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Table 189B_b
Adults whose health providers usually listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them,a by ethnicity, United States, 2004
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
All races White Black
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   33.6 0.4 33.5 0.5 34.7 0.5 24.5 1.1 34.6 1.2
Age 18-44 33.7 0.6 33.6 0.6 34.6 0.7 26.3 1.6 34.8 1.5
45-64 34.2 0.7 34.1 0.7 35.5 0.8 23.8 1.9 36.3 2.1
65 and over 32.1 0.9 32.2 1.0 33.4 1.1 19.7 2.1 30.0 2.6
Gender Male 33.4 0.6 33.2 0.7 34.2 0.7 25.1 1.8 35.3 1.9
Female 33.7 0.5 33.7 0.6 35.0 0.6 24.1 1.3 34.1 1.3
Family incomeb Negative/poor 29.0 1.2 28.6 1.3 31.9 1.7 19.8 1.5 31.5 2.0
Near poor/low 31.4 1.0 30.6 1.1 32.6 1.3 22.9 2.0 35.9 2.2
Middle 35.0 0.8 34.9 0.8 36.4 1.0 24.2 1.7 35.6 1.9
High 34.3 0.7 34.4 0.7 34.6 0.8 29.2 2.9 33.9 2.7
Educationc Less than high school 29.7 0.9 29.0 1.0 31.4 1.2 19.3 1.6 32.1 1.5
High school graduate 33.5 0.7 33.3 0.7 35.0 0.8 23.1 1.9 35.8 2.1
At least some college 34.8 0.6 34.7 0.6 35.3 0.7 28.2 1.6 36.2 2.2
Health insurance, ages 18-64 Any private 34.6 0.5 34.5 0.6 35.3 0.6 27.1 1.7 35.9 1.7
Public only 29.7 1.1 29.7 1.2 33.7 1.6 19.0 1.7 29.3 2.0
Uninsured 33.0 1.4 31.3 1.5 32.9 1.8 24.9 3.1 38.4 2.7
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 30.3 1.5 30.5 1.5 31.3 1.7 * * * *
Medicare and private 33.9 1.2 34.1 1.2 34.8 1.3 25.3 3.5 * *
Medicare and other public 26.2 1.9 25.5 2.2 28.1 3.0 * * 29.8 3.8
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 33.8 0.6 33.5 0.7 34.8 0.8 26.6 1.5 35.5 1.5
Metropolitan-small 33.6 0.8 33.8 0.9 34.8 0.9 21.3 1.8 31.5 2.2
Micropolitan 32.7 1.3 32.7 1.4 34.1 1.3 17.4 4.0 34.8 4.5
Noncore-adjacent 32.8 2.2 32.7 2.2 34.0 2.1 20.1 3.5 * *
Noncore-not adjacent 35.1 2.3 34.9 2.5 35.9 2.9 * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 33.5 0.5 33.5 0.5 34.8 0.5 24.5 1.1 33.0 1.6
Other 34.5 1.3 32.2 2.0 30.2 4.5 * * 36.2 1.6
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 34.7 0.9 34.7 0.9 36.5 1.0 21.3 1.7 34.2 2.7
Complex activities 33.6 1.0 33.7 1.0 35.5 1.1 19.8 1.9 31.5 2.9
Neither basic nor complex activities 33.4 0.5 33.3 0.5 34.3 0.6 25.5 1.3 34.7 1.3

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/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 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 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: 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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