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Table 188C_a
Adults whose providers sometimes or never spent enough time with 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 13.9 0.4 13.5 0.4 14.7 1.3 19.9 2.1 * * 11.8 3.3 18.9 3.1
Age 18-44 17.0 0.7 17.0 0.7 15.8 1.8 21.5 3.1 * * * * * *
45-64 12.7 0.6 12.2 0.6 14.1 1.7 19.5 3.5 * * * * * *
65 and over 8.9 0.7 8.4 0.8 12.1 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 13.4 0.6 12.9 0.6 14.3 2.0 22.2 3.2 * * * * * *
Female 14.3 0.5 14.0 0.5 14.9 1.3 18.1 2.5 * * * * 20.3 4.3
Family incomea Negative/poor 19.5 1.1 19.2 1.5 21.4 1.9 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 15.9 1.0 15.5 1.1 16.3 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Middle 14.5 0.7 14.0 0.8 13.5 2.0 30.3 4.9 * * * * * *
High 11.7 0.6 11.6 0.6 10.4 1.8 16.0 2.5 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 15.8 0.8 15.3 0.9 16.2 2.0 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 13.4 0.6 13.3 0.7 12.3 1.6 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 13.6 0.5 13.1 0.6 15.6 1.8 19.2 2.3 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 13.8 0.5 13.8 0.5 11.7 1.5 18.8 2.2 * * * * * *
Public only 19.0 1.2 18.1 1.4 20.2 2.6 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 22.9 1.5 21.5 1.6 28.0 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 8.9 1.2 8.3 1.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 8.7 0.9 7.9 0.9 13.9 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 10.5 2.4 11.6 3.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 15.3 0.5 14.9 0.6 16.1 1.8 18.7 2.3 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 12.0 0.8 11.6 0.8 11.8 1.7 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 12.6 1.1 12.8 1.2 9.9 2.1 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 15.7 1.4 15.6 1.5 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 10.3 2.2 10.4 2.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 13.3 0.4 13.1 0.4 14.3 1.2 12.7 2.3 * * 12.3 3.5 18.5 3.2
Other 21.6 1.5 19.0 1.6 * * 27.4 3.2 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 13.2 0.4 13.0 0.4 14.0 1.2 * * * * 12.2 3.5 18.5 3.2
No 18.9 1.2 17.9 1.3 21.6 4.7 20.9 2.4 * * * * * *

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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