Percentage of Hispanic adults in the U.S. who sought help from select sources when encountering communication barriers in the health care system as of 2018
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Another doctor or health care provider
50%
Other family members
50%
A translator
29%
Help from public community services
27%
Other online sources
26%
Medicare or Medicaid website
20%
Materials in your native language that were not initially made available
20%
Social media
12%
Help from charitable organisations or religious groups
11%
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This statistic depicts the percentage of Hispanic adults in the U.S. who sought help from select sources when they encountered communication barriers in the health care system as of 2018. It was found that 50 percent of Hispanic adults stated that when they experienced language or cultural barriers in the health care system they sought help from another doctor or health care provider.
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AP-NORC. (July 26, 2018). Percentage of Hispanic adults in the U.S. who sought help from select sources when encountering communication barriers in the health care system as of 2018 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/921448/hispanic-adult-communication-barriers-health-care-system-help-sources/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of Hispanic adults in the U.S. who sought help from select sources when encountering communication barriers in the health care system as of 2018." Chart. July 26, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/921448/hispanic-adult-communication-barriers-health-care-system-help-sources/
AP-NORC. (2018). Percentage of Hispanic adults in the U.S. who sought help from select sources when encountering communication barriers in the health care system as of 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/921448/hispanic-adult-communication-barriers-health-care-system-help-sources/
AP-NORC. "Percentage of Hispanic Adults in The U.S. Who Sought Help from Select Sources When Encountering Communication Barriers in The Health Care System as of 2018." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Jul 2018, /statistics/921448/hispanic-adult-communication-barriers-health-care-system-help-sources/
AP-NORC, Percentage of Hispanic adults in the U.S. who sought help from select sources when encountering communication barriers in the health care system as of 2018 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/921448/hispanic-adult-communication-barriers-health-care-system-help-sources/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Percentage of Hispanic adults in the U.S. who sought help from select sources when encountering communication barriers in the health care system as of 2018 [Graph], AP-NORC, July 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/921448/hispanic-adult-communication-barriers-health-care-system-help-sources/
