Table 166C_a
Adults whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with thema, 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   10.8 0.3 10.4 0.3 11.4 0.7 14.5 1.6 * * 18.4 2.9 13.8 2.3
                               
Age 18-44 13.1 0.4 12.9 0.5 12.5 1.0 16.3 2.0 * * * * 14.1 2.8
45-64 9.7 0.4 9.3 0.4 10.8 1.0 12.2 2.3 * * * * * *
65 and over 7.4 0.5 7.1 0.5 8.8 1.3 * * * * * * * *
                               
Gender Male 10.6 0.4 10.0 0.4 12.1 1.2 15.6 2.3 * * * * * *
Female 11.0 0.3 10.8 0.4 11.0 0.8 13.7 1.7 * * * * 12.2 2.3
                               
Family incomeb Negative or poor 15.8 0.9 16.3 1.1 15.1 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 12.5 0.6 12.3 0.7 12.3 1.4 * * * * * * * *
Middle 11.2 0.5 11.0 0.5 10.1 1.1 13.6 2.4 * * * * * *
High 8.9 0.3 8.4 0.4 9.4 1.4 15.4 2.4 * * * * * *
                               
Educationc Less than high school graduate 13.4 0.6 13.1 0.7 14.2 1.4 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 10.9 0.4 10.5 0.4 12.0 1.2 14.3 2.9 * * * * * *
At least some college 9.8 0.4 9.5 0.4 9.1 0.9 14.0 2.0 * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 10.4 0.3 10.0 0.4 10.3 0.8 14.7 1.8 * * * * 13.7 2.5
Public only 15.6 1.0 16.3 1.2 13.8 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 18.8 1.1 18.8 1.3 18.6 2.7 * * * * * * * *
                               
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 8.7 0.9 8.7 1.0 9.2 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 6.6 0.6 6.4 0.6 6.0 1.6 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 8.6 1.1 7.2 1.1 13.0 3.0 * * * * * * * *
                               
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 11.6 0.4 11.4 0.4 11.2 0.8 15.3 1.8 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 10.0 0.5 9.6 0.5 11.3 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 9.0 0.6 8.7 0.7 11.2 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 10.8 1.0 9.6 1.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 12.2 2.4 12.1 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
                               
Preferred language English 10.3 0.3 10.0 0.3 11.4 0.7 12.1 2.0 * * 17.6 2.9 14.0 2.4
Other 16.2 1.1 16.0 1.2 * * 16.9 2.4 * * * * * *
                               
Born in U.S. Yes 10.4 0.3 10.1 0.3 11.6 0.7 * * * * 17.5 3.0 14.3 2.6
No 14.1 0.9 14.2 1.0 9.8 2.6 14.4 1.7 * * * * * *
                               

a For the percent estimates, the weights are adjusted for non-response based on how many of the 4 questions had a response.

b 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.

c 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.

d 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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