Table 193B_d Adults whose providers usually explained things in a way they could understand, by education,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
32.4 |
0.5 |
29.7 |
1.2 |
33.5 |
0.9 |
32.6 |
0.7 |
Age |
18-44 |
32.1 |
0.7 |
31.5 |
1.8 |
33.2 |
1.4 |
31.7 |
1.0 |
45-64 |
32.8 |
0.9 |
29.5 |
2.0 |
33.7 |
1.5 |
33.1 |
1.2 |
65 and over |
32.5 |
1.1 |
27.4 |
1.9 |
33.7 |
1.8 |
34.8 |
1.9 |
Gender |
Male |
32.3 |
0.8 |
30.8 |
1.8 |
34.6 |
1.5 |
31.5 |
1.1 |
Female |
32.5 |
0.6 |
28.9 |
1.4 |
32.7 |
1.1 |
33.5 |
0.8 |
Race |
White, single race |
33.7 |
0.6 |
32.3 |
1.4 |
35.1 |
1.0 |
33.3 |
0.8 |
Black, single race |
21.9 |
1.3 |
17.4 |
2.0 |
22.8 |
2.6 |
23.6 |
1.8 |
Asian, single race |
33.0 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
30.2 |
5.5 |
35.3 |
3.2 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
33.0 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
32.4 |
0.5 |
29.8 |
1.4 |
33.3 |
1.0 |
32.6 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
33.8 |
0.6 |
33.3 |
1.7 |
35.1 |
1.0 |
33.2 |
0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
21.7 |
1.4 |
16.8 |
2.0 |
22.4 |
2.6 |
23.6 |
1.8 |
Hispanic |
32.5 |
1.5 |
29.5 |
1.9 |
35.4 |
2.5 |
33.8 |
2.5 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
28.9 |
1.4 |
25.3 |
1.9 |
29.1 |
2.3 |
34.2 |
2.9 |
Near poor/low |
31.0 |
1.3 |
29.0 |
2.0 |
32.1 |
2.1 |
31.5 |
2.1 |
Middle |
33.9 |
0.9 |
31.4 |
2.0 |
35.1 |
1.6 |
33.9 |
1.4 |
High |
32.7 |
0.8 |
33.6 |
3.5 |
34.0 |
1.5 |
32.1 |
0.9 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
32.7 |
0.6 |
31.5 |
2.0 |
34.0 |
1.2 |
32.3 |
0.8 |
Public only |
29.2 |
1.3 |
27.1 |
2.2 |
29.6 |
2.2 |
32.4 |
3.2 |
Uninsured |
33.1 |
1.8 |
34.1 |
3.1 |
34.1 |
2.9 |
31.3 |
2.8 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
29.1 |
1.8 |
22.2 |
2.8 |
32.2 |
3.2 |
32.2 |
3.3 |
Medicare and private |
35.4 |
1.5 |
32.5 |
3.3 |
36.1 |
2.4 |
35.9 |
2.1 |
Medicare and other public |
25.1 |
2.9 |
24.7 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
32.5 |
0.7 |
30.3 |
1.8 |
33.2 |
1.2 |
32.7 |
0.9 |
Metropolitan-small |
32.0 |
0.9 |
28.4 |
2.1 |
33.7 |
1.9 |
32.2 |
1.3 |
Micropolitan |
32.4 |
1.7 |
29.5 |
3.0 |
33.7 |
2.2 |
32.5 |
2.5 |
Noncore-adjacent |
32.1 |
2.6 |
30.7 |
3.0 |
32.3 |
3.6 |
32.9 |
4.1 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
37.2 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
38.4 |
3.0 |
39.4 |
7.8 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
32.4 |
0.5 |
29.3 |
1.3 |
33.6 |
0.9 |
32.6 |
0.7 |
Other |
32.4 |
1.7 |
31.1 |
2.0 |
32.0 |
3.0 |
34.1 |
3.0 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
34.3 |
1.2 |
29.0 |
2.0 |
34.4 |
1.7 |
38.3 |
1.9 |
Complex activities |
32.9 |
1.4 |
25.5 |
2.1 |
32.7 |
2.0 |
39.0 |
2.5 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
32.0 |
0.6 |
30.4 |
1.4 |
33.3 |
1.0 |
31.8 |
0.8 |
a Less than high school 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.
b Negative/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.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* 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.