Table 189B_d Adults whose health providers usually listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them,a by education,b United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
33.6 |
0.4 |
29.7 |
0.9 |
33.5 |
0.7 |
34.8 |
0.6 |
Age |
18-44 |
33.7 |
0.6 |
32.3 |
1.4 |
33.2 |
1.0 |
34.4 |
0.8 |
45-64 |
34.3 |
0.7 |
29.9 |
1.5 |
34.0 |
1.1 |
35.4 |
1.0 |
65 and over |
32.0 |
0.9 |
25.9 |
1.4 |
33.2 |
1.5 |
34.9 |
1.4 |
Gender |
Male |
33.4 |
0.6 |
31.0 |
1.3 |
34.1 |
1.0 |
33.7 |
0.9 |
Female |
33.7 |
0.5 |
28.7 |
1.1 |
33.1 |
0.9 |
35.7 |
0.7 |
Race |
White, single race |
34.7 |
0.5 |
31.6 |
1.0 |
35.1 |
0.7 |
35.3 |
0.7 |
Black, single race |
24.6 |
1.1 |
19.3 |
1.6 |
23.4 |
2.0 |
28.3 |
1.6 |
Asian, single race |
34.1 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
28.9 |
3.8 |
36.6 |
2.6 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
33.2 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
33.5 |
0.5 |
29.0 |
1.0 |
33.3 |
0.7 |
34.7 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
34.7 |
0.5 |
31.4 |
1.2 |
35.0 |
0.8 |
35.3 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
24.5 |
1.1 |
19.3 |
1.6 |
23.1 |
1.9 |
28.2 |
1.6 |
Hispanic |
34.5 |
1.2 |
32.1 |
1.5 |
35.8 |
2.1 |
36.2 |
2.2 |
Family incomec |
Negative/poor |
29.0 |
1.2 |
26.2 |
1.4 |
28.9 |
1.7 |
33.7 |
2.5 |
Near poor/low |
31.5 |
1.0 |
28.5 |
1.5 |
31.6 |
1.6 |
34.5 |
1.5 |
Middle |
34.9 |
0.8 |
32.0 |
1.6 |
34.8 |
1.2 |
36.1 |
1.0 |
High |
34.3 |
0.7 |
32.1 |
2.5 |
34.8 |
1.2 |
34.4 |
0.8 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
34.6 |
0.5 |
31.8 |
1.6 |
34.4 |
0.9 |
35.1 |
0.6 |
Public only |
29.7 |
1.1 |
27.9 |
1.6 |
29.4 |
1.9 |
33.7 |
2.6 |
Uninsured |
32.9 |
1.4 |
35.5 |
2.2 |
32.7 |
2.1 |
31.1 |
2.1 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
30.3 |
1.5 |
22.3 |
2.1 |
33.3 |
2.7 |
34.4 |
2.6 |
Medicare and private |
33.9 |
1.2 |
29.0 |
2.2 |
34.6 |
1.9 |
35.2 |
1.6 |
Medicare and other public |
25.7 |
1.9 |
24.4 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
33.7 |
0.6 |
30.8 |
1.3 |
33.1 |
0.9 |
34.9 |
0.9 |
Metropolitan-small |
33.6 |
0.8 |
29.1 |
1.7 |
34.1 |
1.4 |
34.7 |
1.0 |
Micropolitan |
32.7 |
1.3 |
27.2 |
2.2 |
33.4 |
1.5 |
34.5 |
1.9 |
Noncore-adjacent |
33.0 |
2.2 |
30.6 |
3.0 |
33.9 |
2.9 |
33.7 |
3.2 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
35.2 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
35.9 |
3.8 |
39.3 |
4.4 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
33.5 |
0.5 |
28.7 |
1.0 |
33.5 |
0.7 |
34.8 |
0.6 |
Other |
34.1 |
1.3 |
33.8 |
1.9 |
33.3 |
2.4 |
35.1 |
2.2 |
Activity limitationsd |
Basic activities |
34.7 |
0.9 |
28.1 |
1.3 |
34.5 |
1.2 |
39.7 |
1.6 |
Complex activities |
33.7 |
1.0 |
27.2 |
1.5 |
33.2 |
1.5 |
39.4 |
1.9 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
33.4 |
0.5 |
30.5 |
1.1 |
33.4 |
0.7 |
34.2 |
0.6 |
a For the percent estimates, the weights are adjusted for non-response based on how many of the 4 questions had a response.
b Less than high school 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/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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* 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.