Table 193A_b Adults whose providers always explained things in a way they could understand, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
59.1 |
0.6 |
59.5 |
0.6 |
58.9 |
0.7 |
67.5 |
1.5 |
55.2 |
1.6 |
Age |
18-44 |
57.9 |
0.8 |
58.3 |
0.8 |
57.7 |
1.0 |
64.2 |
2.0 |
55.3 |
1.9 |
45-64 |
59.7 |
0.9 |
60.3 |
1.0 |
59.8 |
1.0 |
69.1 |
2.4 |
52.2 |
2.6 |
65 and over |
60.7 |
1.2 |
60.6 |
1.2 |
59.5 |
1.4 |
75.5 |
2.9 |
61.3 |
3.4 |
Gender |
Male |
58.8 |
0.8 |
59.4 |
0.9 |
58.9 |
1.0 |
66.3 |
2.7 |
52.3 |
2.3 |
Female |
59.3 |
0.7 |
59.5 |
0.7 |
58.8 |
0.8 |
68.2 |
1.6 |
57.3 |
1.7 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
56.3 |
1.6 |
56.8 |
1.8 |
54.8 |
2.3 |
64.7 |
2.5 |
53.8 |
2.4 |
Near poor/low |
58.7 |
1.4 |
59.5 |
1.5 |
58.0 |
1.8 |
67.6 |
2.6 |
54.6 |
2.7 |
Middle |
57.4 |
0.9 |
57.8 |
1.0 |
56.5 |
1.2 |
68.5 |
2.6 |
54.1 |
2.9 |
High |
60.9 |
0.9 |
61.1 |
0.9 |
61.1 |
1.0 |
68.2 |
3.4 |
58.2 |
3.3 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
56.8 |
1.2 |
57.2 |
1.4 |
54.5 |
1.7 |
68.6 |
2.2 |
55.6 |
1.9 |
High school graduate |
57.3 |
0.9 |
57.5 |
1.0 |
56.6 |
1.1 |
64.6 |
2.5 |
55.7 |
2.5 |
At least some college |
60.9 |
0.8 |
61.3 |
0.8 |
61.2 |
0.9 |
69.1 |
2.0 |
54.6 |
2.6 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
60.2 |
0.7 |
60.5 |
0.8 |
60.0 |
0.9 |
68.0 |
2.1 |
56.3 |
2.1 |
Public only |
54.2 |
1.4 |
53.3 |
1.7 |
50.4 |
2.3 |
62.9 |
2.7 |
58.4 |
2.7 |
Uninsured |
50.4 |
2.0 |
51.9 |
2.2 |
50.6 |
2.6 |
60.7 |
4.6 |
45.4 |
3.7 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
61.8 |
2.0 |
61.8 |
2.0 |
60.6 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
59.3 |
1.6 |
59.2 |
1.6 |
58.5 |
1.7 |
70.2 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
65.5 |
2.9 |
66.2 |
3.3 |
64.1 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
62.2 |
4.8 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
58.7 |
0.8 |
59.4 |
0.9 |
59.0 |
1.1 |
65.4 |
2.0 |
54.1 |
2.0 |
Metropolitan-small |
60.0 |
1.1 |
60.1 |
1.1 |
59.2 |
1.2 |
72.7 |
2.3 |
59.5 |
2.7 |
Micropolitan |
58.7 |
1.9 |
59.0 |
2.0 |
58.3 |
2.1 |
69.5 |
6.2 |
52.2 |
6.3 |
Noncore-adjacent |
58.7 |
2.2 |
58.9 |
2.2 |
58.3 |
2.3 |
68.5 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
57.9 |
3.5 |
58.0 |
3.6 |
57.2 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
59.5 |
0.6 |
59.7 |
0.6 |
58.7 |
0.7 |
67.6 |
1.5 |
56.6 |
1.9 |
Other |
54.2 |
1.8 |
54.4 |
2.7 |
67.5 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
54.0 |
2.4 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
54.4 |
1.2 |
54.4 |
1.3 |
53.2 |
1.5 |
67.4 |
3.0 |
53.6 |
3.9 |
Complex activities |
53.7 |
1.4 |
53.7 |
1.5 |
51.9 |
1.7 |
67.9 |
3.7 |
53.5 |
4.3 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
60.3 |
0.6 |
60.7 |
0.7 |
60.3 |
0.8 |
67.4 |
1.7 |
55.6 |
1.6 |
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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.