Table 151A_b: Adults whose providers always listened carefully to them, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

      Non-Hispanic    
  Total All races White Black Hispanic
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                     
Total 55.0 0.6 54.7 0.7 53.8 0.7 65.1 1.7 58.4 1.3
                     
Age                    
    18-44 50.4 0.8 49.6 0.9 48.0 1.0 62.8 2.2 56.5 1.8
    45-64 56.0 1.0 55.9 1.0 54.9 1.0 65.4 2.6 57.3 2.3
    65 and over 65.1 1.0 64.7 1.1 64.5 1.2 73.8 3.2 71.2 3.3
                     
Gender                    
    Male 55.7 0.8 55.7 0.9 55.2 0.9 64.0 2.7 55.8 2.1
    Female 54.6 0.7 54.0 0.8 52.7 0.8 65.7 1.7 60.1 1.5
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 56.8 1.5 55.7 1.7 54.0 2.1 63.9 2.6 62.2 3.7
    Near poor/low 57.7 1.2 57.4 1.4 56.5 1.5 65.7 2.9 59.3 2.4
    Middle 54.7 1.0 54.3 1.1 53.3 1.1 64.4 2.7 58.6 2.1
    High 53.9 0.9 53.9 0.9 53.4 0.9 66.3 3.2 54.1 3.0
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 58.0 1.2 56.6 1.4 54.5 1.7 69.4 2.5 63.4 1.8
    High school graduate 56.3 0.9 56.2 1.0 55.2 1.0 65.4 2.5 57.2 2.4
    At least some college 53.0 0.8 53.0 0.8 52.7 0.8 61.4 2.3 52.3 2.5
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65                    
    Any private 52.5 0.7 52.2 0.8 51.1 0.8 64.9 2.3 56 1.8
    Public only 54.8 2.3 53.7 2.4 51.6 2.8 62.7 3.3 60.6 4.1
    Uninsured 52.7 1.9 51.4 2.2 50.3 2.6 58.6 4.4 56.5 3.0
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 63.0 2.0 62.4 2.1 61.2 2.3 78.3 3.5 72.3 4.5
    Medicare and private 65.9 1.3 65.9 1.4 66.0 1.5 * * * *
    Medicare and other public 66.9 3.0 65.2 3.4 65.8 4.1 * * 73.7 5.8
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 53.7 0.8 53.0 0.9 51.5 0.9 64.9 2.1 59.0 1.5
    Metropolitan-small 54.8 1.2 54.7 1.2 53.8 1.3 68.8 2.4 55.3 3.1
    Micropolitan 59.2 1.5 59.2 1.5 59.3 1.6 59.6 4.9 59.7 5.8
    Noncore-adjacent 59.4 1.8 59.2 1.9 59.6 2.1 * * * *
    Noncore-rural 64.4 3.5 64.4 3.5 63.5 3.6 * * * *
                     

aNegative or 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.

bLess than high school graduate 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.

cSee 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.

Table 151A_c Table 151A_a

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