3 |
0.7 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
| Race |
White, single race |
8.5 |
0.3 |
14.2 |
1.2 |
10.5 |
0.8 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
| Black, single race |
10.6 |
0.8 |
15.5 |
2.2 |
10.9 |
1.8 |
9.7 |
1.3 |
7.8 |
1.6 |
| Asian, single race |
12.5 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
11.4 |
2.5 |
13.6 |
2.4 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
19.0 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
11.5 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
8.4 |
0.3 |
13.5 |
1.1 |
9.7 |
0.7 |
8.8 |
0.5 |
6.7 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
7.7 |
0.3 |
13.0 |
1.3 |
9.3 |
0.9 |
8.3 |
0.6 |
6.2 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
10.7 |
0.8 |
15.8 |
2.2 |
11.0 |
1.8 |
9.6 |
1.3 |
7.8 |
1.6 |
| Hispanic (all races) |
14.9 |
1.0 |
17.6 |
2.1 |
16.2 |
1.7 |
16.0 |
1.7 |
9.9 |
1.7 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school graduate |
13.1 |
0.7 |
18.7 |
1.7 |
12.0 |
1.2 |
12.1 |
1.3 |
10.3 |
1.5 |
| High school graduate |
9.9 |
0.4 |
13.7 |
1.5 |
11.4 |
1.2 |
10.0 |
0.7 |
8.2 |
0.7 |
| At least some college |
6.8 |
0.4 |
7.7 |
1.6 |
8.1 |
1.1 |
8.1 |
0.8 |
6.0 |
0.4 |
| Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
7.9 |
0.3 |
9.9 |
2.0 |
9.0 |
1.0 |
9.2 |
0.6 |
6.9 |
0.4 |
| Public only |
14.9 |
1.1 |
15.6 |
1.4 |
15.5 |
2.0 |
13.7 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
| Uninsured |
16.7 |
1.2 |
21.7 |
2.6 |
15.8 |
2.1 |
16.9 |
2.2 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
8.5 |
1.0 |
9.6 |
2.7 |
12.9 |
2.6 |
6.9 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
| Medicare and private |
6.7 |
0.7 |
9.3 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
7.5 |
1.3 |
6.8 |
1.1 |
| Medicare and other public |
8.7 |
1.6 |
9.9 |
2.3 |
10.4 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
9.6 |
0.4 |
13.0 |
1.4 |
12.3 |
1.0 |
10.4 |
0.8 |
7.7 |
0.5 |
| Metropolitan-small |
8.1 |
0.5 |
14.4 |
2.2 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
9.2 |
0.8 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
| Micropolitan |
7.6 |
0.7 |
16.1 |
2.7 |
9.5 |
1.7 |
6.6 |
1.0 |
5.1 |
0.9 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
10.5 |
1.3 |
15.7 |
2.8 |
9.7 |
2.7 |
11.2 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
11.3 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Preferred language |
English |
8.4 |
0.3 |
14.0 |
1.1 |
10.1 |
0.7 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
| Other |
15.2 |
1.1 |
15.5 |
2.2 |
14.4 |
1.7 |
16.1 |
2.0 |
14.9 |
2.4 |
| Born in U.S. |
Yes |
8.4 |
0.3 |
13.9 |
1.1 |
10.1 |
0.7 |
8.9 |
0.5 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
| No |
13.3 |
0.9 |
16.2 |
2.3 |
13.7 |
1.7 |
14.1 |
1.8 |
11.5 |
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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 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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