Table 4.3b Adults age 18 and over who reported going to a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months, percent distribution of how often their health providers listened carefully to them, United States, 2000 |
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Health providers listened carefully |
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Total population (in thousands)e |
Percent had visit f |
Always |
Usually |
Sometimes or never |
Population group |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Percent |
Standard error |
Total |
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202,738 |
72.2 |
56.6 |
0.7 |
33.3 |
0.8 |
10.1 |
0.3 |
Race |
White |
170,084 |
73.7 |
55.9 |
0.8 |
34.2 |
0.9 |
9.9 |
0.4 |
Black |
24,518 |
64.6 |
62.8 |
1.5 |
26.5 |
1.3 |
10.7 |
1.0 |
Asian or Pacific Islander |
6,499 |
62.2 |
55.3 |
3.4 |
30.8 |
3.4 |
13.9 |
3.3 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Ethnicity |
Hispanic, all races |
21,738 |
58.1 |
51.4 |
1.8 |
36.9 |
1.6 |
11.7 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
180,999 |
73.9 |
57.0 |
0.8 |
33.0 |
0.8 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
150,153 |
75.9 |
56.4 |
0.9 |
33.9 |
0.9 |
9.7 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
23,466 |
64.7 |
63.0 |
1.5 |
26.4 |
1.3 |
10.6 |
1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, other |
7,380 |
61.9 |
54.1 |
3.3 |
31.4 |
3.3 |
14.5 |
3.1 |
Gender |
Male |
97,198 |
62.9 |
57.4 |
0.9 |
32.4 |
1.0 |
10.2 |
0.6 |
Female |
105,540 |
80.8 |
56.0 |
0.9 |
34.0 |
0.8 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
Age |
18-44 |
108,439 |
64.3 |
52.4 |
0.9 |
35.9 |
1.0 |
11.7 |
0.6 |
45-64 |
61,509 |
78.4 |
57.4 |
1.2 |
32.6 |
1.1 |
10.1 |
0.6 |
65 and over |
32,791 |
86.8 |
65.7 |
1.6 |
28.1 |
1.3 |
6.2 |
0.7 |
Educationa |
Less than high school |
40,860 |
65.5 |
60.0 |
1.3 |
28.6 |
1.2 |
11.4 |
0.8 |
High school graduate |
66,421 |
70.2 |
57.8 |
1.1 |
31.5 |
1.1 |
10.7 |
0.7 |
At least some college |
93,918 |
76.6 |
54.5 |
1.1 |
36.3 |
1.0 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
Employment statusb |
Employed |
140,394 |
68.2 |
54.1 |
0.9 |
34.9 |
1.0 |
11.1 |
0.5 |
Not employed |
29,534 |
75.4 |
56.1 |
1.5 |
33.2 |
1.4 |
10.8 |
0.8 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
132,072 |
73.2 |
54.8 |
0.9 |
35.2 |
0.9 |
10.1 |
0.4 |
Public only |
13,122 |
76.9 |
55.8 |
2.7 |
29.2 |
2.1 |
15.0 |
2.0 |
Uninsured |
24,753 |
45.2 |
50.3 |
2.2 |
33.8 |
2.1 |
15.9 |
1.6 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
10,918 |
85.0 |
65.0 |
2.5 |
28.1 |
2.1 |
6.9 |
1.3 |
Medicare and private |
18,453 |
87.5 |
66.7 |
1.8 |
27.9 |
1.7 |
5.4 |
0.7 |
Medicare and other public |
3,238 |
88.4 |
62.6 |
3.7 |
28.4 |
3.3 |
9.0 |
2.1 |
Family incomec |
Negative or poor |
19,351 |
69.3 |
59.1 |
1.9 |
27.6 |
1.7 |
13.3 |
1.1 |
Near poor/low income |
33,104 |
67.2 |
57.6 |
1.4 |
32.2 |
1.2 |
10.2 |
0.9 |
Middle income |
65,142 |
70.0 |
56.9 |
1.1 |
33.4 |
1.2 |
9.7 |
0.6 |
High income |
85,141 |
76.4 |
55.5 |
1.3 |
34.8 |
1.2 |
9.7 |
0.5 |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
113,291 |
71.0 |
54.9 |
1.1 |
34.3 |
1.2 |
10.8 |
0.5 |
Metropolitan-small |
53,724 |
74.1 |
56.7 |
1.3 |
34.0 |
1.4 |
9.3 |
0.6 |
Micropolitan |
20,879 |
73.5 |
63.6 |
1.9 |
26.3 |
1.8 |
10.1 |
0.9 |
Noncore-adjacent |
10,991 |
72.4 |
58.0 |
2.8 |
34.3 |
3.6 |
7.7 |
1.7 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
3,853 |
71.6 |
59.4 |
4.0 |
30.7 |
3.4 |
9.9 |
2.3 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent, very good or good |
177,944 |
70.1 |
57.5 |
0.8 |
33.3 |
0.8 |
9.3 |
0.3 |
Fair or poor |
24,794 |
87.2 |
51.4 |
1.7 |
33.7 |
1.7 |
15.0 |
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 or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
d See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.
e Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers 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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.
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