Adults whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with thema, by race, United States, 2002 |
Population group | Total | Single race | Multiple races | ||||||||||||
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White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | |||||||||||
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 54.4 | 0.5 | 53.9 | 0.5 | 61.9 | 1.2 | 47.4 | 2.8 | * | * | 55.9 | 4.3 | 45.7 | 3.8 | |
Age | 18-44 | 51.0 | 0.6 | 50.3 | 0.6 | 59.3 | 1.5 | 44.7 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | 44.3 | 4.7 |
45-64 | 55.6 | 0.7 | 55.1 | 0.7 | 62.3 | 2.1 | 51.6 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 60.5 | 1.0 | 59.8 | 1.1 | 70.2 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 55.0 | 0.7 | 55.0 | 0.7 | 60.8 | 1.8 | 46.1 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 54.0 | 0.6 | 53.1 | 0.6 | 62.5 | 1.4 | 48.5 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | 48.8 | 4.0 | |
Family incomeb | Negative or poor | 54.8 | 1.1 | 52.1 | 1.4 | 63.9 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 54.7 | 1.1 | 54.2 | 1.2 | 62.3 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 53.8 | 0.8 | 53.3 | 0.9 | 60.3 | 2.1 | 49.0 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 54.6 | 0.7 | 54.6 | 0.8 | 61.8 | 2.6 | 47.6 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationc | Less than high school graduate | 55.9 | 0.9 | 54.9 | 1.0 | 64.9 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 55.2 | 0.7 | 54.5 | 0.8 | 62.7 | 1.7 | 51.1 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 53.3 | 0.7 | 53.1 | 0.7 | 60.1 | 1.9 | 47.4 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 52.9 | 0.6 | 52.5 | 0.6 | 60.5 | 1.6 | 46.3 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | 40.5 | 4.3 |
Public only | 57.1 | 1.2 | 54.8 | 1.4 | 64.1 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 49.8 | 1.5 | 49.5 | 1.7 | 53.9 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 60.4 | 1.8 | 59.1 | 1.9 | 74.1 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 59.9 | 1.3 | 59.4 | 1.3 | 71.4 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 63.5 | 2.5 | 65.7 | 2.9 | 64.2 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan-large | 53.0 | 0.6 | 52.3 | 0.7 | 60.8 | 1.5 | 46.0 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Metropolitan-small | 56.4 | 1.0 | 56.0 | 1.0 | 65.6 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 56.4 | 1.2 | 55.9 | 1.3 | 64.4 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-adjacent | 53.3 | 1.9 | 53.5 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-not adjacent | 54.4 | 4.2 | 54.4 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 54.4 | 0.5 | 53.7 | 0.5 | 61.9 | 1.3 | 50.5 | 3.5 | * | * | 56.7 | 4.5 | 45.6 | 3.9 |
Other | 54.3 | 1.5 | 57.1 | 1.6 | * | * | 44.2 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 54.6 | 0.5 | 53.8 | 0.5 | 61.8 | 1.3 | * | * | * | * | 56.9 | 4.6 | 46.1 | 4.1 |
No | 53.1 | 1.2 | 55.0 | 1.3 | 63.9 | 4.4 | 45.9 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
a For the percent estimates, the weights are adjusted for non-response based on how many of the 4 questions had a response.
b 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.
c 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.
d 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; SE: Standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.