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Table 191C_a
Adults whose providers sometimes or never listened carefully to them, by race, United States, 2004
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   8.7 0.3 8.2 0.3 10.4 0.9 13.1 1.9 * * * * 11.7 2.2
Age 18-44 10.7 0.4 10.3 0.5 12.3 1.2 12.2 2.4 * * * * 13.7 3.2
45-64 8.1 0.5 7.5 0.5 9.3 1.3 15.4 3.0 * * * * * *
65 and over 5.6 0.5 5.3 0.5 6.3 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 8.2 0.5 7.7 0.5 10.3 1.5 11.4 2.4 * * * * * *
Female 9.2 0.3 8.7 0.4 10.5 1.0 14.5 2.6 * * * * 12.0 2.6
Family incomea Negative/poor 15.8 1.1 14.7 1.3 17.7 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 9.9 0.7 9.2 0.8 11.2 1.8 * * * * * * * *
Middle 8.7 0.6 8.4 0.6 9.2 1.7 13.5 3.4 * * * * * *
High 6.9 0.4 6.7 0.5 6.1 1.4 11.9 2.6 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 12.0 0.8 11.3 0.9 14.7 2.0 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 9.1 0.5 8.7 0.6 11.1 1.5 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 7.5 0.4 7.1 0.4 7.8 1.2 13.1 2.4 * * * * * *
Health insurance, ages 18-64 Any private 7.8 0.3 7.6 0.4 8.2 1.0 10.2 1.9 * * * * 7.4 2.0
Public only 15.8 1.1 14.6 1.3 16.0 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 18.3 1.5 17.1 1.6 19.8 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 6.0 1.0 6.3 1.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 5.1 0.6 4.7 0.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 7.9 1.5 7.0 1.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 9.1 0.4 8.5 0.4 10.8 1.2 12.2 2.1 * * * * 13.0 3.7
Metropolitan-small 7.8 0.5 7.6 0.6 8.1 1.3 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 9.0 1.0 8.4 0.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 10.2 1.2 9.1 1.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 7.4 1.2 7.6 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 8.4 0.3 8.1 0.3 10.3 0.9 8.0 1.8 * * * * 11.4 2.2
Other 12.7 1.3 10.5 1.3 * * 18.3 3.4 * * * * * *
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 11.9 0.7 11.1 0.8 14.7 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 14.6 1.0 13.8 1.1 17.0 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 7.9 0.3 7.5 0.3 9.3 1.0 12.8 2.1 * * * * 10.2 2.8

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.

 
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