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Table 186B_a
Adults whose providers usually showed respect for what they had to say, 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 30.9 0.5 31.1 0.6 23.4 1.5 44.0 2.7 * * 28.3 5.2 39.4 4.1
Age 18-44 31.5 0.8 31.4 0.9 25.3 1.9 47.7 3.6 * * * * * *
45-64 30.6 0.7 31.3 0.9 21.0 1.9 40.5 4.4 * * * * * *
65 and over 29.9 1.0 30.4 1.1 22.3 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 31.0 0.8 30.9 0.9 24.8 2.3 44.3 3.7 * * * * * *
Female 30.8 0.6 31.3 0.7 22.7 1.4 43.8 3.3 * * * * 42.0 5.2
Family incomea Negative/poor 25.5 1.3 26.2 1.6 19.2 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 30.1 1.1 31.3 1.3 23.3 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Middle 31.7 0.9 31.7 1.0 25.6 2.6 50.6 5.1 * * * * * *
High 31.7 0.8 31.5 0.9 23.9 3.1 46.5 3.6 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 27.3 1.0 27.8 1.1 20.8 2.2 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 30.7 0.9 31.8 1.0 22.1 2.6 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 32.2 0.7 31.8 0.8 25.5 2.3 49.0 3.5 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 31.9 0.7 32.0 0.7 24.5 1.9 45.2 3.0 * * * * * *
Public only 26.4 1.3 28.1 1.6 18.8 2.3 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 29.4 1.6 28.1 1.6 27.5 4.2 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 28.3 2.0 29.3 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 31.3 1.3 31.5 1.4 24.1 5.5 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 26.0 2.9 25.2 3.5 25.8 5.8 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 31.9 0.7 32.1 0.9 24.2 1.7 45.1 3.2 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 30.1 1.0 30.5 1.1 23.1 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 29.5 1.5 30.1 1.5 15.9 3.9 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 30.5 2.3 30.6 2.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 24.0 1.9 24.6 1.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 30.8 0.6 31.3 0.7 23.5 1.5 43.9 3.5 * * 28.5 5.3 39.3 4.2
Other 31.8 1.7 28.0 1.8 * * 44.1 4.2 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 30.4 0.6 31.2 0.7 22.4 1.4 * * * * 28.2 5.4 39.3 4.4
No 34.0 1.3 30.1 1.6 33.3 5.2 44.4 3.1 * * * * * *

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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