Adults whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with thema, by ethnicity, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Total | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic (all races) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All races | White | Black | |||||||||
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 54.4 | 0.5 | 54.2 | 0.5 | 53.6 | 0.5 | 61.8 | 1.3 | 56.6 | 1.0 | |
| Age | 18-44 | 51.0 | 0.6 | 50.7 | 0.7 | 49.8 | 0.7 | 59.0 | 1.6 | 53.3 | 1.4 |
| 45-64 | 55.6 | 0.7 | 55.3 | 0.7 | 54.7 | 0.8 | 62.4 | 2.1 | 59.5 | 1.9 | |
| 65 and over | 60.5 | 1.0 | 60.0 | 1.0 | 59.3 | 1.1 | 69.9 | 2.3 | 68.5 | 3.3 | |
| Gender | Male | 55.0 | 0.7 | 55.0 | 0.7 | 55.0 | 0.8 | 60.7 | 1.8 | 55.0 | 1.5 |
| Female | 54.0 | 0.6 | 53.6 | 0.6 | 52.6 | 0.7 | 62.4 | 1.4 | 57.6 | 1.3 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative or poor | 54.8 | 1.1 | 53.7 | 1.3 | 49.8 | 1.6 | 63.9 | 2.0 | 60.1 | 2.0 |
| Near poor/low | 54.7 | 1.1 | 54.3 | 1.2 | 53.5 | 1.4 | 62.1 | 2.2 | 57.5 | 2.2 | |
| Middle | 53.8 | 0.8 | 53.7 | 0.9 | 53.1 | 1.0 | 60.3 | 2.1 | 54.9 | 2.0 | |
| High | 54.6 | 0.7 | 54.6 | 0.7 | 54.6 | 0.8 | 61.5 | 2.6 | 55.4 | 2.4 | |
| Educationc | Less than high school graduate | 55.9 | 0.9 | 55.4 | 1.0 | 54.1 | 1.2 | 65.0 | 2.0 | 57.4 | 1.6 |
| High school graduate | 55.2 | 0.7 | 54.9 | 0.8 | 54.2 | 0.8 | 62.5 | 1.8 | 57.9 | 2.1 | |
| At least some college | 53.3 | 0.7 | 53.3 | 0.7 | 53.1 | 0.7 | 59.9 | 1.9 | 54.1 | 2.0 | |
| Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 52.9 | 0.6 | 52.7 | 0.6 | 52.3 | 0.6 | 60.4 | 1.6 | 54.6 | 1.5 |
| Public only | 57.1 | 1.2 | 56.2 | 1.4 | 52.9 | 1.8 | 63.7 | 2.1 | 61.1 | 2.4 | |
| Uninsured | 49.8 | 1.5 | 49.2 | 1.8 | 48.3 | 2.2 | 53.8 | 3.7 | 51.9 | 2.4 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 60.4 | 1.8 | 59.6 | 1.9 | 58.1 | 2.0 | 74.1 | 5.0 | 72.8 | 4.8 |
| Medicare and private | 59.9 | 1.3 | 60.0 | 1.3 | 59.5 | 1.3 | 70.9 | 4.0 | * | * | |
| Medicare and other public | 63.5 | 2.5 | 60.7 | 2.9 | 62.0 | 3.6 | 63.9 | 4.5 | 76.1 | 3.1 | |
| Residence locationd | Metropolitan-large | 53.0 | 0.6 | 52.8 | 0.7 | 51.9 | 0.8 | 60.6 | 1.5 | 54.7 | 1.3 |
| Metropolitan-small | 56.4 | 1.0 | 56.1 | 1.0 | 55.6 | 1.0 | 65.5 | 3.0 | 59.5 | 2.4 | |
| Micropolitan | 56.4 | 1.2 | 55.9 | 1.3 | 55.4 | 1.3 | 64.8 | 3.8 | 67.7 | 3.9 | |
| Noncore-adjacent | 53.3 | 1.9 | 52.8 | 1.9 | 53.0 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | |
| Noncore-not adjacent | 54.4 | 4.2 | 54.4 | 4.2 | 54.4 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | |
| Preferred language | English | 54.4 | 0.5 | 54.5 | 0.5 | 53.7 | 0.5 | 61.9 | 1.3 | 53.3 | 1.5 |
| Other | 54.3 | 1.5 | 46.7 | 2.5 | 48.9 | 4.2 | * | * | 59.6 | 1.6 | |
| Born in U.S. | Yes | 54.6 | 0.5 | 54.5 | 0.5 | 53.7 | 0.6 | 61.7 | 1.3 | 56.9 | 1.4 |
| No | 53.1 | 1.2 | 50.9 | 1.7 | 52.9 | 2.0 | 63.5 | 4.9 | 56.3 | 1.5 | |
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: SE: Standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.