Original question: How often have you had the difficulty finding a health care provider who speaks your language, whether that provider is for yourself or for a loved one? How often have you had difficulty communicating with a health care provider while getting care for yourself or a loved one because of a (ITEM)?
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Older Hispanics difficulty finding or communicating with health providers U.S. 2017
This graph shows the percentage of Hispanics aged 40 years and older who had difficulty in communicating with or finding a suitable health care provider in the U.S. as of 2017. Around 15 percent of the respondents stated that finding a health care provider who speaks their language was often difficult.
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AP-NORC. (August 22, 2017). Percentage of older Hispanic adults who had difficulty in communicating with or finding a suitable health care provider in the U.S. as of 2017 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/856537/difficulties-communicating-or-finding-suitable-healthcare-provider-us-hispanics/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of older Hispanic adults who had difficulty in communicating with or finding a suitable health care provider in the U.S. as of 2017." Chart. August 22, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/856537/difficulties-communicating-or-finding-suitable-healthcare-provider-us-hispanics/
AP-NORC. (2017). Percentage of older Hispanic adults who had difficulty in communicating with or finding a suitable health care provider in the U.S. as of 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/856537/difficulties-communicating-or-finding-suitable-healthcare-provider-us-hispanics/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of Older Hispanic Adults Who Had Difficulty in Communicating with or Finding a Suitable Health Care Provider in The U.S. as of 2017." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Aug 2017, /statistics/856537/difficulties-communicating-or-finding-suitable-healthcare-provider-us-hispanics/
AP-NORC, Percentage of older Hispanic adults who had difficulty in communicating with or finding a suitable health care provider in the U.S. as of 2017 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/856537/difficulties-communicating-or-finding-suitable-healthcare-provider-us-hispanics/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
Percentage of older Hispanic adults who had difficulty in communicating with or finding a suitable health care provider in the U.S. as of 2017 [Graph], AP-NORC, August 22, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/856537/difficulties-communicating-or-finding-suitable-healthcare-provider-us-hispanics/
