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Table 182A_a
Adults whose providers always listened carefully to them, by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 58.5 0.5 58.5 0.6 64.9 1.6 44.8 2.5 * * 55.9 6.3 46.4 4.4
Age 18-44 55.1 0.8 55.0 0.9 62.3 2.4 41.4 3.5 * * * * * *
45-64 59.5 0.9 59.3 1.0 67.0 2.5 47.2 4.6 * * * * * *
65 and over 64.5 1.1 64.4 1.1 69.5 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 59.7 0.7 60.1 0.7 63.8 2.6 45.9 4.0 * * * * * *
Female 57.6 0.6 57.3 0.7 65.5 1.6 44.0 2.9 * * * * 47.5 5.7
Family incomea Negative/poor 57.1 1.6 56.4 1.8 63.0 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 58.5 1.4 57.8 1.6 65.4 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Middle 58.6 1.1 58.7 1.1 63.0 2.8 38.7 5.3 * * * * * *
High 58.7 0.8 58.9 0.9 67.9 3.2 43.9 3.3 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 60.5 1.1 60.0 1.2 68.4 2.4 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 60.5 0.9 59.9 1.0 67.1 2.7 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 56.7 0.8 57.1 0.9 62.0 2.5 42.8 2.8 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 57.4 0.7 57.1 0.7 65.3 2.2 45.7 2.7 * * * * * *
Public only 56.2 1.6 55.3 1.8 62.8 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 54.6 1.8 55.9 1.9 59.2 5.0 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 67.1 2.1 66.5 2.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 63.3 1.4 63.3 1.5 67.8 7.2 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 66.9 2.7 69.1 3.2 65.6 5.4 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 56.8 0.7 56.4 0.8 64.1 1.8 44.8 3.0 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 60.6 0.9 60.9 0.8 66.1 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 60.8 1.8 60.1 1.9 71.8 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 55.3 2.5 55.8 2.6 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 65.5 2.7 65.9 2.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 59.2 0.5 58.8 0.6 65.1 1.6 51.5 3.6 * * 58.0 6.4 45.5 4.5
Other 49.3 2.0 53.1 2.4 * * 37.8 4.1 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 59.4 0.6 58.9 0.6 65.6 1.7 * * * * 58.2 6.4 44.8 4.5
No 52.1 1.5 54.0 1.8 58.7 4.4 44.7 2.9 * * * * * *

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 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; 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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