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Table 172C_b
Adults whose providers sometimes or never showed respect for what they had to say, 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   8.8 0.3 8.6 0.3 8.3 0.3 9.0 0.7 11.0 0.8
Age 18-44 10.6 0.4 10.4 0.5 10.2 0.6 10.2 1.3 11.6 1.1
45-64 8.3 0.4 8.0 0.4 7.8 0.5 8.1 1.1 12.2 1.4
65 and over 5.7 0.5 5.7 0.5 5.4 0.5 6.5 1.4 * *
Gender Male 8.6 0.4 8.2 0.5 7.6 0.5 9.9 1.2 11.9 1.3
Female 9.0 0.3 8.9 0.4 8.8 0.4 8.5 0.8 10.4 0.9
Family incomea Negative or poor 13.1 0.9 12.8 1.1 14.0 1.5 11.1 1.8 14.3 2.0
Near poor/low 10.5 0.7 10.4 0.8 10.2 1.0 9.8 1.4 10.8 1.3
Middle 9.2 0.5 9.0 0.5 8.7 0.6 8.2 1.2 11.2 1.4
High 7.1 0.4 7.0 0.4 6.7 0.4 7.7 1.6 8.6 1.7
Educationb Less than high school graduate 11.1 0.7 10.5 0.7 9.8 0.8 12.8 1.6 13.3 1.3
High school graduate 9.0 0.4 8.9 0.5 8.6 0.5 9.2 1.3 9.5 1.3
At least some college 7.9 0.4 7.8 0.4 7.6 0.5 6.4 1.1 9.3 1.5
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 8.6 0.3 8.4 0.4 8.2 0.4 8.2 0.9 9.9 1.0
Public only 12.6 1.0 13.1 1.2 14.3 1.5 10.6 1.8 10.7 1.8
Uninsured 15.8 1.2 15.2 1.5 15.2 1.8 15.1 3.4 17.7 2.4
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 6.6 0.9 6.7 1.0 6.4 1.0 * * * *
Medicare and private 5.0 0.6 5.0 0.6 4.8 0.6 * * * *
Medicare and other public 7.0 1.3 7.5 1.5 6.6 1.8 * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 9.4 0.4 9.2 0.4 8.9 0.5 9.0 0.9 11.0 1.0
Metropolitan-small 8.2 0.6 8.1 0.5 7.8 0.6 8.6 1.9 10.2 1.8
Micropolitan 7.4 0.7 7.1 0.7 7.0 0.8 8.7 2.0 16.2 4.0
Noncore-adjacent 8.5 1.0 8.4 1.1 7.3 1.2 * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 11.8 2.6 11.9 2.5 12.0 2.4 * * * *
Preferred language English 8.5 0.3 8.4 0.3 8.2 0.3 8.9 0.7 10.4 1.2
Other 12.2 1.1 12.9 1.9 11.3 3.0 * * 11.7 1.2
Born in U.S. Yes 8.6 0.3 8.6 0.3 8.4 0.3 9.2 0.7 9.4 1.1
No 10.5 0.9 9.1 1.2 7.1 1.3 * * 12.6 1.3

a 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.

b 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 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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