Table 174B_a
Adults whose providers usually 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   39.0 0.5 40.0 0.5 31.1 1.3 38.8 2.7 * * 28.8 3.9 40.4 4.2
                               
Age 18-44 39.5 0.7 40.9 0.8 31.9 1.7 36.9 3.8 * * * * 44.7 5.7
45-64 39.6 0.7 40.6 0.8 32.5 2.5 37.4 4.5 * * * * * *
65 and over 36.5 1.1 37.3 1.2 25.2 2.6 * * * * * * * *
                               
Gender Male 38.2 0.7 39.1 0.8 29.8 1.8 40.3 3.7 * * * * * *
Female 39.5 0.6 40.7 0.7 31.9 1.7 37.7 3.5 * * * * 41.8 5.3
                               
Family incomea Negative or poor 32.2 1.2 33.9 1.5 26.0 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 37.6 1.1 38.5 1.3 30.6 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Middle 38.7 0.9 39.8 1.0 33.5 2.4 33.7 5.3 * * * * * *
High 41.0 0.8 41.8 0.8 32.7 2.2 38.8 3.7 * * * * * *
                               
Educationb Less than high school graduate 34.4 1.0 35.6 1.1 25.9 2.6 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 38.2 0.8 39.6 0.9 29.3 1.8 36.3 4.9 * * * * * *
At least some college 41.2 0.7 42.1 0.7 35.3 2.3 37.7 3.6 * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 41.2 0.7 42.3 0.7 33.7 1.6 37.6 3.3 * * * * 45.5 5.6
Public only 30.4 1.4 31.5 1.6 28.5 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 34.0 1.6 34.6 1.9 28.7 3.2 * * * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 35.4 1.9 36.3 2.1 22.6 5.0 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 38.5 1.5 39.0 1.6 31.0 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 27.9 2.7 27.3 3.1 19.4 3.9 * * * * * * * *
                               
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 39.6 0.8 40.7 0.8 33.0 1.7 38.9 3.1 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 37.8 0.8 38.9 0.8 26.9 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 37.7 1.3 39.0 1.4 24.4 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 41.7 2.1 43.2 2.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 39.7 3.5 40.0 3.4 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Preferred language English 39.5 0.5 40.8 0.6 30.9 1.3 38.9 3.8 * * 28.1 4.0 40.7 4.2
Other 32.6 1.4 30.4 1.7 * * 38.8 3.4 * * * * * *
                               
Born in U.S. Yes 39.3 0.5 40.5 0.5 30.7 1.3 * * * * 28.2 4.0 40.0 4.4
No 36.6 1.3 35.7 1.4 35.3 4.3 40.0 3.1 * * * * * *
                               

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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