Adults whose providers always spent enough time with them, by family incomea, United States, 2002 |
| Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 45.8 | 0.6 | 47.3 | 1.3 | 46.1 | 1.2 | 45.4 | 1.0 | 45.6 | 0.8 | |
| Age | 18-44 | 41.3 | 0.7 | 42.1 | 1.9 | 41.8 | 1.7 | 41.8 | 1.3 | 40.5 | 1.2 |
| 45-64 | 47.3 | 0.8 | 47.0 | 2.3 | 44.6 | 2.6 | 47.0 | 1.7 | 48.0 | 1.1 | |
| 65 and over | 53.7 | 1.2 | 60.1 | 2.7 | 52.7 | 2.2 | 52.6 | 2.1 | 53.5 | 2.1 | |
| Gender | Male | 46.9 | 0.8 | 46.9 | 2.1 | 45.1 | 1.8 | 45.5 | 1.3 | 48.2 | 1.1 |
| Female | 45.0 | 0.7 | 47.5 | 1.5 | 46.6 | 1.4 | 45.3 | 1.2 | 43.4 | 1.0 | |
| Race | White, single race | 45.2 | 0.6 | 45.0 | 1.6 | 45.5 | 1.4 | 44.6 | 1.1 | 45.5 | 0.9 |
| Black, single race | 53.0 | 1.5 | 54.7 | 2.5 | 52.8 | 2.6 | 52.3 | 2.4 | 52.7 | 2.8 | |
| Asian, single race | 41.2 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | 44.5 | 5.8 | 40.9 | 4.2 | |
| NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AI/AN, single race | 49.0 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Multiple races | 37.9 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 45.7 | 0.6 | 46.9 | 1.5 | 46.0 | 1.3 | 45.5 | 1.1 | 45.6 | 0.8 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 45.1 | 0.6 | 43.9 | 1.9 | 45.3 | 1.6 | 44.6 | 1.2 | 45.5 | 0.9 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 53.0 | 1.4 | 54.6 | 2.5 | 52.5 | 2.6 | 52.7 | 2.4 | 52.5 | 2.8 | |
| Hispanic (all races) | 46.3 | 1.2 | 48.9 | 2.3 | 46.5 | 2.6 | 44.4 | 2.3 | 46.7 | 2.9 | |
| Educationb | Less than high school graduate | 48.3 | 1.1 | 50.5 | 1.9 | 48.6 | 1.9 | 46.3 | 1.9 | 48.5 | 2.4 |
| High school graduate | 47.1 | 0.8 | 44.9 | 2.2 | 49.1 | 1.9 | 46.5 | 1.4 | 47.2 | 1.4 | |
| At least some college | 44.0 | 0.8 | 45.5 | 3.0 | 39.3 | 2.3 | 43.7 | 1.3 | 44.7 | 1.0 | |
| Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 43.5 | 0.6 | 39.1 | 3.1 | 41.3 | 1.8 | 43.2 | 1.3 | 44.3 | 0.8 |
| Public only | 49.9 | 1.4 | 49.1 | 2.1 | 48.3 | 2.8 | 55.9 | 3.7 | * | * | |
| Uninsured | 41.3 | 1.7 | 39.0 | 2.5 | 41.3 | 2.9 | 42.4 | 3.2 | 43.0 | 4.1 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 53.4 | 2.2 | 54.6 | 5.4 | 50.1 | 3.7 | 53.2 | 3.6 | 57.5 | 4.5 |
| Medicare and private | 52.6 | 1.6 | 60.1 | 4.1 | 54.3 | 3.1 | 50.3 | 2.8 | 52.1 | 2.5 | |
| Medicare and other public | 60.7 | 2.9 | 65.6 | 4.2 | 53.3 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan-large | 43.7 | 0.8 | 47.3 | 1.8 | 45.2 | 1.8 | 42.5 | 1.3 | 43.4 | 1.1 |
| Metropolitan-small | 48.1 | 1.0 | 45.3 | 2.8 | 47.2 | 2.2 | 47.2 | 1.8 | 49.8 | 1.5 | |
| Micropolitan | 49.6 | 1.4 | 52.2 | 2.5 | 49.8 | 3.2 | 50.9 | 2.7 | 47.8 | 2.3 | |
| Noncore-adjacent | 44.6 | 1.9 | 53.9 | 5.1 | 42.0 | 3.5 | 49.0 | 5.0 | 37.7 | 5.3 | |
| Noncore-not adjacent | 47.3 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | 51.2 | 6.9 | * | * | |
| Preferred language | English | 45.8 | 0.6 | 46.6 | 1.5 | 45.9 | 1.3 | 45.4 | 1.1 | 45.9 | 0.8 |
| Other | 45.6 | 1.7 | 51.1 | 2.7 | 47.0 | 3.3 | 45.7 | 2.9 | 40.5 | 4.1 | |
| Born in U.S. | Yes | 46.0 | 0.6 | 47.1 | 1.4 | 46.3 | 1.3 | 45.2 | 1.1 | 46.3 | 0.9 |
| No | 44.1 | 1.4 | 48.4 | 3.0 | 44.5 | 3.1 | 46.7 | 2.7 | 40.5 | 2.4 | |
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.