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Table 182B_a
Adults whose providers usually 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 32.2 0.5 32.6 0.5 24.3 1.2 41.4 2.8 * * 37.4 6.3 39.9 4.5
Age 18-44 33.5 0.7 33.8 0.8 26.9 2.0 42.1 3.2 * * * * * *
45-64 31.5 0.8 32.1 0.9 21.2 2.0 40.3 5.1 * * * * * *
65 and over 30.5 1.0 30.9 1.0 22.3 4.9 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 30.9 0.7 30.8 0.8 25.9 2.4 40.1 3.9 * * * * * *
Female 33.1 0.6 34.0 0.7 23.5 1.3 42.4 3.4 * * * * 39.7 5.4
Family incomea Negative/poor 27.9 1.3 28.9 1.5 20.6 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 30.8 1.2 31.8 1.3 23.2 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Middle 31.9 0.9 32.4 1.0 26.2 2.1 41.3 5.7 * * * * * *
High 33.7 0.8 33.7 0.9 25.5 2.8 46.2 4.0 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 27.2 1.1 28.6 1.2 16.1 2.0 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 30.9 0.9 31.9 1.0 23.0 2.5 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 34.5 0.8 34.3 0.9 29.1 2.1 45.2 3.0 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 33.5 0.6 34.0 0.7 25.4 1.8 41.2 2.8 * * * * * *
Public only 28.7 1.5 29.0 1.8 22.6 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 29.0 1.6 28.3 1.7 24.4 4.9 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 27.4 1.8 28.4 1.9 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 32.2 1.3 32.3 1.4 26.1 7.2 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 25.9 2.6 24.8 3.1 24.8 5.6 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 33.1 0.7 33.9 0.8 24.3 1.4 42.0 3.2 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 31.2 0.8 31.3 0.9 25.2 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 31.9 1.7 32.6 1.8 20.1 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 31.3 2.4 31.2 2.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 25.9 2.1 25.1 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 31.9 0.5 32.6 0.6 24.3 1.3 37.9 3.3 * * 35.0 6.3 40.5 4.5
Other 36.2 1.8 33.3 1.9 * * 45.1 4.7 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 31.8 0.5 32.5 0.6 23.8 1.3 * * * * 35.0 6.3 40.8 4.7
No 35.2 1.4 33.4 1.6 29.7 4.3 41.0 3.2 * * * * * *

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: 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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