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Table 184B_a
Adults whose providers usually explained things in a way they could understand, by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 31.6 0.5 32.0 0.6 24.4 1.6 39.8 2.6 * * 30.1 5.2 41.5 3.4
Age 18-44 31.8 0.8 32.1 0.8 25.8 2.1 39.7 3.1 * * * * * *
45-64 30.7 0.8 31.2 0.9 22.5 2.2 39.2 4.6 * * * * * *
65 and over 32.7 1.1 33.2 1.2 24.1 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 32.1 0.7 32.3 0.8 26.0 2.4 40.2 3.5 * * * * * *
Female 31.2 0.6 31.8 0.7 23.5 1.7 39.4 3.2 * * * * 43.7 4.9
Family incomea Negative/poor 28.9 1.3 30.4 1.7 19.3 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 31.1 1.2 32.1 1.3 24.1 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Middle 32.3 1.0 32.5 1.1 28.6 2.9 37.4 4.6 * * * * * *
High 31.9 0.8 31.9 0.8 23.4 2.5 41.8 4.1 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 28.5 1.1 29.5 1.2 20.4 2.4 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 32.2 0.9 33.5 0.9 22.0 2.5 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 32.2 0.7 31.9 0.8 27.9 2.3 43.3 3.2 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 32.0 0.6 32.1 0.7 26.3 2.0 39.9 3.1 * * * * * *
Public only 27.4 1.5 28.9 1.7 20.8 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 29.8 1.8 30.3 1.8 19.6 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 28.7 1.8 29.5 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 35.0 1.6 35.2 1.7 29.0 6.7 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 28.0 2.9 28.1 3.5 23.4 5.1 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 32.6 0.7 33.2 0.8 25.7 1.9 40.6 3.0 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 30.7 0.9 31.2 1.0 21.6 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 28.2 1.6 28.6 1.8 19.0 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 35.3 2.7 35.5 2.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 30.2 2.0 30.1 2.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 31.5 0.6 32.1 0.6 24.6 1.6 36.2 3.6 * * 29.2 5.2 42.4 3.5
Other 33.2 1.7 30.2 1.8 * * 43.6 3.9 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 31.3 0.6 31.9 0.6 24.5 1.5 * * * * 28.9 5.3 42.8 3.7
No 33.9 1.5 32.8 1.7 23.7 5.4 39.8 3.0 * * * * * *

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 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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