Table 174A_a
Adults whose providers always spent enough time with them, by race, United States, 2002
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                               
Total   45.8 0.6 45.2 0.6 53.0 1.5 41.2 3.0 * * 49.0 4.6 37.9 4.5
                               
Age 18-44 41.3 0.7 40.3 0.8 49.4 1.9 39.6 4.0 * * * * 31.6 5.6
45-64 47.3 0.8 46.8 0.8 53.2 2.6 45.8 4.2 * * * * * *
65 and over 53.7 1.2 53.0 1.3 65.4 3.2 * * * * * * * *
                               
Gender Male 46.9 0.8 46.7 0.8 53.2 2.3 39.9 3.5 * * * * * *
Female 45.0 0.7 44.1 0.7 52.9 1.6 42.2 3.7 * * * * 39.1 5.0
                               
Family incomea Negative or poor 47.3 1.3 45.0 1.6 54.7 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 46.1 1.2 45.5 1.4 52.8 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Middle 45.4 1.0 44.6 1.1 52.3 2.4 44.5 5.8 * * * * * *
High 45.6 0.8 45.5 0.9 52.7 2.8 40.9 4.2 * * * * * *
                               
Educationb Less than high school graduate 48.3 1.1 47.3 1.2 57.6 2.6 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 47.1 0.8 46.3 0.8 54.8 2.1 44.7 5.5 * * * * * *
At least some college 44.0 0.8 43.6 0.8 49.5 2.4 42.3 3.9 * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 43.5 0.6 42.9 0.7 51.0 1.8 41.7 3.3 * * * * 30.3 5.0
Public only 49.9 1.4 48.4 1.7 54.9 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 41.3 1.7 41.2 1.9 42.8 3.7 * * * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 53.4 2.2 51.9 2.5 71.3 6.0 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 52.6 1.6 52.2 1.7 62.3 5.3 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 60.7 2.9 62.1 3.3 63.4 4.9 * * * * * * * *
                               
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 43.7 0.8 42.9 0.9 50.8 1.8 40.2 3.4 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 48.1 1.0 47.5 1.0 58.8 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 49.6 1.4 48.7 1.5 60.4 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 44.6 1.9 44.7 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 47.3 5.1 47.2 4.9 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Preferred language English 45.8 0.6 45.0 0.6 53.1 1.5 43.9 3.9 * * 50.5 4.8 37.2 4.5
Other 45.6 1.7 47.6 1.8 * * 38.3 4.3 * * * * * *
                               
Born in U.S. Yes 46.0 0.6 45.2 0.6 53.1 1.5 * * * * 50.4 4.9 38.5 4.8
No 44.1 1.4 45.1 1.6 53.1 4.6 39.6 3.2 * * * * * *
                               

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.

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