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Table 182A_b
Adults whose providers always listened carefully to them, by ethnicity, United States, 2003
        Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
    Total All races White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 58.5 0.5 59.0 0.5 59.1 0.6 65.2 1.6 53.3 1.6
Age 18-44 55.1 0.8 56.1 0.8 56.2 0.9 63.0 2.4 48.0 2.0
45-64 59.5 0.9 59.5 0.9 59.3 1.0 66.8 2.6 60.0 2.5
65 and over 64.5 1.1 64.4 1.1 64.4 1.2 69.2 4.5 66.2 3.4
Gender Male 59.7 0.7 60.6 0.7 61.1 0.8 64.5 2.6 50.4 2.4
Female 57.6 0.6 57.8 0.7 57.5 0.8 65.5 1.6 55.3 1.8
Family incomea Negative/poor 57.1 1.6 58.0 1.8 57.1 2.2 63.7 2.4 52.4 3.0
Near poor/low 58.5 1.4 59.8 1.5 59.3 1.8 65.5 3.0 50.4 2.4
Middle 58.6 1.1 58.9 1.1 59.2 1.2 63.3 2.9 55.8 3.2
High 58.7 0.8 59.0 0.9 59.3 0.9 67.8 3.2 53.4 3.2
Educationb Less than high school 60.5 1.1 62.1 1.2 61.6 1.5 69.1 2.3 54.3 2.3
High school graduate 60.5 0.9 61.2 0.9 60.8 1.0 67.2 2.7 52.4 2.8
At least some college 56.7 0.8 56.9 0.8 57.4 0.9 62.2 2.6 52.9 3.1
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 57.4 0.7 57.7 0.7 57.6 0.7 65.4 2.3 53.6 2.1
Public only 56.2 1.6 56.8 1.8 55.7 2.2 63.5 3.0 53.0 2.8
Uninsured 54.6 1.8 57.6 2.1 60.0 2.4 59.8 5.2 44.2 3.3
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 67.1 2.1 67.1 2.2 66.6 2.4 * * 66.8 5.4
Medicare and private 63.3 1.4 63.2 1.4 63.2 1.5 67.2 6.9 * *
Medicare and other public 66.9 2.7 67.1 3.1 69.9 3.9 66.0 5.5 66.3 5.0
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 56.8 0.7 57.4 0.7 57.2 0.9 64.3 1.9 52.4 2.1
Metropolitan-small 60.6 0.9 60.9 0.9 61.2 0.9 66.6 3.1 56.1 2.6
Micropolitan 60.8 1.8 60.9 1.9 60.2 2.0 71.8 4.5 58.1 6.8
Noncore-adjacent 55.3 2.5 56.1 2.4 56.7 2.4 * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 65.5 2.7 65.5 2.7 65.9 2.9 * * * *
Preferred language English 59.2 0.5 59.5 0.5 59.1 0.6 65.3 1.6 54.1 2.1
Other 49.3 2.0 45.2 3.0 55.3 6.1 * * 52.4 2.3
Born in U.S. Yes 59.4 0.6 59.6 0.6 59.2 0.6 65.7 1.7 55.4 2.1
No 52.1 1.5 52.5 1.8 57.1 2.8 59.7 4.9 51.4 2.2

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: 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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