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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 14_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, 2006
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   8.2 0.3 12.5 0.9 9.5 0.6 6.3 0.4
Age 18–44 9.1 0.5 14.8 1.4 11.3 1.0 6.6 0.5
45–64 7.6 0.4 12.2 1.3 8.8 0.8 6.0 0.5
65 and over 7.3 0.6 9.5 1.1 7.7 1.0 5.8 1.0
Gender Male 8.1 0.5 12.2 1.2 8.9 0.8 6.5 0.6
Female 8.3 0.4 12.7 1.1 9.9 0.7 6.1 0.4
Race White, single race 7.7 0.4 12.0 1.0 8.8 0.6 6.0 0.4
Black, single race 9.6 0.6 13.1 1.6 11.3 1.3 6.8 0.9
Asian, single race 11.6 1.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU 9.8 2.0
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race 14.0 3.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races 10.3 3.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 7.7 0.4 11.6 1.0 9.1 0.6 6.1 0.4
Non-Hispanic, White 7.1 0.4 10.7 1.2 8.3 0.7 5.8 0.4
Non-Hispanic, Black 9.6 0.6 12.8 1.6 11.4 1.3 6.8 0.9
Hispanic, all races 13.0 0.9 15.2 1.6 14.0 1.8 9.4 1.4
Family incomeb Negative/poor 13.0 1.0 12.9 1.5 13.9 1.9 12.2 1.8
Near poor/low 12.0 0.8 14.1 1.4 12.5 1.3 9.6 1.2
Middle 9.6 0.6 12.2 1.4 10.8 0.9 7.9 0.8
High 5.1 0.4 9.8 2.2 5.3 0.7 4.6 0.4
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 7.9 0.4 14.3 1.4 9.8 0.7 6.1 0.4
Not employed 10.1 0.8 12.9 1.6 10.8 1.2 7.9 1.0
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 6.7 0.4 10.4 1.5 8.1 0.7 5.7 0.4
Public only 15.7 1.3 15.4 2.1 16.6 1.8 14.9 2.3
Uninsured 15.0 1.3 19.7 2.3 14.9 2.2 10.9 2.0
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 7.4 1.2 9.5 2.0 6.1 1.8 DSU DSU
Medicare and private 6.2 0.7 7.4 1.8 8.2 1.4 4.3 0.9
Medicare and other public 13.7 1.7 13.1 2.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 8.2 0.4 12.5 1.1 9.9 0.6 6.4 0.4
  Large central metro 9.9 0.6 14.0 1.4 13.4 1.3 7.1 0.6
  Large fringe metro 7.7 0.7 14.0 2.6 8.2 1.0 6.4 0.8
  Medium metro 7.1 0.7 9.4 1.6 8.2 1.1 5.7 0.8
  Small metro 7.4 0.8 11.9 2.0 8.8 1.5 5.3 1.0
Nonmetropolitan 7.9 0.7 12.3 1.5 8.2 1.1 5.7 0.8
  Micropolitan 8.1 0.6 12.1 1.3 9.8 1.3 5.2 0.8
  Noncore 7.4 1.3 12.5 2.6 DSU DSU 6.7 1.6
Language spoken most often at home English 7.7 0.3 12.0 1.0 9.2 0.6 5.9 0.3
Other 14.1 1.2 14.5 1.7 15.3 2.4 13.1 2.3
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 7.1 0.3 11.7 1.1 8.1 0.5 5.6 0.4
Fair/poor 14.3 1.0 14.4 1.3 16.0 1.7 12.7 1.4
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 11.7 0.9 14.5 1.6 12.2 1.4 9.3 1.0
Complex activities 13.5 1.2 13.1 1.6 14.8 1.9 12.4 1.8
Neither basic nor complex activities 7.4 0.3 11.6 1.0 8.7 0.6 5.8 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, 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.

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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