Table 1 2019 Medicare Fee-for-Service Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) sample ages 65 and older (n = 79,725)
Characteristics | % |
|---|---|
Female | 53% |
Age | |
65-69 | 26% |
70-74 | 28% |
75-79 | 19% |
80-84 | 13% |
85+ | 14% |
Race and Ethnicity | |
American Indian/Alaskan Native | 1% |
Asian American and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 4% |
Black | 7% |
Hispanic | 5% |
Multiracial (i.e., more than one race selected) | 2% |
White | 82% |
Current Smoker | 8% |
Health Conditions | |
Angina | 15% |
Cancer | 18% |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 15% |
Diabetes | 26% |
Hypertension | 64% |
Heart attack | 10% |
Education | |
Some high school or less | 9% |
High school or General Education Diploma | 26% |
Some college or 2-year degree | 28% |
4-year degree | 15% |
More than a 4-year degree | 21% |
Financial assistance | |
Neither dual eligibility nor receipt of low-income subsidy | 90% |
Low-income subsidy only | 1% |
Dual eligibility, with or without low-income subsidy | 8% |
Live alone | 30% |
Survey Language | |
English | 98% |
Spanish | 2% |
Chinese | <1% |
Have a primary doctor | 94% |
Proxy Status | |
No proxy assistance | 90% |
Proxy helped, but did not answer for the patient | 6% |
Proxy answered for the patient | 4% |