Table 151B_a: Adults whose providers usually listened carefully to them, by race, United States, 2001

  Total White Black API AI/AN
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 34.7 0.6 35.9 0.6 23.9 1.3 39.7 3.1 27.2 4.1
                     
Age                    
    18-44 36.7 0.8 38.3 0.8 24.0 1.7 45.2 4.3 * *
    45-64 34.9 0.9 36.1 0.9 25.5 2.4 29.8 4.8 * *
    65 and over 29.5 1.0 30.1 1.1 19.7 2.6 * * * *
                     
Gender                    
    Male 34.4 0.8 35.3 0.8 24.3 2.2 38.1 4.6 * *
    Female 35.0 0.7 36.4 0.8 23.7 1.3 40.8 3.8 * *
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 29.1 1.3 30.4 1.7 22.5 2.3 * * * *
    Near poor/low 30.0 1.1 31.1 1.3 24.0 2.7 * * * *
    Middle 34.4 1.0 35.8 1.0 23.5 2.5 35.3 5.9 * *
    High 37.8 0.9 38.5 0.9 25.3 2.6 43.2 4.8 * *
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 30.7 1.2 32.3 1.3 19.9 2.2 * * * *
    High school graduate 33.2 0.9 34.7 1.0 21.6 2.0 * * * *
    At least some college 37.3 0.7 38.0 0.7 28.9 2.0 41.8 4.1 * *
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65                    
    Any private 37.3 0.7 38.5 0.7 25.7 1.9 38.9 3.8 * *
    Public only 28.4 1.8 29.8 2.0 22.1 2.4 * * * *
    Uninsured 30.6 1.7 32.1 1.9 21.7 3.6 * * * *
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 32.5 2.0 33.6 2.2 18.6 3.6 * * * *
    Medicare and private 28.5 1.3 28.8 1.4 * * * * * *
    Medicare and other public 25.6 2.7 25.6 3.2 * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 35.2 0.7 36.7 0.8 24.2 1.6 39.8 3.4 * *
    Metropolitan-small 35.6 1.1 36.7 1.1 21.6 2.0 * * * *
    Micropolitan 32.2 1.4 32.5 1.5 26.4 4.2 * * * *
    Noncore-adjacent 32.2 2.1 32.7 2.3 * * * * * *
    Noncore-rural 29.5 2.9 30.2 2.9 * * * * * *
                     

aNegative 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.

bLess 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.

cSee 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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Table 151B_b Table 151A_a

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