Table 193C_a Adults whose providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
8.4 |
0.3 |
7.7 |
0.3 |
11.1 |
0.9 |
13.7 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
12.9 |
2.6 |
Age |
18-44 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
9.3 |
0.5 |
12.9 |
1.4 |
12.2 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
13.7 |
3.8 |
45-64 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
6.9 |
0.5 |
8.9 |
1.2 |
15.1 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
6.6 |
0.6 |
6.0 |
0.6 |
9.8 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
8.8 |
0.5 |
8.2 |
0.5 |
11.3 |
1.6 |
12.2 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
8.1 |
0.3 |
7.4 |
0.4 |
11.0 |
1.0 |
14.9 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
10.5 |
3.0 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
14.7 |
1.0 |
12.8 |
1.1 |
17.4 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
10.4 |
0.7 |
9.9 |
0.7 |
12.0 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
8.5 |
0.5 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
8.3 |
1.8 |
11.3 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
6.3 |
0.4 |
5.7 |
0.5 |
8.9 |
1.6 |
13.7 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
13.5 |
0.7 |
12.9 |
0.8 |
14.6 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
9.2 |
0.5 |
8.3 |
0.6 |
13.0 |
1.6 |
16.6 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
6.4 |
0.3 |
5.9 |
0.4 |
7.8 |
1.1 |
11.9 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
7.1 |
0.3 |
6.8 |
0.4 |
7.9 |
1.0 |
10.4 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
16.5 |
1.0 |
15.3 |
1.2 |
19.3 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
16.5 |
1.3 |
15.2 |
1.4 |
17.6 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
8.6 |
1.2 |
8.4 |
1.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
5.3 |
0.7 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
8.8 |
1.5 |
7.6 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
8.7 |
0.4 |
7.8 |
0.4 |
11.1 |
1.3 |
13.7 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
14.7 |
4.4 |
Metropolitan-small |
7.8 |
0.5 |
7.6 |
0.6 |
9.9 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
8.9 |
0.8 |
8.3 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
9.3 |
1.2 |
8.1 |
1.4 |
15.1 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
5.0 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
1.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
8.0 |
0.3 |
7.5 |
0.3 |
11.0 |
0.9 |
8.4 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
12.9 |
2.7 |
Other |
13.0 |
1.0 |
10.7 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
19.1 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
11.2 |
0.8 |
10.0 |
0.8 |
17.4 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
13.6 |
1.0 |
12.6 |
1.1 |
17.6 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
7.7 |
0.3 |
7.1 |
0.3 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
13.4 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
11.0 |
3.0 |
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* 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.