The following statistics on healthcare communication are from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Medical Expenditure Panel Survey 2009, included in the agency's 2012 National Healthcare Disparities Report.
Proportion of ambulatory patients who reported poor communication with health providers (2009):
White
Poor — 14.0 percent
Low-income — 10.8 percent
Middle-income — 8.6 percent
High-income — 5.9 percent
Black
Poor — 17.8 percent
Low-income — 12.1 percent
Middle-income — 10.2 percent
High-income — 8.4 percent
Hispanic
Poor — 18.3 percent
Low-income — 12.7 percent
Middle-income — 13.2 percent
High-income — 9.0 percent
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Proportion of ambulatory patients who reported poor communication with health providers (2009):
White
Poor — 14.0 percent
Low-income — 10.8 percent
Middle-income — 8.6 percent
High-income — 5.9 percent
Black
Poor — 17.8 percent
Low-income — 12.1 percent
Middle-income — 10.2 percent
High-income — 8.4 percent
Hispanic
Poor — 18.3 percent
Low-income — 12.7 percent
Middle-income — 13.2 percent
High-income — 9.0 percent
