2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 197A.a

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Table 197A_a
Adults whose providers always spent enough time with 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		48.7	0.6	48.3	0.6	53.8	1.6	44.9	3.2	*	*	*	*	49.0	4.4
Age	18-44	45.2	0.8	44.8	0.9	48.7	2.1	42.3	4.3	*	*	*	*	49.7	5.4
	45-64	50.0	0.9	49.3	0.9	56.9	2.5	49.1	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	54.5	1.2	53.9	1.4	65.2	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	49.0	0.8	48.8	0.9	51.9	2.5	48.0	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	48.5	0.7	48.0	0.8	55.0	1.9	42.4	3.8	*	*	*	*	49.2	5.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	48.4	1.5	46.1	1.9	57.6	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	49.8	1.3	48.3	1.6	56.2	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	46.9	1.0	46.4	1.1	52.2	2.8	44.0	5.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	49.7	0.9	50.0	1.0	51.0	3.6	41.5	4.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	50.5	1.1	49.0	1.2	59.3	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	49.6	0.9	49.0	1.0	54.3	2.5	47.8	5.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	47.7	0.8	47.7	0.9	50.4	2.3	43.8	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	48.3	0.7	48.0	0.8	50.7	2.4	45.6	3.5	*	*	*	*	57.1	5.4
	Public only	47.3	1.6	44.4	2.0	58.5	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	38.9	1.8	37.8	2.0	48.3	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	57.3	2.2	56.6	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	52.8	1.8	52.8	1.9	55.3	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	57.4	2.9	54.3	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan-large	47.9	0.8	47.9	1.0	50.4	2.0	44.9	3.3	*	*	*	*	42.3	5.8
	Metropolitan-small	48.9	1.1	48.1	1.1	59.0	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	51.3	1.8	50.0	1.8	64.4	5.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-adjacent	49.6	2.8	49.1	2.6	63.5	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-not adjacent	51.3	2.1	50.4	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	49.3	0.6	48.8	0.7	53.9	1.6	49.4	4.1	*	*	*	*	48.9	4.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	41.5	1.8	41.7	1.9	*	*	40.3	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	46.0	1.1	45.4	1.3	55.3	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	43.9	1.4	42.9	1.6	56.3	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	49.4	0.6	49.1	0.7	53.2	1.8	45.6	3.2	*	*	*	*	55.7	5.5

^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.