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Table 186B_b
Adults whose providers usually showed respect for what they had to say, 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 30.9 0.5 30.9 0.6 31.2 0.7 23.3 1.5 30.4 1.2
Age 18-44 31.5 0.8 31.3 0.9 31.1 1.0 25.1 1.9 32.9 1.7
45-64 30.6 0.7 30.8 0.8 31.5 0.9 21.1 2.0 28.0 2.3
65 and over 29.9 1.0 30.3 1.1 30.8 1.1 22.0 4.3 23.2 3.1
Gender Male 31.0 0.8 30.9 0.8 30.9 1.0 24.5 2.3 31.5 2.0
Female 30.8 0.6 30.9 0.6 31.4 0.7 22.6 1.5 29.6 1.6
Family incomea Negative/poor 25.5 1.3 25.8 1.4 26.6 1.8 19.5 2.0 24.3 2.7
Near poor/low 30.1 1.1 30.0 1.3 31.3 1.5 23.2 2.9 30.9 2.1
Middle 31.7 0.9 31.7 1.0 31.7 1.2 25.2 2.5 31.0 2.3
High 31.7 0.8 31.7 0.8 31.4 0.9 23.8 3.1 33.3 3.0
Educationb Less than high school 27.3 1.0 27.3 1.2 27.9 1.4 20.7 2.3 27.1 1.9
High school graduate 30.7 0.9 30.6 1.0 31.7 1.1 22.4 2.6 31.4 2.3
At least some college 32.2 0.7 32.1 0.7 31.7 0.8 24.9 2.3 33.7 2.5
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 31.9 0.7 31.9 0.7 31.9 0.8 24.4 1.9 32.1 1.9
Public only 26.4 1.3 26.2 1.5 28.2 1.8 18.7 2.4 27.6 2.4
Uninsured 29.4 1.6 28.5 1.8 26.5 1.9 27.5 4.3 32.4 3.1
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 28.3 2.0 28.7 2.1 29.8 2.3 * * 23.4 5.3
Medicare and private 31.3 1.3 31.5 1.4 31.8 1.5 23.2 6.4 * *
Medicare and other public 26.0 2.9 26.8 3.4 25.9 4.4 26.1 5.9 22.9 4.4
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 31.9 0.7 32.0 0.8 32.2 1.0 23.9 1.7 31.1 1.6
Metropolitan-small 30.1 1.0 30.3 1.0 30.7 1.1 23.3 3.2 27.1 2.1
Micropolitan 29.5 1.5 29.3 1.6 29.9 1.6 15.9 3.9 35.3 6.9
Noncore-adjacent 30.5 2.3 30.1 2.5 30.0 2.6 * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 24.0 1.9 24.0 1.9 24.5 1.9 * * * *
Preferred language English 30.8 0.6 30.7 0.6 31.2 0.7 23.3 1.5 33.3 1.9
Other 31.8 1.7 38.0 2.8 29.5 5.1 * * 27.2 1.9
Born in U.S. Yes 30.4 0.6 30.4 0.6 31.2 0.7 22.4 1.4 31.1 2.0
No 34.0 1.3 36.6 1.9 30.6 2.8 32.6 6.2 29.8 1.8

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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