New research assesses limited English proficiency among AANPHI adults.
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Growing interest in addressing health equity is fueling efforts to better understand the unique challenges faced by Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. A lack of language accessibility for AANHPI people who are not proficient in English could restrict their access to health insurance and health care, especially for those who may have to navigate complicated systems to enroll in coverage.
In 2019, about 3 in 10 Asian American adults and 1 in 8 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NHPI) adults had LEP, compared with 32.9 percent of Hispanic adults, 3.1 percent of Black adults, and 1.4 percent of white adults.
AANHPI adults with LEP were more likely than those proficient in English to be noncitizens and to have economic disadvantages such as lower incomes, lower levels of education, and higher uninsurance rates.
Estimated LEP rates varied widely across subgroups of AANHPI adults. LEP rates were around 12 percent for NHPI adults, whereas more than 40 percent of Chinese, Bangladeshi, Vietnamese, Nepalese, and Burmese adults had LEP.
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