National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 151C_a: Adults whose providers sometimes or never listened carefully to them, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE

Total	10.2	0.3	9.8	0.3	10.9	0.9	17.4	2.7	16.8	3.7

Age
18-44	12.9	0.5	12.6	0.5	13.2	1.3	17.8	3.3	*	*
45-64	9.1	0.5	8.9	0.5	8.8	1.4	18.4	4.5	*	*
65 and over	5.4	0.5	5.1	0.5	6.5	1.9	*	*	*	*

Gender
Male	9.9	0.5	9.4	0.4	11.3	1.8	18.9	3.4	*	*
Female	10.5	0.4	10.2	0.4	10.7	1.1	16.3	3.3	*	*

Family income^a
Negative or poor	14.1	1.0	13.9	1.2	13.8	2.0	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	12.3	0.8	12.0	0.8	9.9	1.5	*	*	*	*
Middle	10.9	0.5	10.3	0.5	12.6	1.7	19.6	5.3	*	*
High	8.3	0.4	8.2	0.4	7.9	1.7	12.9	3.4	*	*

Education^b (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	11.3	0.7	11.2	0.7	10.6	1.7	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	10.5	0.5	9.9	0.6	13.0	1.6	*	*	*	*
At least some college	9.7	0.4	9.4	0.5	9.7	1.3	15.6	3.2	*	*

Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	10.2	0.4	10.0	0.4	9.6	1.1	16.0	3.1	*	*
Public only	16.8	1.4	16.7	1.5	15.0	2.5	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	16.7	1.2	16.2	1.3	18.3	3.1	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	4.5	0.7	4.4	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	5.6	0.7	5.3	0.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	7.4	1.7	6.6	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*

Residence location^c
Metropolitan-large	11.1	0.5	10.8	0.5	10.7	1.2	16.7	3.0	*	*
Metropolitan-small	9.7	0.5	9.3	0.6	9.9	1.6	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	8.6	0.9	8.2	0.8	14.0	3.1	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	8.4	1.5	7.7	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	6.1	1.7	6.3	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*

^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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.