Table 184A_c Adults whose providers always explained things in a way they could understand, by family income,a United States, 2003 |
|
|
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
60.3 |
0.6 |
56.6 |
1.5 |
57.8 |
1.3 |
59.5 |
1.0 |
62.4 |
0.9 |
Age |
18-44 |
58.8 |
0.9 |
53.3 |
2.1 |
55.1 |
1.7 |
59.4 |
1.4 |
61.1 |
1.3 |
45-64 |
61.7 |
0.9 |
54.7 |
2.7 |
60.3 |
2.5 |
61.0 |
1.8 |
63.2 |
1.2 |
65 and over |
61.3 |
1.1 |
67.4 |
2.8 |
59.4 |
2.4 |
57.6 |
2.2 |
64.3 |
2.1 |
Gender |
Male |
59.8 |
0.8 |
53.3 |
2.6 |
54.9 |
1.8 |
59.3 |
1.4 |
62.3 |
1.2 |
Female |
60.6 |
0.7 |
58.2 |
1.7 |
59.3 |
1.5 |
59.7 |
1.2 |
62.5 |
1.0 |
Race |
White, single race |
60.6 |
0.6 |
56.2 |
1.9 |
57.5 |
1.4 |
59.7 |
1.1 |
62.8 |
0.9 |
Black, single race |
64.4 |
1.8 |
63.1 |
2.5 |
61.8 |
2.9 |
63.3 |
3.0 |
68.6 |
3.3 |
Asian, single race |
47.3 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
40.6 |
4.5 |
48.8 |
3.6 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
62.5 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
43.5 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
60.7 |
0.6 |
56.8 |
1.7 |
58.4 |
1.4 |
59.5 |
1.1 |
62.9 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
61.1 |
0.7 |
56.1 |
2.2 |
58.2 |
1.7 |
59.9 |
1.2 |
63.4 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
64.6 |
1.9 |
64.2 |
2.5 |
61.7 |
2.9 |
63.0 |
3.0 |
68.8 |
3.3 |
Hispanic, all races |
56.1 |
1.5 |
56.0 |
3.0 |
53.8 |
2.4 |
59.7 |
3.0 |
53.3 |
3.3 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
58.8 |
1.2 |
58.6 |
2.1 |
57.8 |
2.1 |
58.0 |
1.9 |
61.8 |
2.7 |
High school graduate |
59.1 |
1.0 |
55.1 |
2.7 |
58.9 |
1.9 |
59.9 |
1.6 |
59.6 |
1.5 |
At least some college |
61.7 |
0.8 |
55.6 |
2.8 |
57.4 |
2.3 |
59.7 |
1.4 |
63.7 |
1.0 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
60.9 |
0.7 |
52.0 |
3.3 |
59.0 |
1.9 |
60.0 |
1.3 |
62.2 |
0.9 |
Public only |
57.8 |
1.7 |
57.1 |
2.3 |
57.0 |
2.7 |
58.7 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
55.2 |
1.8 |
49.2 |
3.6 |
50.8 |
3.2 |
60.6 |
3.5 |
60.0 |
4.4 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
64.1 |
2.0 |
58.2 |
5.9 |
63.4 |
3.3 |
59.6 |
3.3 |
73.9 |
4.0 |
Medicare and private |
60.0 |
1.7 |
73.4 |
5.2 |
56.0 |
4.0 |
57.3 |
2.9 |
62.6 |
2.3 |
Medicare and other public |
62.6 |
3.0 |
69.6 |
3.9 |
64.6 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
58.8 |
0.8 |
53.5 |
2.1 |
55.0 |
1.9 |
58.5 |
1.5 |
61.1 |
1.1 |
Metropolitan-small |
61.6 |
1.1 |
59.4 |
2.8 |
59.5 |
2.3 |
61.6 |
1.7 |
63.0 |
1.6 |
Micropolitan |
63.9 |
1.8 |
59.5 |
4.2 |
62.6 |
3.7 |
61.2 |
2.9 |
68.4 |
2.8 |
Noncore-adjacent |
56.7 |
2.8 |
59.1 |
5.9 |
56.7 |
5.4 |
50.2 |
4.6 |
63.9 |
5.5 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
64.4 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
61.0 |
0.6 |
56.3 |
1.6 |
58.9 |
1.4 |
60.1 |
1.1 |
63.2 |
0.9 |
Other |
51.2 |
2.0 |
59.1 |
3.3 |
51.3 |
3.4 |
51.5 |
3.4 |
45.8 |
5.2 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
61.3 |
0.6 |
56.8 |
1.7 |
58.9 |
1.5 |
60.3 |
1.1 |
63.6 |
0.9 |
No |
53.1 |
1.5 |
55.8 |
3.1 |
52.0 |
2.9 |
53.3 |
2.7 |
52.8 |
2.8 |
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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