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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