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Table 186C_a
Adults whose providers sometimes or never 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 7.9 0.3 7.8 0.3 8.7 0.8 7.6 1.5 * * * * 13.2 3.0
Age 18-44 9.2 0.4 9.2 0.5 8.8 1.2 7.2 1.7 * * * * * *
45-64 7.7 0.5 7.4 0.5 9.5 1.4 * * * * * * * *
65 and over 5.5 0.5 5.3 0.5 6.9 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 8.0 0.4 7.9 0.4 8.4 1.4 6.8 1.7 * * * * * *
Female 7.9 0.3 7.7 0.4 8.9 0.9 8.3 1.7 * * * * 9.8 2.9
Family incomea Negative/poor 12.1 0.9 12.1 1.1 13.6 1.5 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 9.9 0.7 9.5 0.8 11.0 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Middle 8.3 0.5 8.4 0.6 7.8 1.7 12.2 3.5 * * * * * *
High 6.1 0.4 6.1 0.4 4.8 1.3 * * * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 11.4 0.6 11.4 0.7 11.3 1.9 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 7.6 0.5 7.4 0.5 7.1 1.2 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 6.9 0.4 6.9 0.4 8.1 1.2 4.5 1.2 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 7.4 0.4 7.4 0.4 6.8 1.0 7.6 1.7 * * * * * *
Public only 14.0 1.1 14.2 1.3 14.3 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 13.0 1.2 13.0 1.3 13.4 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 5.4 1.0 5.2 1.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 5.1 0.6 5.1 0.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 7.6 1.6 6.7 1.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 8.5 0.4 8.5 0.5 9.4 1.1 7.2 1.5 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 6.9 0.5 6.5 0.5 6.8 1.3 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 7.5 0.7 7.6 0.7 8.3 2.1 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 11.1 1.6 11.0 1.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 5.7 1.4 5.7 1.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 7.6 0.3 7.5 0.3 8.6 0.8 * * * * * * 12.7 3.1
Other 12.6 1.2 12.2 1.4 * * 12.5 2.6 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 7.6 0.3 7.5 0.3 8.7 0.9 * * * * * * 12.2 3.1
No 10.2 0.9 10.7 1.1 * * 8.5 1.7 * * * * * *

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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