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 of their health providers who always explained things clearly, Medicare fee for service, by State, 2003 |
State |
Percent |
Standard error |
|
|
|
Alabama |
69.2 |
1.1 |
Alaska |
70.2 |
2.4 |
Arizona |
65.5 |
1.5 |
Arkansas |
67.5 |
1.3 |
California |
67.7 |
0.9 |
Colorado |
67.6 |
1.5 |
Connecticut |
69.9 |
1.4 |
Delaware |
67.5 |
1.5 |
District of Columbia |
72.1 |
2.0 |
Florida |
66.5 |
0.7 |
Georgia |
67.9 |
1.0 |
Hawaii |
71.4 |
2.2 |
Idaho |
66.3 |
1.8 |
Illinois |
70.7 |
1.1 |
Indiana |
68.8 |
0.9 |
Iowa |
67.7 |
1.3 |
Kansas |
67.9 |
1.4 |
Kentucky |
67.4 |
1.1 |
Louisiana |
73.5 |
1.2 |
Maine |
73.9 |
1.2 |
Maryland |
67.7 |
1.2 |
Massachusetts |
73.2 |
1.2 |
Michigan |
68.5 |
0.8 |
Minnesota |
69.0 |
1.1 |
Mississippi |
70.0 |
1.2 |
Missouri |
68.3 |
1.0 |
Montana |
74.0 |
2.2 |
Nebraska |
70.1 |
1.5 |
Nevada |
65.5 |
2.0 |
New Hampshire |
70.5 |
1.4 |
New Jersey |
69.0 |
1.0 |
New Mexico |
65.1 |
1.5 |
New York |
67.7 |
0.8 |
North Carolina |
69.2 |
0.9 |
North Dakota |
67.1 |
1.4 |
Ohio |
68.8 |
0.8 |
Oklahoma |
68.1 |
1.3 |
Oregon |
68.0 |
1.5 |
Pennsylvania |
69.0 |
0.8 |
Puerto Rico |
67.3 |
2.2 |
Rhode Island |
73.6 |
2.0 |
South Carolina |
70.4 |
1.0 |
South Dakota |
69.1 |
2.4 |
Tennessee |
70.1 |
1.0 |
Texas |
70.0 |
0.7 |
Utah |
63.3 |
1.9 |
Vermont |
76.2 |
2.2 |
Virgin Islands |
65.8 |
3.2 |
Virginia |
70.4 |
1.0 |
Washington |
66.0 |
1.2 |
West Virginia |
68.6 |
1.3 |
Wisconsin |
69.5 |
1.0 |
Wyoming |
73.8 |
2.2 |
|
|
|
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.
Return to Contents