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2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports
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Table 14_1_13.2_2a
Adults with limited English proficiency who had usual source of care, by race, United States, 2008
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   49.2 2.7 47.5 3.1 DSU DSU 60.1 5.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Age 18-44 35.8 3.2 34.4 3.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
45-64 55.2 3.1 56.5 3.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
65 and over 84.0 3.2 84.4 4.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Gender Male 37.4 3.1 35.7 3.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Female 59.8 2.6 58.6 3.0 DSU DSU 65.9 5.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Family incomea Negative/poor 47.4 3.2 42.7 3.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Near poor/low 43.8 3.3 44.7 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Middle 51.8 4.8 51.9 5.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
High 64.8 7.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Educationb Less than high school 49.9 3.4 47.7 3.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
High school graduate 46.2 3.7 44.1 4.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
At least some college 53.6 5.5 55.1 6.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Employment status, ages 18-64 Employed 38.7 3.1 37.4 3.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Not employed 53.4 3.3 53.2 3.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, ages 18-64 Any private 65.6 3.4 68.3 3.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Public only 69.5 3.6 67.4 3.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Uninsured 25.4 2.7 25.1 2.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and private DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and other public 84.6 4.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 49.2 2.8 47.5 3.2 DSU DSU 60.8 5.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Large central metro 48.7 3.6 45.7 4.1 DSU DSU 65.8 5.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Large fringe metro  47.1 4.5 47.8 5.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Medium metro 54.9 5.0 54.4 4.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Small metro DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Nonmetropolitan 48.8 8.3 48.1 8.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Micropolitan DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
  Noncore DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Language spoken most often at home English DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Other 48.5 2.7 46.4 3.1 DSU DSU 60.8 5.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 43.7 2.9 41.4 3.3 DSU DSU 57.4 6.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Fair/poor 67.0 2.9 66.6 3.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 86.8 4.0 86.0 4.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Complex activities  DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Neither basic nor complex activities 44.7 2.7 43.4 3.1 DSU DSU 53.5 6.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
U.S. born Yes DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
No 48.3 2.7 46.4 3.1 DSU DSU 60.1 5.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU

a. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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 B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - 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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