Table 184B_b Adults whose providers usually explained things in a way they could understand, by ethnicity, United States, 2003 |
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Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
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Total |
All races |
White |
Black |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
31.6 |
0.5 |
31.6 |
0.6 |
32.0 |
0.6 |
24.5 |
1.6 |
31.2 |
1.3 |
Age |
18-44 |
31.8 |
0.8 |
31.6 |
0.8 |
31.9 |
0.9 |
25.7 |
2.1 |
32.9 |
1.7 |
45-64 |
30.7 |
0.8 |
30.8 |
0.9 |
31.3 |
1.0 |
22.6 |
2.3 |
29.3 |
2.4 |
65 and over |
32.7 |
1.1 |
33.0 |
1.1 |
33.6 |
1.2 |
24.4 |
4.3 |
26.2 |
3.5 |
Gender |
Male |
32.1 |
0.7 |
32.1 |
0.8 |
32.3 |
0.9 |
25.8 |
2.4 |
32.6 |
2.2 |
Female |
31.2 |
0.6 |
31.3 |
0.7 |
31.9 |
0.8 |
23.7 |
1.7 |
30.2 |
1.7 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
28.9 |
1.3 |
29.2 |
1.5 |
31.1 |
2.0 |
19.0 |
1.7 |
27.1 |
2.5 |
Near poor/low |
31.1 |
1.2 |
31.1 |
1.4 |
32.3 |
1.5 |
24.0 |
3.3 |
31.4 |
2.1 |
Middle |
32.3 |
1.0 |
32.7 |
1.0 |
32.8 |
1.2 |
29.1 |
2.9 |
28.9 |
2.5 |
High |
31.9 |
0.8 |
31.6 |
0.8 |
31.6 |
0.9 |
23.4 |
2.5 |
36.9 |
2.9 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
28.5 |
1.1 |
28.4 |
1.3 |
29.6 |
1.5 |
20.5 |
2.4 |
28.7 |
1.8 |
High school graduate |
32.2 |
0.9 |
32.3 |
0.9 |
33.6 |
1.0 |
22.1 |
2.5 |
30.9 |
2.3 |
At least some college |
32.2 |
0.7 |
32.1 |
0.7 |
31.8 |
0.8 |
28.0 |
2.3 |
34.4 |
2.7 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
32.0 |
0.6 |
32.0 |
0.7 |
32.1 |
0.7 |
26.5 |
2.0 |
31.6 |
2.0 |
Public only |
27.4 |
1.5 |
27.1 |
1.6 |
28.9 |
1.9 |
20.8 |
2.8 |
29.0 |
2.7 |
Uninsured |
29.8 |
1.8 |
28.4 |
2.0 |
28.7 |
2.3 |
18.1 |
3.4 |
35.0 |
3.0 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
28.7 |
1.8 |
29.1 |
1.9 |
30.0 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
23.1 |
5.2 |
Medicare and private |
35.0 |
1.6 |
35.2 |
1.6 |
35.4 |
1.7 |
29.6 |
6.6 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
28.0 |
2.9 |
28.1 |
3.4 |
28.2 |
4.5 |
23.3 |
5.1 |
27.5 |
5.1 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
32.6 |
0.7 |
32.6 |
0.8 |
33.1 |
0.9 |
25.8 |
1.9 |
32.6 |
1.6 |
Metropolitan-small |
30.7 |
0.9 |
31.0 |
1.0 |
31.6 |
1.1 |
21.7 |
2.9 |
26.3 |
1.9 |
Micropolitan |
28.2 |
1.6 |
28.2 |
1.7 |
28.6 |
1.8 |
19.0 |
4.5 |
29.7 |
4.7 |
Noncore-adjacent |
35.3 |
2.7 |
34.9 |
2.7 |
34.9 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
30.2 |
2.0 |
30.3 |
2.0 |
30.2 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
31.5 |
0.6 |
31.3 |
0.6 |
32.0 |
0.7 |
24.6 |
1.6 |
33.9 |
1.9 |
Other |
33.2 |
1.7 |
39.7 |
2.9 |
36.8 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
28.3 |
1.7 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
31.3 |
0.6 |
31.3 |
0.6 |
31.9 |
0.7 |
24.5 |
1.5 |
31.5 |
2.0 |
No |
33.9 |
1.5 |
35.6 |
2.1 |
34.6 |
3.1 |
24.7 |
5.7 |
30.9 |
1.7 |
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 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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