Table 189C_b Adults whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them,a by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
9.6 |
0.3 |
9.3 |
0.3 |
8.7 |
0.3 |
11.0 |
0.8 |
12.2 |
0.6 |
Age |
18-44 |
11.7 |
0.4 |
11.5 |
0.4 |
11.0 |
0.5 |
13.1 |
1.0 |
13.2 |
0.9 |
45-64 |
8.5 |
0.4 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
9.7 |
1.1 |
11.3 |
1.2 |
65 and over |
6.6 |
0.4 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
6.1 |
0.5 |
6.5 |
1.5 |
9.3 |
1.5 |
Gender |
Male |
9.3 |
0.4 |
8.9 |
0.4 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
11.1 |
1.2 |
13.0 |
1.1 |
Female |
9.8 |
0.3 |
9.6 |
0.3 |
9.0 |
0.4 |
11.0 |
0.9 |
11.6 |
0.8 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
15.8 |
0.9 |
15.8 |
1.1 |
14.8 |
1.3 |
16.4 |
1.6 |
15.4 |
1.7 |
Near poor/low |
11.0 |
0.6 |
10.7 |
0.7 |
10.1 |
0.7 |
11.7 |
1.5 |
12.1 |
1.1 |
Middle |
9.8 |
0.4 |
9.6 |
0.5 |
9.3 |
0.5 |
9.9 |
1.6 |
11.9 |
1.4 |
High |
7.6 |
0.4 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
8.0 |
1.3 |
10.5 |
1.4 |
Educationc |
Less than high school |
12.8 |
0.6 |
12.6 |
0.7 |
11.8 |
0.9 |
13.7 |
1.7 |
13.4 |
1.1 |
High school graduate |
9.9 |
0.5 |
9.9 |
0.5 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
12.8 |
1.3 |
9.4 |
1.2 |
At least some college |
8.4 |
0.3 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
8.3 |
0.9 |
13.0 |
1.3 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
8.6 |
0.3 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
9.0 |
0.9 |
10.7 |
0.9 |
Public only |
16.4 |
0.9 |
16.7 |
1.1 |
15.9 |
1.4 |
17.1 |
1.9 |
15.1 |
1.8 |
Uninsured |
18.8 |
1.2 |
19.7 |
1.4 |
18.7 |
1.6 |
18.9 |
2.7 |
16.0 |
1.9 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
7.3 |
0.9 |
7.3 |
1.0 |
7.3 |
1.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
6.0 |
0.6 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
5.5 |
0.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
8.6 |
1.3 |
8.4 |
1.4 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
9.6 |
2.7 |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
10.1 |
0.3 |
9.8 |
0.4 |
8.9 |
0.4 |
11.4 |
1.0 |
12.5 |
0.8 |
Metropolitan-small |
8.5 |
0.5 |
8.2 |
0.5 |
8.0 |
0.5 |
8.9 |
1.1 |
12.0 |
1.0 |
Micropolitan |
9.9 |
0.9 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
9.5 |
2.6 |
Noncore-adjacent |
11.0 |
1.1 |
10.9 |
1.1 |
10.1 |
1.3 |
11.0 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
7.0 |
0.8 |
7.0 |
0.8 |
7.2 |
0.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
9.2 |
0.3 |
9.1 |
0.3 |
8.7 |
0.3 |
10.9 |
0.8 |
12.4 |
0.9 |
Other |
13.5 |
1.0 |
16.0 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
11.8 |
1.0 |
Activity limitationsd |
Basic activities |
12.3 |
0.6 |
12.2 |
0.7 |
11.1 |
0.7 |
15.8 |
1.9 |
13.4 |
1.9 |
Complex activities |
14.9 |
0.8 |
14.6 |
0.8 |
13.8 |
0.9 |
16.6 |
2.3 |
18.6 |
2.7 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
8.8 |
0.3 |
8.6 |
0.3 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
9.8 |
0.9 |
11.7 |
0.7 |
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/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 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 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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.