Table 193A_a Adults whose providers always explained things in a way they could understand, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
59.1 |
0.6 |
58.5 |
0.7 |
66.9 |
1.5 |
53.0 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
53.7 |
4.3 |
Age |
18-44 |
57.9 |
0.8 |
57.4 |
0.9 |
63.8 |
2.0 |
52.0 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
57.9 |
5.3 |
45-64 |
59.7 |
0.9 |
59.2 |
1.0 |
68.3 |
2.3 |
54.0 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
60.7 |
1.2 |
59.7 |
1.3 |
74.9 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
58.8 |
0.8 |
58.3 |
0.9 |
66.0 |
2.7 |
56.4 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
59.3 |
0.7 |
58.7 |
0.8 |
67.5 |
1.6 |
50.4 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
54.8 |
5.0 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
56.3 |
1.6 |
54.7 |
1.9 |
64.0 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
58.7 |
1.4 |
57.4 |
1.6 |
66.8 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
57.4 |
0.9 |
56.2 |
1.1 |
68.5 |
2.6 |
55.5 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
60.9 |
0.9 |
61.0 |
1.0 |
67.4 |
3.2 |
51.2 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
56.8 |
1.2 |
54.8 |
1.4 |
68.0 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
57.3 |
0.9 |
56.6 |
1.0 |
64.1 |
2.5 |
53.2 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
60.9 |
0.8 |
60.8 |
0.9 |
68.6 |
2.0 |
52.8 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
60.2 |
0.7 |
59.8 |
0.8 |
67.3 |
2.1 |
53.8 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
59.7 |
4.9 |
Public only |
54.2 |
1.4 |
52.2 |
1.9 |
62.9 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
50.4 |
2.0 |
49.1 |
2.3 |
60.6 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
61.8 |
2.0 |
60.7 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
59.3 |
1.6 |
58.7 |
1.7 |
69.1 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
65.5 |
2.9 |
63.7 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
58.7 |
0.8 |
58.3 |
0.9 |
64.6 |
1.9 |
53.4 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
49.2 |
6.0 |
Metropolitan-small |
60.0 |
1.1 |
59.2 |
1.2 |
72.9 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
58.7 |
1.9 |
58.1 |
2.1 |
69.5 |
6.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
58.7 |
2.2 |
58.1 |
2.3 |
68.5 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
57.9 |
3.5 |
57.0 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
59.5 |
0.6 |
58.7 |
0.7 |
67.1 |
1.5 |
59.9 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
53.3 |
4.3 |
Other |
54.2 |
1.8 |
56.8 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
46.0 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
54.4 |
1.2 |
53.3 |
1.4 |
67.1 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
53.7 |
1.4 |
52.2 |
1.6 |
67.2 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
60.3 |
0.6 |
59.8 |
0.7 |
66.9 |
1.7 |
53.0 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
62.8 |
4.7 |
a 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.
b 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.
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.