Table 156B_b: Ethnicity- Adults whose providers usually spend enough time with them, by ethnicity, United States, 2001

			Non-Hispanic
	Total		All races		White		Black		Hispanic
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	40.3	0.5	40.6	0.6	41.4	0.6	32.9	1.4	37.3	1.3
Age
18-44	41.4	0.8	41.6	0.8	42.3	0.9	35.3	2.0	40.2	1.7
45-64	40.2	0.9	40.7	0.9	41.7	1.0	30.8	2.5	33.9	2.3
65 and over	37.5	1.2	38.0	1.3	38.7	1.3	27.5	3.2	28.7	3.8
Gender
Male	40.3	0.7	40.6	0.8	41.1	0.8	32.6	2.5	37.3	2.0
Female	40.3	0.6	40.6	0.7	41.6	0.7	33.0	1.5	37.3	1.6
Family incomea
Negative or poor	34.6	1.4	35.8	1.6	35.7	2.0	33.6	2.8	28.6	2.8
Near poor/low	34.9	1.1	34.8	1.3	36.4	1.4	27.1	2.4	35.7	2.1
Middle	41.7	1.0	42.3	1.0	43.6	1.1	31.7	3.0	35.3	2.6
High	42.4	0.8	42.1	0.8	42.2	0.9	38.2	2.8	48.5	3.0
Educationb (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	36.3	1.2	37.4	1.4	39.6	1.6	27.5	2.5	31.9	1.8
High school graduate	39.7	0.9	39.8	0.9	41.0	1.0	30.6	2.2	38.2	2.6
At least some college	42.2	0.8	42.1	0.8	42.0	0.9	38.3	1.9	43.6	2.4
Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	42.3	0.6	42.4	0.7	42.9	0.7	36.6	1.9	42.0	1.7
Public only	33.5	1.8	33.7	2.0	35.5	2.4	26.9	2.8	32.1	3.3
Uninsured	35.2	1.5	36	1.9	37.6	2.1	26.5	3.8	32.8	2.6
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	37.9	2.0	38.6	2.1	39.4	2.2	30.4	4.7	27.5	5.5
Medicare and private	38.2	1.6	38.3	1.6	38.8	1.7	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	31.8	3.3	32.5	3.7	32.2	4.6	*	*	29.0	6.6
Residence locationc
Metropolitan-large	40.9	0.7	41.3	0.8	42.3	0.8	34.2	1.8	37.4	1.6
Metropolitan-small	39.5	1.0	39.6	1.0	40.6	1.0	28.0	2.1	37.5	3.1
Micropolitan	40.3	1.4	40.4	1.5	40.6	1.6	33.0	5.2	37.7	4.7
Noncore-adjacent	37.6	2.4	38.1	2.5	38.7	2.6	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	41.8	2.7	41.8	2.6	41.0	2.5	*	*	*	*

^aNegative 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.

^bLess 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.

^cSee 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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