National Healthcare Quality Report, 2006: Table 4.1b

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Table 4.1b
Among adults age 18 and over who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers listened carefully, explained things clearly, showed respect for what they had to say, and spent enough time with them, United States, 2000
				Composite measure
		Total population(in thousands)^e	Percent had visit^f	Always		Usually		Sometimes/never
Population group		Total population(in thousands)^e	Percent had visit^f	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Percent	Standard error
Total		203,493	70.8	54.7	0.6	33.8	0.6	11.2	0.3
Race	White	170,681	72.4	54.3	0.7	34.5	0.7	10.9	0.3
	Black	24,631	62.7	60.0	1.3	27.3	1.1	12.1	0.9
	API	6,543	61.3	49.2	3.5	35.2	3.3	15.1	2.3
	AI/AN	1,638	62.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Hispanic, all races	21,844	56.4	50.0	1.6	36.3	1.4	13.4	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, all races	181,649	72.5	55.2	0.6	33.6	0.6	10.9	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	150,659	74.6	54.7	0.7	34.4	0.7	10.6	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, Black	23,566	62.8	60.2	1.3	27.3	1.1	11.9	1.0
	Non-Hispanic, other	7,424	61.1	49.9	3.4	34.3	3.1	15.4	2.2
Gender	Male	97,675	61.6	54.9	0.8	33.8	0.7	11.1	0.4
Gender	Female	105,818	79.3	54.7	0.7	33.8	0.7	11.2	0.3
Age	18-44	108,439	63.7	51.4	0.6	35.6	0.7	12.7	0.5
	45-64	61,509	77.3	56.0	1.1	33.0	0.9	10.8	0.5
	65 and over	32,791	83.8	61.1	1.2	30.6	1.1	7.9	0.6
Education^a	Less than high school	40,860	63.9	55.8	1.2	29.9	1.0	13.6	0.7
	High school graduate	66,421	69.1	55.3	0.9	33.0	0.8	11.4	0.5
	At least some college	93,918	75.7	54.0	0.8	35.8	0.9	10.1	0.4
Employment status^b	Employed	140,394	67.4	53.0	0.7	35.0	0.7	11.8	0.4
Employment status^b	Not employed	29,534	74.3	54.7	1.2	32.6	1.1	12.3	0.7
Health insurance, age 18-64	Any private	132,659	72.1	53.6	0.8	35.3	0.7	10.8	0.4
	Public only	13,235	74.9	54.8	2.4	28.0	1.6	17.0	1.5
	Uninsured	24,809	44.2	49.1	1.9	33.6	1.6	16.9	1.2
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	10,918	81.8	61.3	1.8	28.8	1.5	9.3	1.3
	Medicare and private	18,453	84.9	61.3	1.5	31.5	1.5	6.7	0.6
	Medicare and other public	3,238	84.4	59.3	3.1	30.4	2.7	9.8	1.3
Family income^c	Negative/poor	19,411	67.9	55.4	1.5	28.5	1.2	15.6	1.1
	Near poor/low	33,306	65.2	55.4	1.2	32.0	1.1	12.1	0.7
	Middle	65,286	68.9	54.0	1.0	34.7	0.9	11.0	0.5
	High	85,490	75.1	54.9	1.0	34.8	0.9	10.1	0.4
Residence location^d	Metropolitan-large	113,722	69.7	53.3	0.9	34.8	0.9	11.6	0.4
	Metropolitan-small	53,889	72.8	54.7	1.0	34.0	1.0	11.0	0.5
	Micropolitan	20,966	72.2	61.1	1.6	28.6	1.4	10.0	0.8
	Noncore-adjacent	11,054	70.0	56.6	2.5	33.6	2.9	9.3	1.3
	Noncore-not adjacent	3,862	69.9	56.0	2.7	32.8	2.0	11.0	1.5
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	178,651	68.8	55.7	0.6	33.7	0.6	10.3	0.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	24,842	85.0	49.2	1.4	34.4	1.4	16.0	1.0

^a 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.

^b Employment status for persons age 18-64 only.

^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 See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measure Specifications Appendix for more information.

^e Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers are adjusted for non-responses and may not add to total due to missing or rounding.

^f Denominator is total adult population, excluding missing values.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

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