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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 12_1_5.5d
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never explained things in a way they could understand, by education,a United States, 2005
Population group Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 8.3 0.3 13.5 0.8 8.8 0.5 6.3 0.4
Age 18–44 9.6 0.5 15.1 1.4 10.8 0.8 7.4 0.6
45–64 7.3 0.4 13.8 1.5 8.1 0.8 5.5 0.5
65 and over 7.1 0.6 11.0 1.4 6.4 1.0 5.2 0.7
Gender Male 8.2 0.5 12.1 1.2 9.2 0.9 6.4 0.6
Female 8.3 0.4 14.5 1.1 8.5 0.6 6.3 0.5
Race White, single race 7.6 0.3 12.7 0.9 7.8 0.5 6.0 0.4
Black, single race 11.2 0.7 16.8 2.2 13.0 1.5 7.4 1.0
Asian, single race 12.8 1.9 * * * * 9.3 1.8
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 7.9 0.3 13.9 1.0 8.4 0.5 6.0 0.4
Non-Hispanic, White 7.1 0.3 13.0 1.2 7.3 0.5 5.7 0.4
Non-Hispanic, Black 11.1 0.7 16.4 2.2 13.1 1.5 7.1 1.0
Hispanic 12.1 0.9 12.3 1.2 13.5 1.7 11.1 1.8
Family incomeb Negative/poor 13.9 1.1 16.2 1.6 15.2 1.9 9.1 1.6
Near poor/low 10.6 0.8 14.5 1.4 8.8 1.1 9.0 1.4
Middle 8.9 0.6 12.1 1.5 9.2 0.8 7.6 0.7
High 5.8 0.4 10.6 1.9 6.6 0.8 5.2 0.5
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 7.6 0.4 13.7 1.3 8.3 0.6 6.3 0.5
Not employed 11.8 0.8 16.0 1.5 13.1 1.2 8.0 1.0
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 7.3 0.4 12.4 1.5 8.3 0.7 6.1 0.5
Public only 14.2 1.2 17.2 1.8 12.7 1.5 11.7 2.4
Uninsured 13.3 1.1 16.5 2.2 14.2 2.3 9.7 1.6
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 6.9 1.2 10.4 2.5 6.8 1.8 * *
Medicare and private 6.0 0.7 9.1 1.9 5.5 1.3 5.2 0.9
Medicare and other public 12.9 2.3 14.8 3.3 * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan 8.3 0.3 13.8 0.9 9.1 0.6 6.3 0.4
  Large central metro 9.9 0.7 15.9 1.5 11.6 1.2 7.3 0.8
  Large fringe metro 7.0 0.5 9.9 2.0 7.4 0.9 6.2 0.6
  Medium metro 7.1 0.6 13.3 1.8 6.9 1.0 5.4 0.7
  Small metro 9.3 0.9 16.2 3.3 11.4 1.6 5.7 1.2
Nonmetropolitan 8.0 0.5 12.3 1.7 7.8 0.8 6.3 0.9
  Micropolitan 8.2 0.7 12.1 2.2 8.2 1.2 6.6 1.0
  Noncore 7.8 1.0 12.6 2.5 7.1 1.5 5.8 1.5
Language spoken most often at home English 7.9 0.3 13.9 0.9 8.6 0.5 5.9 0.4
Other 12.7 1.0 11.9 1.4 11.7 2.0 14.4 2.0
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 7.3 0.3 12.7 0.9 7.6 0.5 5.8 0.4
Fair/poor 13.7 0.8 15.5 1.4 14.5 1.5 11.2 1.4
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 11.2 0.8 13.3 1.3 12.4 1.5 8.6 1.2
Complex activities 13.7 1.0 15.6 1.8 15.5 1.8 10.1 1.6
Neither basic nor complex activities 7.5 0.3 13.1 1.0 7.8 0.6 6.0 0.4

a 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.

b 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.

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.

 

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