Adults whose health providers usually 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 | 34.6 | 0.4 | 35.5 | 0.4 | 26.3 | 1.1 | 37.8 | 2.2 | * | * | 25.6 | 3.1 | 40.3 | 3.0 | |
Age | 18-44 | 35.7 | 0.6 | 36.6 | 0.6 | 27.9 | 1.4 | 38.8 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | 41.3 | 3.7 |
45-64 | 34.6 | 0.6 | 35.5 | 0.6 | 26.5 | 1.8 | 35.6 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 31.9 | 0.9 | 32.8 | 1.0 | 20.5 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 34.2 | 0.6 | 34.8 | 0.6 | 26.5 | 1.5 | 37.9 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 34.8 | 0.5 | 35.9 | 0.5 | 26.2 | 1.3 | 37.6 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | 38.9 | 3.6 | |
Family incomeb | Negative or poor | 29.1 | 0.9 | 31.3 | 1.2 | 20.5 | 1.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 32.5 | 0.9 | 33.2 | 1.1 | 25.0 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 34.8 | 0.7 | 35.5 | 0.7 | 29.1 | 1.9 | 37.1 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 36.3 | 0.6 | 36.9 | 0.7 | 28.7 | 1.9 | 36.7 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationc | Less than high school graduate | 30.4 | 0.8 | 31.7 | 0.8 | 20.3 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 33.6 | 0.6 | 34.8 | 0.7 | 24.6 | 1.4 | 34.3 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 36.8 | 0.5 | 37.3 | 0.5 | 30.7 | 1.6 | 38.3 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 36.6 | 0.5 | 37.3 | 0.5 | 29.0 | 1.4 | 38.6 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | 45.5 | 3.9 |
Public only | 27.0 | 1.0 | 28.8 | 1.3 | 21.7 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 30.9 | 1.1 | 31.4 | 1.4 | 26.4 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 30.6 | 1.5 | 31.9 | 1.7 | 16.2 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 33.4 | 1.1 | 34.0 | 1.2 | 22.4 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 27.5 | 2.1 | 26.9 | 2.5 | 21.9 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan-large | 35.1 | 0.6 | 36.2 | 0.6 | 27.6 | 1.5 | 38.4 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Metropolitan-small | 33.5 | 0.7 | 34.4 | 0.8 | 22.8 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 34.5 | 1.1 | 35.2 | 1.2 | 23.9 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-adjacent | 35.6 | 1.7 | 36.7 | 1.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore-not adjacent | 33.4 | 2.8 | 33.5 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 35.1 | 0.4 | 36.2 | 0.4 | 26.3 | 1.2 | 37.0 | 3.1 | * | * | 25.6 | 3.2 | 40.2 | 3.1 |
Other | 29.1 | 1.1 | 26.5 | 1.2 | * | * | 38.6 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 34.8 | 0.4 | 36.0 | 0.4 | 26.3 | 1.2 | * | * | * | * | 25.5 | 3.2 | 39.4 | 3.3 |
No | 32.5 | 1.0 | 30.5 | 1.0 | 25.9 | 2.9 | 39.3 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
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: 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.