National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 4.13

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Table 4.13
Hospital patients age 18 and over who reported sometimes or never having good communications with nurses, United States, 2005
Population group		2005
Population group		Percent	Standard error
Race	White only	6.7	0.1
	Black only	10.0	0.3
	Asian only	8.0	0.7
	NHOPI only	10.0	2.1
	AI/AN only	8.7	1.1
	Multiple races	8.7	0.7
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	8.0	0.2
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	6.8	0.1
Education^a	Less than high school	7.8	0.2
	High school graduate	6.7	0.1
	At least some college	6.7	0.1
Language at home	English	6.8	0.1
	Spanish	7.9	0.3
	Other	7.7	0.6

^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.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.

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