People with a provider who usually asks about medications and treatments other doctors may give, by family incomea, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 75.1 | 0.6 | 75.5 | 1.3 | 75.2 | 1.2 | 72.9 | 1.1 | 76.8 | 0.7 | |
| Age | 0-17 | 71.0 | 1.0 | 75.3 | 1.8 | 73.7 | 1.7 | * | * | 69.5 | 1.7 |
| 18-44 | 77.5 | 0.8 | 73.4 | 2.2 | 79.1 | 1.4 | 75.9 | 1.3 | 79.3 | 1.1 | |
| 45-64 | 77.5 | 0.8 | 80.5 | 1.9 | 75.6 | 2.2 | 75.4 | 1.6 | 78.5 | 1.0 | |
| 65 and over | 73.9 | 1.1 | 74.7 | 2.3 | 72.1 | 2.0 | 71.4 | 1.9 | 77.2 | 1.6 | |
| Gender | Male | 75.1 | 0.7 | 74.5 | 1.8 | 75.1 | 1.4 | 75.7 | 1.3 | 76.7 | 0.8 |
| Female | 75.2 | 0.7 | 76.2 | 1.3 | 75.2 | 1.3 | 74.3 | 1.1 | 76.8 | 0.9 | |
| Race | White, single race | 75.3 | 0.7 | 75.3 | 1.5 | 75.2 | 1.3 | 75.5 | 1.1 | 76.9 | 0.8 |
| Black, single race | 77.5 | 1.3 | 78.2 | 2.4 | 76.8 | 2.4 | 75.3 | 2.6 | 80.2 | 2.1 | |
| Asian, single race | 67.5 | 2.7 | * | * | 62.2 | 6.7 | 57.8 | 5.6 | 72.0 | 3.5 | |
| NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AI/AN, single race | 71.0 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Multiple races | 73.5 | 2.8 | 70.9 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | 70.7 | 4.9 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 74.6 | 0.7 | 75.1 | 1.6 | 73.7 | 1.4 | 74.2 | 1.1 | 76.7 | 0.8 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 74.6 | 0.7 | 74.4 | 2.0 | 73.1 | 1.6 | 74.8 | 1.2 | 76.7 | 0.8 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 77.5 | 1.3 | 78.1 | 2.5 | 77.0 | 2.3 | 75.0 | 2.6 | 80.4 | 2.2 | |
| Hispanic (all races) | 79.3 | 1.1 | 77.1 | 2.0 | 81.6 | 1.8 | 80.6 | 2.0 | 78.8 | 2.3 | |
| Educationb | Less than high school graduate | 75.0 | 1.1 | 75.9 | 1.8 | 74.9 | 1.8 | 73.8 | 1.6 | 76.4 | 2.0 |
| High school graduate | 76.0 | 0.9 | 73.4 | 2.5 | 75.4 | 1.8 | 75.2 | 1.3 | 77.8 | 1.3 | |
| At least some college | 78.1 | 0.8 | 78.1 | 2.4 | 78.4 | 2.0 | 75.2 | 1.3 | 79.3 | 0.9 | |
| Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 75.3 | 0.7 | 73.9 | 2.8 | 77.1 | 1.7 | 75.7 | 1.2 | 76.7 | 0.8 |
| Public only | 75.1 | 1.5 | 75.9 | 1.8 | 73.2 | 2.2 | 77.7 | 3.5 | 78.4 | 5.1 | |
| Uninsured | 76.0 | 1.4 | 77.4 | 2.4 | 78.2 | 2.4 | 74.9 | 2.8 | 77.6 | 3.0 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 72.1 | 2.1 | 72.2 | 4.2 | 69.1 | 3.8 | 70.6 | 3.6 | 77.6 | 3.5 |
| Medicare and private | 74.6 | 1.2 | 76.3 | 4.2 | 72.9 | 2.7 | 71.3 | 2.3 | 77.5 | 1.8 | |
| Medicare and other public | 75.4 | 2.4 | 75.3 | 3.5 | 75.1 | 3.9 | 74.8 | 5.9 | * | * | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan-large | 74.4 | 0.7 | 73.5 | 2.0 | 74.9 | 1.5 | 73.4 | 1.4 | 76.1 | 1.0 |
| Metropolitan-small | 76.6 | 1.3 | 78.1 | 2.2 | 76.7 | 2.3 | 76.5 | 1.9 | 78.3 | 1.3 | |
| Micropolitan | 76.1 | 1.5 | 79.2 | 3.6 | 74.5 | 2.3 | 77.6 | 2.7 | 76.1 | 2.1 | |
| Noncore-adjacent | 73.6 | 2.7 | 74.0 | 5.4 | 71.5 | 4.4 | 73.8 | 4.2 | 82.3 | 4.2 | |
| Noncore-not adjacent | 72.3 | 4.0 | 68.9 | 8.1 | 75.5 | 8.5 | 73.3 | 4.2 | 72.7 | 5.6 | |
| CSHCN | Yes | 74.3 | 1.5 | 77.5 | 2.8 | 76.5 | 3.0 | * | * | 75.7 | 2.5 |
| No | 70.2 | 1.0 | 74.9 | 2.0 | 73.1 | 1.7 | * | * | 68.0 | 1.8 | |
| Preferred language | English | 74.9 | 0.7 | 74.7 | 1.5 | 74.0 | 1.3 | 74.8 | 1.1 | 77.0 | 0.8 |
| Other | 78.0 | 1.5 | 80.5 | 2.3 | 81.9 | 2.2 | 75.9 | 2.5 | 72.9 | 3.4 | |
| Born in U.S. | Yes | 75.0 | 0.6 | 75.1 | 1.5 | 75.0 | 1.3 | 74.9 | 1.1 | 76.6 | 0.8 |
| No | 76.9 | 1.3 | 79.0 | 2.3 | 76.8 | 2.7 | 75.1 | 2.2 | 78.2 | 2.1 | |
a Negative or poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
b Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school graduate refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
c See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; CSHCN: Children with special health care needs; SE: Standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.