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.