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Table 174C_a
Adults whose providers sometimes or never spent enough time with them, by race, United States, 2002
Population group Total Single race Multiple races
White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   15.3 0.4 14.8 0.4 15.9 1.0 20.0 2.1 * * 22.2 3.3 21.7 4.0
Age 18-44 19.2 0.6 18.8 0.7 18.7 1.4 23.5 2.7 * * * * 23.7 5.4
45-64 13.1 0.5 12.6 0.5 14.3 1.4 16.9 3.7 * * * * * *
65 and over 9.8 0.7 9.8 0.8 9.4 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 14.9 0.6 14.2 0.6 17.0 1.9 19.7 2.8 * * * * * *
Female 15.5 0.5 15.2 0.5 15.2 1.0 20.2 2.6 * * * * 19.1 4.0
Family incomea Negative or poor 20.5 1.1 21.2 1.3 19.4 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 16.4 0.8 16.0 1.0 16.7 2.1 * * * * * * * *
Middle 15.9 0.7 15.7 0.7 14.2 1.6 21.9 3.9 * * * * * *
High 13.3 0.5 12.7 0.6 14.6 2.1 20.4 3.1 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school graduate 17.3 0.9 17.1 1.0 16.6 1.8 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 14.7 0.6 14.2 0.7 16.0 1.6 19.0 4.3 * * * * * *
At least some college 14.9 0.5 14.4 0.6 15.2 1.6 20.0 2.5 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 15.3 0.5 14.8 0.6 15.3 1.3 20.7 2.4 * * * * 24.2 5.1
Public only 19.7 1.3 20.2 1.5 16.6 2.0 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 24.7 1.4 24.3 1.7 28.5 3.7 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 11.2 1.6 11.9 1.7 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 9.0 0.9 8.8 1.0 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 11.4 1.7 10.6 2.1 17.2 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 16.7 0.5 16.4 0.6 16.2 1.3 20.9 2.3 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 14.0 0.8 13.6 0.9 14.4 2.2 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 12.7 0.8 12.3 0.8 15.3 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 13.8 1.2 12.2 1.4 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 13.0 2.4 12.8 2.3 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 14.7 0.4 14.2 0.4 16.0 1.0 17.2 2.6 * * 21.5 3.4 22.1 4.1
Other 21.9 1.5 22.0 1.7 * * 22.9 3.3 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 14.7 0.4 14.3 0.5 16.3 1.1 * * * * 21.4 3.4 21.5 4.3
No 19.3 1.2 19.2 1.4 * * 20.4 2.4 * * * * * *

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: 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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