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Table 166B_d
Adults whose health providers usually listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with thema, by educationb, United States, 2002
Population group Total Less than high school graduate High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   34.6 0.4 30.4 0.8 33.6 0.6 36.8 0.5
Age 18-44 35.6 0.6 32.3 1.1 33.5 0.9 37.9 0.7
45-64 34.7 0.6 28.5 1.4 35.1 1.0 35.9 0.9
65 and over 32.0 0.9 29.3 1.4 31.4 1.6 35.2 1.2
Gender Male 34.2 0.6 31.2 1.0 34.2 1.0 35.4 0.8
Female 34.9 0.5 29.8 0.9 33.2 0.8 37.9 0.7
Race White, single race 35.5 0.4 31.7 0.8 34.8 0.7 37.3 0.5
Black, single race 25.9 1.1 20.3 1.9 24.6 1.4 30.7 1.6
Asian, single race 38.2 2.3 * * 34.3 3.7 38.3 3.0
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 25.6 3.1 * * * * * *
Multiple races 40.3 3.0 * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 35.3 0.4 32.0 0.9 34.3 0.7 37.0 0.6
Non-Hispanic, White 36.4 0.4 34.3 1.0 35.6 0.8 37.6 0.6
Non-Hispanic, Black 26.0 1.1 20.3 1.9 24.7 1.4 30.9 1.6
Hispanic (all races) 27.5 0.8 24.3 1.1 26.6 1.6 32.5 1.9
Family incomec Negative or poor 29.0 0.9 23.1 1.2 30.8 1.7 36.5 2.1
Near poor/low 32.4 0.9 30.0 1.3 31.1 1.5 37.0 1.7
Middle 34.9 0.7 33.4 1.4 33.2 1.1 37.0 1.0
High 36.4 0.6 34.2 1.6 36.2 1.1 36.7 0.7
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 36.6 0.5 34.9 1.2 35.8 0.8 37.3 0.6
Public only 27.0 1.0 24.8 1.5 26.9 1.7 31.6 2.4
Uninsured 31.1 1.1 27.2 1.7 29.7 2.1 35.9 2.0
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 30.6 1.5 29.1 2.2 30.3 2.7 33.1 2.6
Medicare and private 33.4 1.1 31.0 2.2 31.8 1.8 36.4 1.6
Medicare and other public 27.6 2.2 25.9 2.5 * * * *
Residence locationd Metropolitan-large 35.1 0.6 28.8 1.1 34.3 0.9 37.6 0.8
Metropolitan-small 33.6 0.7 33.0 1.5 32.9 1.1 34.4 0.9
Micropolitan 34.6 1.1 28.5 1.9 34.2 1.5 38.1 1.6
Noncore-adjacent 35.6 1.8 32.5 2.2 32.2 2.9 42.7 2.9
Noncore-not adjacent 33.4 2.8 * * 31.0 3.3 * *
Preferred language English 35.1 0.4 31.5 0.9 34.0 0.7 36.9 0.6
Other 29.3 1.1 25.9 1.4 27.2 2.1 34.9 2.3
Born in U.S. Yes 34.9 0.4 31.3 0.8 33.9 0.7 36.8 0.5
No 32.6 1.0 26.6 1.4 31.2 1.9 37.0 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 Persons age 18 and over. 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.

c 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.

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: 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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