Table 4.5d
Among adults age 18 and over who reported going to a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months, percent whose health providers always explained things clearly, Medicare fee for service, by State, 2003 and 2004
| |
2004 |
2003 |
| State |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
| Alabama |
69.5 |
1.1 |
69.2 |
1.1 |
| Alaska |
68.9 |
2.6 |
70.2 |
2.4 |
| Arizona |
63.9 |
1.5 |
65.5 |
1.5 |
| Arkansas |
68.3 |
1.3 |
67.5 |
1.3 |
| California |
66.7 |
0.9 |
67.7 |
0.9 |
| Colorado |
67.7 |
1.5 |
67.6 |
1.5 |
| Connecticut |
65.6 |
1.5 |
69.9 |
1.4 |
| Delaware |
67.6 |
1.5 |
67.5 |
1.5 |
| District of Columbia |
67.2 |
2.2 |
72.1 |
2.0 |
| Florida |
64.8 |
0.7 |
66.5 |
0.7 |
| Georgia |
68.6 |
1.0 |
67.9 |
1.0 |
| Hawaii |
75.1 |
2.1 |
71.4 |
2.2 |
| Idaho |
68.6 |
1.6 |
66.3 |
1.8 |
| Illinois |
67.9 |
1.1 |
70.7 |
1.1 |
| Indiana |
66.3 |
0.9 |
68.8 |
0.9 |
| Iowa |
68.9 |
1.3 |
67.7 |
1.3 |
| Kansas |
66.6 |
1.3 |
67.9 |
1.4 |
| Kentucky |
64.9 |
1.1 |
67.4 |
1.1 |
| Louisiana |
70.7 |
1.2 |
73.5 |
1.2 |
| Maine |
70.5 |
1.3 |
73.9 |
1.2 |
| Maryland |
65.5 |
1.2 |
67.7 |
1.2 |
| Massachusetts |
71.8 |
1.2 |
73.2 |
1.2 |
| Michigan |
66.0 |
0.9 |
68.5 |
0.8 |
| Minnesota |
67.3 |
1.2 |
69.0 |
1.1 |
| Mississippi |
70.5 |
1.2 |
70.0 |
1.2 |
| Missouri |
66.4 |
1.0 |
68.3 |
1.0 |
| Montana |
69.7 |
2.4 |
74.0 |
2.2 |
| Nebraska |
70.1 |
1.5 |
70.1 |
1.5 |
| Nevada |
63.0 |
2.0 |
65.5 |
2.0 |
| New Hampshire |
72.9 |
1.5 |
70.5 |
1.4 |
| New Jersey |
67.6 |
1.0 |
69.0 |
1.0 |
| New Mexico |
66.0 |
1.5 |
65.1 |
1.5 |
| New York |
67.0 |
0.8 |
67.7 |
0.8 |
| North Carolina |
68.7 |
0.9 |
69.2 |
0.9 |
| North Dakota |
65.2 |
1.5 |
67.1 |
1.4 |
| Ohio |
67.1 |
0.8 |
68.8 |
0.8 |
| Oklahoma |
68.4 |
1.3 |
68.1 |
1.3 |
| Oregon |
66.9 |
1.5 |
68.0 |
1.5 |
| Pennsylvania |
67.9 |
0.8 |
69.0 |
0.8 |
| Puerto Rico |
63.0 |
2.4 |
67.3 |
2.2 |
| Rhode Island |
69.5 |
2.1 |
73.6 |
2.0 |
| South Carolina |
68.7 |
1.2 |
70.4 |
1.0 |
| South Dakota |
65.2 |
1.7 |
69.1 |
2.4 |
| Tennessee |
68.5 |
1.0 |
70.1 |
1.0 |
| Texas |
67.3 |
0.7 |
70.0 |
0.7 |
| Utah |
65.1 |
1.9 |
63.3 |
1.9 |
| Vermont |
70.6 |
2.3 |
76.2 |
2.2 |
| Virgin Islands |
68.7 |
3.1 |
65.8 |
3.2 |
| Virginia |
67.8 |
1.0 |
70.4 |
1.0 |
| Washington |
66.4 |
1.2 |
66.0 |
1.2 |
| West Virginia |
69.0 |
1.3 |
68.6 |
1.3 |
| Wisconsin |
68.6 |
1.0 |
69.5 |
1.0 |
| Wyoming |
66.2 |
2.5 |
73.8 |
2.2 |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.
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