mysql> explain select First_Name from Customers where Last_Name like '%fred%'; +-----------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+-------------+ | table | type | possible_keys | key | key_len | ref | rows | Extra | +-----------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+-------------+ | Customers | ALL | NULL | NULL | NULL | NULL | 6275 | Using where | +-----------+------+---------------+------+---------+------+------+-------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec)