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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 18_2_4.1d
Adults age 18 and over who had difficulty understanding their doctor during their last visit, by Asian ethnicity, California, 2007
        Asian
    Total All races Chinese Filipino Japanese Korean Vietnamese South Asian
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   3.9 0.2 5.5 0.6 5.2 1.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 23.0 2.8 DSU DSU
Health insurance,a under age 65 Private 2.9 0.2 3.7 0.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 16.4 3.7 DSU DSU
Public 6.9 0.6 13.3 2.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 28.6 6.0 DSU DSU
Uninsured 6.1 0.6 8.2 2.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over Total 3.5 0.3 7.1 1.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 46.2 7.1 DSU DSU
Medicare and private 2.8 0.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Medicare and public 6.4 1.0 11.3 2.1 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 45.8 7.7 DSU DSU
Medicare only DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Family incomeb Negative/poor 8.5 0.7 11.8 1.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 35.9 5.9 DSU DSU
Near poor/low 6.0 0.6 8.4 1.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 23.5 6.0 DSU DSU
Middle 3.8 0.4 8.2 1.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 40.6 10.3 DSU DSU
High 2.2 0.2 3.0 0.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Education Less than high school 8.8 0.8 20.1 3.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 43.3 6.1 DSU DSU
High school graduate 4.0 0.3 7.1 1.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 32.0 6.2 DSU DSU
At least some college 2.5 0.2 3.2 0.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 10.5 2.6 DSU DSU
Residence location Urban 3.9 0.2 5.6 0.6 5.4 1.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 23.2 2.8 DSU DSU
Rural 3.6 0.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
English proficiency English only 2.7 0.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Well/very well 3.1 0.4 3.3 0.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 14.5 3.6 DSU DSU
Not well/not at all 11.0 0.9 15.1 1.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 37.9 4.4 DSU DSU
Born in U.S. Yes 2.8 0.2 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
No 6.2 0.5 6.4 0.7 6.5 1.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU 26.4 3.0 DSU DSU

a A small number of people who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "public health insurance" category only.

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 300 percent of the poverty line; and high, 300 percent of the poverty line and over. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of people were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: SE: standard error.

Source: University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy Research, California Health Interview Survey.

 

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