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 managed care, by State, 2003 and 2006 |
State |
2006 |
2003 |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Alabama |
72.8 |
1.6 |
74.6 |
1.3 |
Arizona |
64.5 |
1.3 |
64.9 |
1.1 |
California |
67.3 |
0.6 |
64.9 |
0.8 |
Colorado |
68.2 |
1.3 |
69.6 |
0.9 |
Connecticut |
72.4 |
2.7 |
67.6 |
1.7 |
District of Columbia |
DNC |
DNC |
67.4 |
2.6 |
Florida |
66.6 |
0.7 |
63.4 |
0.7 |
Georgia |
72.8 |
2.6 |
66.6 |
1.8 |
Hawaii |
73.3 |
2.0 |
77.9 |
1.7 |
Idaho |
67.8 |
2.4 |
72.3 |
1.6 |
Illinois |
69.5 |
1.8 |
68.8 |
1.5 |
Indiana |
71.3 |
1.4 |
69.8 |
1.4 |
Iowa |
71.0 |
2.1 |
70.0 |
1.7 |
Kansas |
67.0 |
2.4 |
67.3 |
1.9 |
Kentucky |
65.7 |
2.9 |
69.4 |
2.1 |
Louisiana |
70.6 |
4.0 |
70.5 |
1.5 |
Maryland |
71.3 |
1.9 |
65.6 |
2.2 |
Massachusetts |
72.6 |
1.1 |
70.1 |
0.8 |
Michigan |
69.1 |
2.3 |
66.4 |
1.3 |
Minnesota |
68.6 |
1.3 |
67.9 |
1.1 |
Mississippi |
DNC |
DNC |
70.7 |
2.8 |
Missouri |
69.3 |
1.1 |
68.4 |
1.1 |
Nebraska |
72.5 |
2.1 |
72.3 |
2.3 |
Nevada |
65.8 |
2.0 |
62.9 |
1.8 |
New Hampshire |
65.6 |
2.9 |
65.7 |
2.6 |
New Jersey |
64.8 |
1.4 |
69.9 |
1.2 |
New Mexico |
72.0 |
1.9 |
70.1 |
1.5 |
New York |
68.1 |
0.7 |
67.6 |
0.6 |
North Carolina |
74.7 |
1.8 |
69.2 |
1.9 |
North Dakota |
69.4 |
2.6 |
71.7 |
2.4 |
Ohio |
70.2 |
0.9 |
70.3 |
0.7 |
Oklahoma |
67.4 |
1.9 |
66.4 |
1.8 |
Oregon |
70.6 |
1.0 |
70.5 |
0.8 |
Pennsylvania |
70.4 |
0.7 |
72.1 |
0.6 |
Puerto Rico |
63.2 |
1.7 |
77.4 |
1.3 |
Rhode Island |
67.9 |
1.7 |
72.6 |
1.3 |
Tennessee |
71.4 |
1.5 |
69.8 |
1.0 |
Texas |
69.4 |
1.0 |
67.2 |
2.3 |
Virginia |
75.1 |
2.5 |
67.1 |
1.7 |
Washington |
68.9 |
1.3 |
68.8 |
0.9 |
West Virginia |
74.3 |
1.6 |
72.3 |
1.2 |
Wisconsin |
71.5 |
1.2 |
72.8 |
1.1 |
DNC - Data not collected.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.