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

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Table 191B_a
Adults whose providers usually 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		33.2	0.6	34.4	0.6	23.2	1.5	33.1	2.3	*	*	*	*	37.8	3.9
Age	18-44	33.9	0.8	34.9	0.9	25.5	2.2	37.2	3.5	*	*	*	*	35.2	5.2
	45-64	33.8	0.8	35.5	0.9	21.5	2.2	26.5	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	30.4	1.2	31.3	1.3	18.8	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	32.4	0.8	33.4	0.9	22.7	2.3	32.5	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	33.8	0.6	35.2	0.7	23.5	1.9	33.5	2.8	*	*	*	*	36.9	4.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	27.9	1.5	31.2	1.8	17.2	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	30.9	1.2	32.6	1.4	23.6	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	34.4	0.9	36.2	1.0	19.8	2.0	34.8	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	34.3	0.9	34.3	1.0	30.7	3.7	36.7	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	27.8	1.1	29.2	1.3	19.0	1.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	31.5	0.8	33.0	1.0	21.1	2.4	31.0	4.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	35.8	0.7	36.7	0.8	27.0	2.3	35.0	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	34.8	0.6	35.7	0.7	25.2	2.1	35.4	2.6	*	*	*	*	36.8	5.2
	Public only	28.5	1.3	32.3	1.5	19.0	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	31.8	1.9	33.3	2.1	24.5	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	29.0	1.8	29.2	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	31.8	1.5	32.6	1.6	22.0	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	25.7	2.9	27.5	3.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan-large	33.9	0.7	35.4	0.9	25.6	2.1	32.9	2.5	*	*	*	*	40.3	5.8
	Metropolitan-small	32.1	1.1	33.1	1.1	18.8	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	33.3	1.8	34.4	1.9	18.5	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-adjacent	32.4	2.9	33.9	2.6	17.5	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-not adjacent	30.1	2.2	31.6	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	33.1	0.6	34.3	0.6	23.3	1.5	34.2	3.4	*	*	*	*	38.2	4.0
Language spoken most often at home	Other	33.8	1.6	35.2	2.1	*	*	31.9	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	33.0	1.1	34.2	1.3	22.0	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	32.4	1.3	33.8	1.5	20.5	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	33.3	0.6	34.5	0.7	23.8	1.7	33.7	2.3	*	*	*	*	33.2	5.0

^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.