Table 227a People with provider who usually asks about medications and treatments other doctors may give, by race, United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Single race |
Multiple races |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
77.8 |
0.7 |
78.1 |
0.7 |
76.9 |
1.7 |
76.0 |
2.5 |
79.3 |
6.6 |
77.4 |
6.5 |
75.5 |
3.0 |
Age |
0-17 |
73.8 |
1.1 |
73.9 |
1.2 |
73.1 |
2.5 |
72.3 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
74.3 |
4.3 |
18-44 |
80.4 |
0.8 |
80.9 |
0.8 |
79.9 |
1.7 |
74.6 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
73.0 |
5.1 |
45-64 |
79.9 |
0.9 |
79.9 |
1.0 |
79.3 |
2.1 |
79.9 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
76.6 |
1.1 |
76.5 |
1.1 |
75.7 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
77.5 |
0.7 |
77.9 |
0.8 |
76.0 |
2.1 |
75.6 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
74.8 |
3.7 |
Female |
78.1 |
0.7 |
78.2 |
0.7 |
77.5 |
1.7 |
76.3 |
2.5 |
* |
* |
80.0 |
5.9 |
76.1 |
3.5 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
76.8 |
1.3 |
79.5 |
1.3 |
71.3 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
73.8 |
5.8 |
Near poor/low |
78.8 |
1.0 |
78.9 |
1.2 |
79.6 |
2.5 |
73.7 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
75.7 |
5.6 |
Middle |
76.9 |
1.2 |
76.3 |
1.3 |
80.3 |
2.3 |
79.1 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
81.9 |
4.0 |
High |
78.3 |
0.8 |
78.7 |
0.8 |
75.3 |
3.2 |
76.7 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
76.9 |
1.1 |
77.3 |
1.1 |
75.1 |
2.6 |
79.7 |
4.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
79.0 |
0.9 |
79.3 |
0.9 |
78.1 |
2.0 |
77.5 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
80.6 |
0.7 |
80.6 |
0.8 |
81.9 |
1.7 |
77.2 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, under age 65 |
Any private |
78.1 |
0.8 |
78.2 |
0.9 |
77.6 |
2.1 |
76.7 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
76.8 |
4.3 |
Public only |
76.3 |
1.3 |
77.9 |
1.4 |
74.6 |
2.4 |
61.8 |
7.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
69.5 |
6.0 |
Uninsured |
80.4 |
1.4 |
80.1 |
1.7 |
81.8 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
75.5 |
1.9 |
75.1 |
2.1 |
77.9 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
76.5 |
1.4 |
76.8 |
1.4 |
71.7 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
80.0 |
2.3 |
78.8 |
3.0 |
79.8 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
78.5 |
0.8 |
78.8 |
0.9 |
77.3 |
1.6 |
76.5 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
79.7 |
4.5 |
Metropolitan-small |
77.7 |
1.3 |
77.7 |
1.3 |
78.6 |
2.5 |
75.5 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
69.6 |
6.4 |
Micropolitan |
77.4 |
1.8 |
77.6 |
1.9 |
77.3 |
5.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
73.2 |
4.0 |
74.8 |
3.5 |
66.4 |
14.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
73.6 |
4.0 |
75.4 |
3.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
CSHCN |
Yes |
75.7 |
1.8 |
75.7 |
2.0 |
74.6 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
No |
73.3 |
1.2 |
73.5 |
1.3 |
72.7 |
2.7 |
71.2 |
4.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
73.8 |
4.6 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
77.7 |
0.7 |
77.7 |
0.7 |
76.8 |
1.7 |
82.4 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
77.4 |
6.8 |
75.4 |
3.1 |
Other |
79.1 |
1.4 |
81.8 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
69.9 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
78.9 |
1.0 |
78.6 |
1.2 |
78.4 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Complex activities |
80.5 |
1.2 |
79.9 |
1.3 |
81.5 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
79.7 |
0.7 |
80.0 |
0.7 |
79.1 |
1.7 |
77.0 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
74.9 |
4.4 |
a 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.
b Persons age 18 and over. 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.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations include persons age 18 and over.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.