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Table 201
Hospital patients age 18 and over who reported sometimes or never having good communications about medications, United States, 2006 |
| Population group |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
27.1 |
0.1 |
| Race |
White only |
27.6 |
0.5 |
| Black only |
25.4 |
0.6 |
| Asian only |
23.9 |
0.7 |
| NHOPI only |
22.1 |
1.7 |
| AI/AN only |
24.4 |
1.3 |
| Multiple races |
29.4 |
1.0 |
| Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
24.5 |
0.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, all races |
27.6 |
0.3 |
| Educationa |
Less than high school |
24.5 |
0.3 |
| High school graduate |
25.8 |
0.3 |
| At least some college |
28.1 |
0.3 |
| Language at home |
English |
27.5 |
0.5 |
| Spanish |
20.2 |
0.6 |
| Other |
25.0 |
0.8 |
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.
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 Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, National CAHPS Benchmarking Database.
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