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Table 213c
People with provider who usually asks about medications and treatments other doctors may give, by family income,a United States, 2003
    Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 76.4 0.7 74.2 1.4 76.6 1.2 75.7 1.1 77.4 0.8
Age 0-17 72.8 1.1 72.8 1.8 73.5 2.1 73.4 1.8 71.5 1.7
18-44 78.4 0.9 74.8 2.0 79.1 1.6 77.4 1.4 79.9 1.1
45-64 77.1 0.8 74.0 2.3 77.7 2.0 76.6 1.3 77.6 1.1
65 and over 77.8 1.1 77.3 2.5 77.5 2.0 75.2 1.9 80.6 1.7
Gender Male 75.9 0.7 75.3 1.7 75.9 1.6 75.8 1.2 76.2 1.0
Female 76.7 0.7 73.5 1.5 77.1 1.3 75.6 1.1 78.5 0.9
Race White, single race 75.9 0.7 74.9 1.7 76.2 1.4 74.7 1.2 77.0 0.9
Black, single race 79.5 1.3 73.5 2.3 81.3 2.2 79.8 2.2 83.7 2.6
Asian, single race 74.2 2.2 71.5 7.6 59.1 7.9 82.0 4.2 76.2 3.1
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 80.9 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 76.6 3.1 69.1 7.4 78.9 6.7 81.8 5.2 73.6 5.4
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 76.2 0.7 73.4 1.7 76.6 1.4 75.1 1.2 77.4 0.9
Non-Hispanic, White 75.7 0.8 73.8 2.1 76.3 1.7 73.9 1.3 77.0 0.9
Non-Hispanic, Black 79.5 1.4 73.9 2.3 81.2 2.2 79.6 2.3 83.6 2.6
Hispanic, all races 77.8 1.2 76.8 2.3 76.5 2.2 80.0 2.1 77.3 3.0
Educationb Less than high school 77.2 1.0 73.7 1.8 78.8 1.6 78.3 1.8 77.5 2.5
High school graduate 76.2 0.9 73.5 2.5 78.0 1.8 76.2 1.4 76.1 1.4
At least some college 79.0 0.7 79.9 2.6 78.0 2.1 76.5 1.3 80.3 0.9
Health insurance, under age 65 Any private 76.4 0.8 75.9 2.9 78.0 2.1 75.1 1.3 76.9 0.9
Public only 74.3 1.2 72.4 1.7 74.0 2.1 78.9 2.6 80.7 5.2
Uninsured 77.2 1.5 75.6 2.6 76.3 2.8 79.5 2.6 76.7 3.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 76.6 1.9 75.0 5.3 76.2 3.0 77.4 3.5 76.8 3.8
Medicare and private 78.0 1.4 76.5 4.6 78.2 2.7 74.2 2.5 81.3 2.0
Medicare and other public 80.0 2.5 80.9 2.8 78.2 4.2 * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 76.8 0.8 74.9 1.9 76.9 1.7 76.9 1.3 77.1 1.1
Metropolitan-small 76.2 1.4 73.7 2.6 76.6 2.4 75.5 2.4 77.3 1.6
Micropolitan 75.7 1.9 73.2 4.1 74.9 3.5 73.0 2.6 79.7 1.9
Noncore-adjacent 76.7 3.6 80.1 6.1 80.7 4.4 72.3 5.5 77.2 5.8
Noncore-not adjacent 70.6 3.6 62.7 6.4 70.7 8.5 70.9 5.8 74.4 4.6
CSHCN Yes 75.0 1.5 71.2 2.9 75.2 3.2 73.7 2.8 78.5 2.8
No 72.2 1.1 73.4 2.0 73.2 2.2 73.2 1.9 69.7 1.8
Preferred language English 76.4 0.7 73.2 1.6 77.4 1.4 75.4 1.1 77.7 0.8
Other 75.6 1.5 79.1 2.6 73.0 2.7 79.1 2.7 71.0 3.7
Born in U.S. Yes 76.4 0.7 73.4 1.5 77.3 1.3 75.5 1.1 77.7 0.9
No 75.5 1.3 80.4 2.5 71.9 3.2 77.3 2.4 74.5 2.3

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 Persons age 18 and over. 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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; 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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