Adults age 18 and over who reported going to a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers listened carefully to them, United States, 2000 |
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Total population (in thousands)e | Percent had visit f | Always | Usually | Sometimes or never | |||||
Population group | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | |||
Total | 202,738 | 72.2 | 56.6 | 0.7 | 33.3 | 0.8 | 10.1 | 0.3 | |
Race | White | 170,084 | 73.7 | 55.9 | 0.8 | 34.2 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 0.4 |
Black | 24,518 | 64.6 | 62.8 | 1.5 | 26.5 | 1.3 | 10.7 | 1.0 | |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 6,499 | 62.2 | 55.3 | 3.4 | 30.8 | 3.4 | 13.9 | 3.3 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 21,738 | 58.1 | 51.4 | 1.8 | 36.9 | 1.6 | 11.7 | 0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, all races | 180,999 | 73.9 | 57.0 | 0.8 | 33.0 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 0.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, White | 150,153 | 75.9 | 56.4 | 0.9 | 33.9 | 0.9 | 9.7 | 0.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 23,466 | 64.7 | 63.0 | 1.5 | 26.4 | 1.3 | 10.6 | 1.0 | |
Non-Hispanic, other | 7,380 | 61.9 | 54.1 | 3.3 | 31.4 | 3.3 | 14.5 | 3.1 | |
Gender | Male | 97,198 | 62.9 | 57.4 | 0.9 | 32.4 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 0.6 |
Female | 105,540 | 80.8 | 56.0 | 0.9 | 34.0 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 0.4 | |
Age | 18-44 | 108,439 | 64.3 | 52.4 | 0.9 | 35.9 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 0.6 |
45-64 | 61,509 | 78.4 | 57.4 | 1.2 | 32.6 | 1.1 | 10.1 | 0.6 | |
65 and over | 32,791 | 86.8 | 65.7 | 1.6 | 28.1 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 0.7 | |
Educationa | Less than high school | 40,860 | 65.5 | 60.0 | 1.3 | 28.6 | 1.2 | 11.4 | 0.8 |
High school graduate | 66,421 | 70.2 | 57.8 | 1.1 | 31.5 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 0.7 | |
At least some college | 93,918 | 76.6 | 54.5 | 1.1 | 36.3 | 1.0 | 9.2 | 0.5 | |
Employment statusb | Employed | 140,394 | 68.2 | 54.1 | 0.9 | 34.9 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 0.5 |
Not employed | 29,534 | 75.4 | 56.1 | 1.5 | 33.2 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 0.8 | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 132,072 | 73.2 | 54.8 | 0.9 | 35.2 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 0.4 |
Public only | 13,122 | 76.9 | 55.8 | 2.7 | 29.2 | 2.1 | 15.0 | 2.0 | |
Uninsured | 24,753 | 45.2 | 50.3 | 2.2 | 33.8 | 2.1 | 15.9 | 1.6 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 10,918 | 85.0 | 65.0 | 2.5 | 28.1 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 1.3 |
Medicare and private | 18,453 | 87.5 | 66.7 | 1.8 | 27.9 | 1.7 | 5.4 | 0.7 | |
Medicare and other public | 3,238 | 88.4 | 62.6 | 3.7 | 28.4 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 2.1 | |
Family incomec | Negative or poor | 19,351 | 69.3 | 59.1 | 1.9 | 27.6 | 1.7 | 13.3 | 1.1 |
Near poor/low income | 33,104 | 67.2 | 57.6 | 1.4 | 32.2 | 1.2 | 10.2 | 0.9 | |
Middle income | 65,142 | 70.0 | 56.9 | 1.1 | 33.4 | 1.2 | 9.7 | 0.6 | |
High income | 85,141 | 76.4 | 55.5 | 1.3 | 34.8 | 1.2 | 9.7 | 0.5 | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan-large | 113,291 | 71.0 | 54.9 | 1.1 | 34.3 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 0.5 |
Metropolitan-small | 53,724 | 74.1 | 56.7 | 1.3 | 34.0 | 1.4 | 9.3 | 0.6 | |
Micropolitan | 20,879 | 73.5 | 63.6 | 1.9 | 26.3 | 1.8 | 10.1 | 0.9 | |
Noncore-adjacent | 10,991 | 72.4 | 58.0 | 2.8 | 34.3 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 1.7 | |
Noncore-not adjacent | 3,853 | 71.6 | 59.4 | 4.0 | 30.7 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 2.3 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent, very good or good | 177,944 | 70.1 | 57.5 | 0.8 | 33.3 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 0.3 |
Fair or poor | 24,794 | 87.2 | 51.4 | 1.7 | 33.7 | 1.7 | 15.0 | 1.0 |
a "Less than high school" 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.
b Employment status for persons age 18-64 only.
c "Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
d See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.
e Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
f Denominator is total adult population, excluding missing values.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.