Adults whose providers always listened carefully to them, by family incomea, United States, 2002 |
Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 55.3 | 0.6 | 56.6 | 1.3 | 57.0 | 1.2 | 54.1 | 1.0 | 55.2 | 0.8 | |
Age | 18-44 | 51.2 | 0.7 | 51.5 | 2.0 | 53.8 | 1.6 | 49.6 | 1.4 | 51.7 | 1.1 |
45-64 | 56.5 | 0.8 | 56.0 | 2.2 | 56.0 | 2.4 | 57.4 | 1.7 | 56.2 | 1.2 | |
65 and over | 62.7 | 1.1 | 69.6 | 2.2 | 61.9 | 2.0 | 61.6 | 2.0 | 62.2 | 2.0 | |
Gender | Male | 56.3 | 0.8 | 52.5 | 2.2 | 54.3 | 1.9 | 54.5 | 1.4 | 58.4 | 1.1 |
Female | 54.6 | 0.7 | 58.7 | 1.6 | 58.5 | 1.3 | 53.9 | 1.2 | 52.3 | 1.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 54.8 | 0.6 | 53.5 | 1.5 | 56.5 | 1.4 | 53.9 | 1.1 | 54.9 | 0.8 |
Black, single race | 63.5 | 1.5 | 66.8 | 2.3 | 64.9 | 2.7 | 58.8 | 2.7 | 65.1 | 2.6 | |
Asian, single race | 48.1 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | 47.9 | 6.0 | 48.3 | 4.6 | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 55.1 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 44.7 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 55.0 | 0.6 | 55.7 | 1.5 | 56.6 | 1.3 | 53.9 | 1.1 | 55.1 | 0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 54.4 | 0.6 | 51.5 | 1.8 | 55.9 | 1.6 | 53.6 | 1.2 | 54.9 | 0.8 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 63.4 | 1.5 | 66.9 | 2.3 | 64.9 | 2.7 | 58.7 | 2.7 | 64.7 | 2.7 | |
Hispanic (all races) | 57.9 | 1.2 | 60.6 | 2.7 | 59.2 | 2.6 | 56.4 | 2.3 | 56.5 | 2.7 | |
Educationb | Less than high school graduate | 57.8 | 1.1 | 59.5 | 1.9 | 61.0 | 1.6 | 53.2 | 1.9 | 58.4 | 2.3 |
High school graduate | 57.3 | 0.8 | 57.6 | 2.3 | 58.0 | 1.9 | 57.0 | 1.4 | 57.2 | 1.5 | |
At least some college | 53.0 | 0.7 | 50.6 | 2.9 | 51.2 | 2.2 | 51.9 | 1.3 | 54.0 | 1.0 | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 53.2 | 0.7 | 48.2 | 3.2 | 54.5 | 1.8 | 52.3 | 1.2 | 53.9 | 0.8 |
Public only | 58.7 | 1.5 | 59.3 | 2.2 | 59.5 | 2.9 | 56.4 | 4.9 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 50.8 | 1.7 | 46.4 | 2.8 | 50.0 | 3.0 | 51.9 | 3.2 | 57.2 | 3.9 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 63.9 | 1.9 | 69.0 | 4.1 | 61.0 | 3.3 | 64.8 | 3.7 | 64.2 | 4.2 |
Medicare and private | 62.0 | 1.5 | 68.9 | 3.9 | 63.5 | 3.0 | 59.7 | 2.6 | 61.7 | 2.4 | |
Medicare and other public | 63.8 | 2.9 | 71.1 | 3.7 | 59.1 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan-large | 53.4 | 0.8 | 56.6 | 1.8 | 56.4 | 1.7 | 51.3 | 1.3 | 53.1 | 1.1 |
Metropolitan-small | 57.6 | 1.2 | 55.3 | 2.9 | 58.1 | 2.3 | 55.4 | 2.0 | 59.5 | 1.4 | |
Micropolitan | 57.8 | 1.4 | 58.3 | 3.0 | 56.1 | 3.5 | 60.3 | 1.9 | 56.5 | 2.3 | |
Noncore-adjacent | 55.7 | 2.3 | 60.0 | 4.9 | 58.7 | 4.6 | 61.6 | 5.8 | 44.0 | 4.4 | |
Noncore-not adjacent | 58.4 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | 55.0 | 5.3 | * | * | |
Preferred language | English | 55.3 | 0.6 | 55.0 | 1.4 | 57.1 | 1.3 | 54.1 | 1.0 | 55.6 | 0.8 |
Other | 55.1 | 1.7 | 66.3 | 2.7 | 56.1 | 2.9 | 55.0 | 2.8 | 47.2 | 3.9 | |
Born in U.S. | Yes | 55.6 | 0.6 | 55.9 | 1.4 | 57.6 | 1.3 | 53.9 | 1.0 | 56.0 | 0.8 |
No | 53.0 | 1.5 | 60.1 | 2.9 | 53.8 | 2.9 | 55.9 | 2.6 | 48.1 | 2.6 |
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 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; SE: Standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.