Table 12_1_3.4b
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually listened carefully to them, by ethnicity, United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
All races |
White |
Black |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
33.4 |
0.5 |
33.1 |
0.5 |
33.9 |
0.5 |
25.6 |
1.4 |
36.3 |
1.7 |
Age |
18–44 |
34.7 |
0.7 |
34.2 |
0.7 |
35.2 |
0.9 |
25.9 |
1.9 |
38.3 |
2.2 |
45–64 |
34.2 |
0.8 |
34.3 |
0.9 |
34.7 |
1.0 |
28.6 |
2.4 |
33.8 |
2.3 |
65 and over |
29.1 |
1.0 |
28.8 |
1.1 |
29.9 |
1.2 |
16.9 |
2.2 |
32.9 |
5.3 |
Gender |
Male |
32.2 |
0.7 |
31.7 |
0.8 |
32.2 |
0.8 |
23.0 |
2.1 |
37.5 |
2.5 |
Female |
34.3 |
0.5 |
34.2 |
0.6 |
35.1 |
0.7 |
27.1 |
1.6 |
35.6 |
2.0 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
30.9 |
1.4 |
29.8 |
1.5 |
33.1 |
2.1 |
21.2 |
1.9 |
36.4 |
2.8 |
Near poor/low |
31.7 |
1.1 |
31.1 |
1.3 |
32.4 |
1.5 |
26.5 |
2.6 |
34.8 |
2.2 |
Middle |
33.1 |
0.9 |
32.7 |
0.9 |
33.9 |
1.1 |
21.4 |
2.1 |
36.7 |
3.0 |
High |
34.7 |
0.7 |
34.6 |
0.8 |
34.3 |
0.8 |
32.5 |
2.8 |
37.4 |
3.6 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
29.2 |
1.2 |
26.5 |
1.3 |
27.9 |
1.5 |
19.5 |
2.0 |
38.4 |
2.4 |
High school graduate |
32.1 |
0.9 |
32.0 |
0.9 |
32.9 |
1.1 |
22.8 |
2.1 |
33.1 |
2.9 |
At least some college |
35.6 |
0.7 |
35.5 |
0.7 |
35.8 |
0.8 |
30.9 |
2.3 |
36.2 |
2.5 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
34.1 |
0.6 |
33.9 |
0.6 |
34.4 |
0.7 |
27.8 |
1.9 |
36.2 |
1.8 |
Not employed |
35.7 |
1.1 |
35.3 |
1.2 |
37.2 |
1.4 |
24.7 |
2.2 |
38.3 |
2.9 |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
34.6 |
0.6 |
34.6 |
0.6 |
35.1 |
0.7 |
26.4 |
2.0 |
35.6 |
2.2 |
Public only |
32.8 |
1.6 |
32.2 |
1.9 |
34.3 |
2.6 |
27.9 |
2.5 |
35.3 |
2.6 |
Uninsured |
34.9 |
1.8 |
32.9 |
2.0 |
34.1 |
2.4 |
29.0 |
4.3 |
41.4 |
3.4 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
28.9 |
2.0 |
28.3 |
2.1 |
29.9 |
2.3 |
16.0 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
29.6 |
1.3 |
29.7 |
1.3 |
30.4 |
1.4 |
17.1 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
26.0 |
2.9 |
25.2 |
3.3 |
26.3 |
4.4 |
17.2 |
3.9 |
29.7 |
6.5 |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
33.5 |
0.5 |
33.2 |
0.5 |
33.8 |
0.6 |
26.2 |
1.5 |
36.5 |
1.8 |
Large central metro |
33.7 |
0.8 |
33.1 |
1.0 |
34.1 |
1.1 |
25.0 |
2.1 |
36.4 |
2.3 |
Large fringe metro |
32.7 |
1.0 |
32.5 |
1.1 |
32.6 |
1.1 |
28.4 |
3.1 |
34.8 |
3.6 |
Medium metro |
33.0 |
0.8 |
32.5 |
0.8 |
33.5 |
0.9 |
24.0 |
2.6 |
39.5 |
4.1 |
Small metro |
36.6 |
1.7 |
36.8 |
1.7 |
37.3 |
1.8 |
32.4 |
5.9 |
34.6 |
5.3 |
Nonmetropolitan |
33.0 |
1.3 |
32.9 |
1.3 |
33.9 |
1.4 |
20.1 |
2.5 |
34.1 |
4.3 |
Micropolitan |
32.6 |
1.7 |
32.3 |
1.8 |
33.2 |
1.9 |
23.3 |
2.9 |
37.0 |
5.4 |
Noncore |
33.7 |
2.0 |
34.0 |
2.0 |
35.3 |
1.8 |
14.9 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
33.0 |
0.5 |
33.1 |
0.5 |
33.9 |
0.6 |
25.7 |
1.4 |
31.7 |
2.0 |
Other |
38.2 |
2.1 |
33.7 |
3.5 |
31.2 |
5.6 |
* |
* |
40.8 |
2.4 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
33.3 |
0.5 |
33.0 |
0.5 |
33.5 |
0.6 |
25.9 |
1.6 |
36.9 |
1.9 |
Fair/poor |
34.1 |
1.1 |
34.0 |
1.2 |
36.1 |
1.5 |
24.3 |
2.3 |
34.2 |
2.8 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
34.2 |
1.1 |
34.3 |
1.2 |
35.4 |
1.4 |
26.0 |
2.5 |
33.7 |
4.2 |
Complex activities |
34.8 |
1.4 |
35.1 |
1.5 |
36.7 |
1.8 |
25.0 |
2.8 |
30.5 |
4.2 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
33.2 |
0.5 |
32.8 |
0.6 |
33.4 |
0.6 |
25.5 |
1.7 |
36.9 |
1.8 |
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 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.
* - 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.