2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 191A.a

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Table 191A_a
Adults whose providers always listened carefully to them, by race, United States, 2004

Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		58.1	0.6	57.4	0.6	66.4	1.7	53.8	2.6	*	*	*	*	50.5	4.1
Age	18-44	55.4	0.8	54.8	0.9	62.2	2.3	50.6	3.8	*	*	*	*	51.0	5.7
	45-64	58.1	0.9	57.0	0.9	69.2	2.6	58.1	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	64.0	1.2	63.4	1.3	74.9	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	59.5	0.8	59.0	0.9	67.1	2.6	56.1	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	57.0	0.7	56.2	0.7	65.9	2.0	52.0	3.0	*	*	*	*	51.1	4.5
Family income^a	Negative/poor	56.3	1.7	54.1	1.9	65.1	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	59.2	1.3	58.2	1.6	65.1	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	56.9	1.0	55.4	1.1	71.1	2.5	51.6	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	58.8	0.9	59.0	1.0	63.1	3.7	51.4	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	60.2	1.1	59.5	1.2	66.3	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	59.3	0.9	58.3	1.0	67.8	2.9	58.6	6.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	56.7	0.8	56.2	0.8	65.2	2.4	51.9	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	57.5	0.7	56.7	0.8	66.6	2.2	54.4	3.1	*	*	*	*	55.8	5.3
	Public only	55.7	1.6	53.1	1.9	65.0	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	49.9	2.1	49.7	2.2	55.7	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	65.0	2.0	64.5	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	63.1	1.5	62.7	1.6	70.1	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	66.4	3.1	65.4	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan-large	56.9	0.7	56.1	0.8	63.6	2.3	54.9	2.9	*	*	*	*	46.7	5.8
	Metropolitan-small	60.1	1.2	59.3	1.3	73.1	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	57.8	1.9	57.2	2.0	66.0	6.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-adjacent	57.4	2.9	57.1	2.8	72.0	5.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-not adjacent	62.5	2.5	60.9	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	58.4	0.6	57.6	0.7	66.4	1.8	57.8	3.9	*	*	*	*	50.3	4.2
Language spoken most often at home	Other	53.5	1.7	54.3	1.9	*	*	49.8	4.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	55.1	1.1	54.7	1.3	63.2	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	53.1	1.4	52.4	1.5	62.5	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	58.7	0.7	58.0	0.7	66.9	1.9	53.5	2.6	*	*	*	*	56.6	5.1

^a 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.

^b 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.

^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.