Table 3. Helpfulness of the Materials in Understanding Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Medicare Health Insurance Options1.
Education | Helpfulness | ||
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| |||
Poor/Fair | Good | Very Good/Excellent | |
| |||
Percent | |||
Less than 12 Years | 16.9 | 56.6 | 26.5 |
High School Graduate | 19.0 | 44.2 | 36.8 |
Some College/Technical School | 14.3 | 42.8 | 43.0 |
College Graduate | 7.5 | 46.9 | 45.7 |
Includes only experienced beneficiaries 65 years of age or over.
NOTE: Differences between educational groups are significant at the 0.05 level.
SOURCE: Survey of new and experienced Medicare beneficiaries in the Kansas City metropolitan statistical area conducted by Research Triangle Institute between September 1998 and January 1999.