Table 166A_b Adults whose health providers always listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with thema, by ethnicity, United States, 2002 |
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic (all races) |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
54.4 |
0.5 |
54.2 |
0.5 |
53.6 |
0.5 |
61.8 |
1.3 |
56.6 |
1.0 |
Age |
18-44 |
51.0 |
0.6 |
50.7 |
0.7 |
49.8 |
0.7 |
59.0 |
1.6 |
53.3 |
1.4 |
45-64 |
55.6 |
0.7 |
55.3 |
0.7 |
54.7 |
0.8 |
62.4 |
2.1 |
59.5 |
1.9 |
65 and over |
60.5 |
1.0 |
60.0 |
1.0 |
59.3 |
1.1 |
69.9 |
2.3 |
68.5 |
3.3 |
Gender |
Male |
55.0 |
0.7 |
55.0 |
0.7 |
55.0 |
0.8 |
60.7 |
1.8 |
55.0 |
1.5 |
Female |
54.0 |
0.6 |
53.6 |
0.6 |
52.6 |
0.7 |
62.4 |
1.4 |
57.6 |
1.3 |
Family incomeb |
Negative or poor |
54.8 |
1.1 |
53.7 |
1.3 |
49.8 |
1.6 |
63.9 |
2.0 |
60.1 |
2.0 |
Near poor/low |
54.7 |
1.1 |
54.3 |
1.2 |
53.5 |
1.4 |
62.1 |
2.2 |
57.5 |
2.2 |
Middle |
53.8 |
0.8 |
53.7 |
0.9 |
53.1 |
1.0 |
60.3 |
2.1 |
54.9 |
2.0 |
High |
54.6 |
0.7 |
54.6 |
0.7 |
54.6 |
0.8 |
61.5 |
2.6 |
55.4 |
2.4 |
Educationc |
Less than high school graduate |
55.9 |
0.9 |
55.4 |
1.0 |
54.1 |
1.2 |
65.0 |
2.0 |
57.4 |
1.6 |
High school graduate |
55.2 |
0.7 |
54.9 |
0.8 |
54.2 |
0.8 |
62.5 |
1.8 |
57.9 |
2.1 |
At least some college |
53.3 |
0.7 |
53.3 |
0.7 |
53.1 |
0.7 |
59.9 |
1.9 |
54.1 |
2.0 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
52.9 |
0.6 |
52.7 |
0.6 |
52.3 |
0.6 |
60.4 |
1.6 |
54.6 |
1.5 |
Public only |
57.1 |
1.2 |
56.2 |
1.4 |
52.9 |
1.8 |
63.7 |
2.1 |
61.1 |
2.4 |
Uninsured |
49.8 |
1.5 |
49.2 |
1.8 |
48.3 |
2.2 |
53.8 |
3.7 |
51.9 |
2.4 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
60.4 |
1.8 |
59.6 |
1.9 |
58.1 |
2.0 |
74.1 |
5.0 |
72.8 |
4.8 |
Medicare and private |
59.9 |
1.3 |
60.0 |
1.3 |
59.5 |
1.3 |
70.9 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
63.5 |
2.5 |
60.7 |
2.9 |
62.0 |
3.6 |
63.9 |
4.5 |
76.1 |
3.1 |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
53.0 |
0.6 |
52.8 |
0.7 |
51.9 |
0.8 |
60.6 |
1.5 |
54.7 |
1.3 |
Metropolitan-small |
56.4 |
1.0 |
56.1 |
1.0 |
55.6 |
1.0 |
65.5 |
3.0 |
59.5 |
2.4 |
Micropolitan |
56.4 |
1.2 |
55.9 |
1.3 |
55.4 |
1.3 |
64.8 |
3.8 |
67.7 |
3.9 |
Noncore-adjacent |
53.3 |
1.9 |
52.8 |
1.9 |
53.0 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
54.4 |
4.2 |
54.4 |
4.2 |
54.4 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
54.4 |
0.5 |
54.5 |
0.5 |
53.7 |
0.5 |
61.9 |
1.3 |
53.3 |
1.5 |
Other |
54.3 |
1.5 |
46.7 |
2.5 |
48.9 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
59.6 |
1.6 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
54.6 |
0.5 |
54.5 |
0.5 |
53.7 |
0.6 |
61.7 |
1.3 |
56.9 |
1.4 |
No |
53.1 |
1.2 |
50.9 |
1.7 |
52.9 |
2.0 |
63.5 |
4.9 |
56.3 |
1.5 |
a For the percent estimates, the weights are adjusted for non-response based on how many of the 4 questions had a response.
b Negative 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.
c Less 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.
d 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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