Table T5_2_1_2-2c
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | ||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 5.34 | 0.01 | 6.27 | 0.04 | 5.07 | 0.02 | 4.93 | 0.02 | |
Age | 18–44 | 5.59 | 0.03 | 7.31 | 0.10 | 6.40 | 0.07 | 4.84 | 0.03 |
45–64 | 5.83 | 0.03 | 7.16 | 0.08 | 5.40 | 0.05 | 5.47 | 0.03 | |
65 and over | 4.93 | 0.02 | 5.68 | 0.05 | 4.50 | 0.03 | 4.56 | 0.03 | |
Race | White only | 4.78 | 0.01 | 5.65 | 0.04 | 4.64 | 0.03 | 4.57 | 0.02 |
Black only | 6.97 | 0.05 | 7.62 | 0.12 | 6.87 | 0.09 | 6.61 | 0.08 | |
Asian only | 6.04 | 0.09 | 8.78 | 0.31 | 7.22 | 0.26 | 5.10 | 0.10 | |
NHOPI only | 5.60 | 0.25 | 6.76 | 0.69 | 5.26 | 0.44 | 5.34 | 0.35 | |
AI/AN only | 7.70 | 0.17 | 8.01 | 0.35 | 6.98 | 0.30 | 7.89 | 0.28 | |
Multiple races | 7.65 | 0.09 | 8.19 | 0.20 | 7.43 | 0.17 | 7.40 | 0.13 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 5.03 | 0.01 | 6.23 | 0.05 | 4.91 | 0.03 | 4.77 | 0.02 |
Hispanic, all races | 6.57 | 0.05 | 6.95 | 0.09 | 6.49 | 0.10 | 6.16 | 0.08 | |
Language at home | English | 5.10 | 0.01 | 6.08 | 0.04 | 4.94 | 0.02 | 4.85 | 0.02 |
Spanish | 6.62 | 0.08 | 6.82 | 0.11 | 6.41 | 0.15 | 6.19 | 0.17 | |
Other | 6.77 | 0.11 | 7.97 | 0.25 | 8.06 | 0.27 | 5.60 | 0.14 |
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.