Table 189A_b Adults whose health providers always 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 |
|
56.7 |
0.5 |
57.0 |
0.5 |
56.5 |
0.6 |
64.3 |
1.4 |
52.8 |
1.3 |
Age |
18-44 |
54.4 |
0.7 |
54.7 |
0.8 |
54.3 |
0.9 |
60.5 |
1.9 |
51.8 |
1.7 |
45-64 |
57.1 |
0.7 |
57.5 |
0.8 |
56.7 |
0.9 |
66.2 |
2.1 |
51.6 |
2.2 |
65 and over |
61.1 |
1.0 |
61.1 |
1.0 |
60.3 |
1.2 |
73.5 |
2.5 |
60.4 |
2.8 |
Gender |
Male |
57.2 |
0.7 |
57.7 |
0.7 |
57.3 |
0.8 |
63.8 |
2.2 |
51.3 |
2.0 |
Female |
56.3 |
0.6 |
56.5 |
0.6 |
55.9 |
0.7 |
64.6 |
1.6 |
53.9 |
1.5 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
54.9 |
1.4 |
55.4 |
1.6 |
53.2 |
2.1 |
63.5 |
2.3 |
52.4 |
2.2 |
Near poor/low |
57.2 |
1.1 |
58.3 |
1.3 |
57.0 |
1.6 |
65.1 |
2.4 |
51.4 |
2.3 |
Middle |
55.0 |
0.8 |
55.3 |
0.9 |
54.2 |
1.1 |
65.6 |
2.2 |
52.1 |
2.4 |
High |
57.9 |
0.8 |
58.1 |
0.8 |
58.2 |
0.8 |
62.8 |
3.0 |
55.5 |
2.9 |
Educationc |
Less than high school |
57.2 |
0.9 |
58.2 |
1.1 |
56.6 |
1.3 |
66.5 |
2.1 |
53.9 |
1.6 |
High school graduate |
56.4 |
0.7 |
56.6 |
0.8 |
55.8 |
0.9 |
63.8 |
2.3 |
54.5 |
2.2 |
At least some college |
56.7 |
0.7 |
57.0 |
0.7 |
56.9 |
0.8 |
63.5 |
1.9 |
50.5 |
2.3 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
56.7 |
0.6 |
57.0 |
0.7 |
56.4 |
0.8 |
63.8 |
1.9 |
53.2 |
1.8 |
Public only |
53.6 |
1.4 |
53.2 |
1.6 |
50.1 |
2.1 |
63.4 |
2.6 |
55.0 |
2.3 |
Uninsured |
47.8 |
1.7 |
48.6 |
1.9 |
48.2 |
2.2 |
55.5 |
4.4 |
44.9 |
3.2 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
62.2 |
1.7 |
62.1 |
1.8 |
61.2 |
2.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
59.9 |
1.3 |
59.9 |
1.3 |
59.5 |
1.5 |
67.1 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
64.7 |
2.3 |
65.6 |
2.5 |
64.1 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
60.4 |
4.2 |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
55.9 |
0.7 |
56.5 |
0.8 |
56.2 |
0.9 |
61.8 |
1.8 |
51.7 |
1.6 |
Metropolitan-small |
57.8 |
1.0 |
57.9 |
1.0 |
57.1 |
1.1 |
69.6 |
2.1 |
56.0 |
2.4 |
Micropolitan |
57.1 |
1.6 |
57.2 |
1.6 |
56.4 |
1.6 |
67.4 |
6.1 |
55.1 |
5.5 |
Noncore-adjacent |
56.2 |
2.3 |
56.3 |
2.3 |
55.9 |
2.2 |
68.8 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
57.9 |
2.1 |
58.1 |
2.4 |
56.8 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
57.1 |
0.5 |
57.2 |
0.6 |
56.5 |
0.6 |
64.3 |
1.4 |
54.2 |
1.8 |
Other |
51.5 |
1.6 |
51.4 |
2.7 |
59.0 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
51.6 |
1.9 |
Activity limitationsd |
Basic activities |
52.8 |
0.9 |
52.8 |
1.0 |
52.1 |
1.1 |
62.4 |
2.4 |
51.8 |
3.1 |
Complex activities |
51.2 |
1.2 |
51.4 |
1.3 |
50.4 |
1.4 |
63.2 |
3.0 |
49.0 |
3.4 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
57.6 |
0.6 |
58.0 |
0.6 |
57.5 |
0.7 |
64.5 |
1.6 |
53.2 |
1.4 |
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.