Table T5_2_1_4-2a
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 | 13.68 | 0.02 | 13.38 | 0.02 | 15.47 | 0.08 | 14.90 | 0.14 | 13.99 | 0.38 | 15.02 | 0.23 | 14.06 | 0.12 | |
Age | 18–44 | 13.24 | 0.04 | 12.87 | 0.05 | 14.54 | 0.14 | 14.78 | 0.21 | 13.04 | 0.56 | 13.42 | 0.39 | 13.87 | 0.23 |
45–64 | 13.29 | 0.04 | 12.83 | 0.04 | 15.14 | 0.12 | 13.93 | 0.29 | 13.63 | 0.68 | 15.76 | 0.38 | 13.78 | 0.20 | |
65 and over | 14.10 | 0.03 | 13.85 | 0.03 | 16.60 | 0.13 | 15.71 | 0.25 | 15.77 | 0.75 | 15.77 | 0.43 | 14.47 | 0.20 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 13.49 | 0.02 | 13.21 | 0.02 | 15.19 | 0.08 | 14.89 | 0.15 | 13.70 | 0.44 | 14.84 | 0.28 | 14.02 | 0.13 |
Hispanic, all races | 13.77 | 0.07 | 13.76 | 0.09 | 15.25 | 0.42 | 13.45 | 0.66 | 14.50 | 0.85 | 13.98 | 0.47 | 13.58 | 0.43 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 13.74 | 0.05 | 13.32 | 0.06 | 15.95 | 0.16 | 12.80 | 0.37 | 12.75 | 0.92 | 15.22 | 0.46 | 14.47 | 0.26 |
High school graduate | 13.26 | 0.04 | 13.05 | 0.04 | 14.73 | 0.13 | 14.42 | 0.36 | 13.86 | 0.67 | 14.09 | 0.40 | 13.27 | 0.22 | |
At least some college | 13.84 | 0.03 | 13.50 | 0.03 | 15.61 | 0.12 | 15.42 | 0.17 | 14.28 | 0.54 | 15.29 | 0.37 | 14.23 | 0.18 | |
Language at home | English | 13.68 | 0.02 | 13.37 | 0.02 | 15.40 | 0.08 | 16.21 | 0.21 | 14.44 | 0.43 | 14.98 | 0.25 | 14.08 | 0.12 |
Spanish | 13.49 | 0.11 | 13.50 | 0.14 | 15.17 | 0.88 | 15.93 | 2.06 | 12.35 | 1.49 | 13.50 | 0.89 | 13.20 | 0.88 | |
Other | 13.55 | 0.15 | 12.97 | 0.24 | 17.44 | 0.67 | 13.38 | 0.22 | 11.64 | 1.14 | 16.13 | 1.06 | 13.55 | 0.74 |
a Good communication about discharge information means hospital staff talked with patients about help they might need and provided patients information in writing about potential symptoms after discharge.
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.