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Table 227d
People with provider who usually asks about medications and treatments other doctors may give, by education,a United States, 2004
Population group Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   79.4 0.6 76.9 1.1 79.0 0.9 80.6 0.7
Age 18-44 80.3 0.8 78.6 1.5 81.2 1.2 80.4 0.9
45-64 79.9 0.9 77.9 1.7 78.5 1.2 81.3 1.2
65 and over 76.6 1.1 73.7 1.8 75.6 1.7 79.4 1.5
Gender Male 79.4 0.7 75.5 1.4 79.4 1.1 80.8 0.8
Female 79.4 0.7 78.1 1.3 78.7 1.0 80.4 0.8
Race White, single race 79.7 0.6 77.3 1.1 79.3 0.9 80.6 0.8
Black, single race 79.0 1.4 75.1 2.6 78.1 2.0 81.9 1.7
Asian, single race 77.6 2.5 79.7 4.5 77.5 4.2 77.2 3.1
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 76.6 7.0 * * * * * *
Multiple races 76.5 3.6 * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 79.1 0.6 75.2 1.3 78.8 0.9 80.4 0.7
Non-Hispanic, White 79.2 0.7 75.1 1.4 79.1 1.0 80.4 0.8
Non-Hispanic, Black 78.8 1.5 74.7 2.6 77.9 2.0 81.8 1.7
Hispanic 82.7 1.1 82.6 1.5 81.7 1.8 83.8 1.8
Family incomeb Negative/poor 78.7 1.3 75.9 2.0 78.1 2.1 84.3 2.3
Near poor/low 79.7 1.0 77.9 1.8 80.6 1.5 80.4 1.8
Middle 79.2 1.0 77.8 1.8 79.2 1.3 79.8 1.3
High 79.7 0.8 74.7 2.7 78.2 1.4 80.7 0.9
Health insurance, ages 18-64 Any private 80.4 0.7 79.2 1.6 80.0 1.0 80.9 0.8
Public only 78.0 1.5 76.8 2.1 77.6 2.4 80.6 2.4
Uninsured  80.0 1.3 77.9 2.3 82.5 2.0 79.5 1.9
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 75.4 1.9 71.3 3.2 77.2 2.7 77.4 3.6
Medicare and private  76.6 1.4 72.6 2.9 74.9 2.3 79.7 1.9
Medicare and other public 79.7 2.4 78.8 3.0 75.9 5.1 * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 80.2 0.8 77.5 1.4 79.5 1.1 81.4 0.9
Metropolitan-small 79.1 1.2 77.5 2.0 79.0 1.8 79.7 1.3
Micropolitan  79.3 1.8 77.4 2.4 79.3 2.4 80.1 2.4
Noncore-adjacent 74.6 3.9 71.6 5.9 74.9 4.3 76.7 4.1
Noncore-not adjacent  76.9 4.2 71.4 5.6 78.6 5.2 78.7 6.5
Language spoken most often at home English  79.5 0.6 75.7 1.2 78.9 0.9 80.9 0.7
Other 79.1 1.5 81.9 1.8 80.0 2.6 75.2 2.6
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 79.0 1.0 76.8 1.7 78.1 1.7 81.6 1.5
Complex activities 80.4 1.2 79.7 1.9 80.0 1.9 81.6 2.2
Neither basic nor complex activities 79.7 0.7 77.4 1.3 79.4 0.9 80.5 0.8

a Persons age 18 and over. 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 Negative/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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

* 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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