Table T5_2_1_2-2a
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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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 | 5.34 | 0.01 | 4.78 | 0.01 | 6.97 | 0.05 | 6.04 | 0.09 | 5.60 | 0.25 | 7.70 | 0.17 | 7.65 | 0.09 | |
Age | 18–44 | 5.59 | 0.03 | 4.93 | 0.03 | 7.33 | 0.10 | 4.83 | 0.13 | 5.29 | 0.37 | 7.69 | 0.31 | 8.10 | 0.18 |
45–64 | 5.83 | 0.03 | 5.18 | 0.03 | 7.06 | 0.08 | 6.67 | 0.21 | 5.85 | 0.47 | 8.34 | 0.29 | 8.24 | 0.16 | |
65 and over | 4.93 | 0.02 | 4.51 | 0.02 | 6.55 | 0.09 | 7.23 | 0.18 | 5.80 | 0.48 | 6.84 | 0.30 | 6.74 | 0.14 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 5.03 | 0.01 | 4.65 | 0.02 | 6.97 | 0.06 | 5.77 | 0.10 | 5.29 | 0.29 | 7.50 | 0.21 | 7.61 | 0.10 |
Hispanic, all races | 6.57 | 0.05 | 6.11 | 0.07 | 8.32 | 0.32 | 7.48 | 0.51 | 6.18 | 0.58 | 8.14 | 0.37 | 8.19 | 0.34 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 6.27 | 0.04 | 5.65 | 0.04 | 7.62 | 0.12 | 8.78 | 0.31 | 6.76 | 0.69 | 8.01 | 0.35 | 8.19 | 0.20 |
High school graduate | 5.07 | 0.02 | 4.64 | 0.03 | 6.87 | 0.09 | 7.22 | 0.26 | 5.26 | 0.44 | 6.98 | 0.30 | 7.43 | 0.17 | |
At least some college | 4.93 | 0.02 | 4.57 | 0.02 | 6.61 | 0.08 | 5.10 | 0.10 | 5.34 | 0.35 | 7.89 | 0.28 | 7.40 | 0.13 | |
Language at home | English | 5.10 | 0.01 | 4.71 | 0.01 | 6.93 | 0.05 | 5.29 | 0.13 | 5.45 | 0.28 | 7.50 | 0.19 | 7.51 | 0.09 |
Spanish | 6.62 | 0.08 | 6.34 | 0.10 | 8.11 | 0.67 | 10.41 | 1.72 | 6.67 | 1.13 | 8.37 | 0.72 | 8.48 | 0.73 | |
Other | 6.77 | 0.11 | 5.70 | 0.17 | 7.58 | 0.47 | 6.76 | 0.16 | 6.15 | 0.86 | 9.27 | 0.83 | 10.61 | 0.67 |
a Good communication with nurses means nurses treated patients with courtesy and respect, listened carefully, and explained things clearly to patients.
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.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.