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Table 12_1_3.3a
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always listened carefully to them, by race, United States, 2005
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 57.6 0.5 57.3 0.6 62.6 1.5 49.4 2.9 * * * * 59.5 4.0
Age 18–44 54.2 0.8 53.4 0.9 60.7 2.0 49.5 3.6 * * * * 56.2 5.3
45–64 57.4 0.9 57.7 1.0 60.3 2.4 44.8 5.1 * * * * * *
65 and over 65.4 1.1 64.8 1.2 74.8 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 59.1 0.8 59.3 0.8 63.0 2.5 48.6 3.8 * * * * * *
Female 56.4 0.6 55.9 0.7 62.3 1.5 50.1 3.5 * * * * 56.6 5.1
Family incomea Negative/poor 54.6 1.5 52.8 1.9 60.0 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 58.1 1.3 57.4 1.4 61.7 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Middle 57.0 0.9 56.5 1.0 67.3 2.6 42.4 6.0 * * * * * *
High 58.4 0.8 58.6 0.8 60.2 2.8 49.9 3.8 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 58.2 1.2 57.8 1.4 61.2 2.9 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 60.0 0.9 59.8 1.0 65.2 2.3 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 56.0 0.7 55.8 0.8 61.2 2.4 51.4 3.2 * * * * * *
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 56.3 0.6 56.1 0.7 61.7 1.8 47.3 3.6 * * * * 57.0 5.5
Not employed 53.2 1.1 52.7 1.3 57.4 2.8 49.3 5.6 * * * * * *
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 56.8 0.6 56.6 0.7 62.9 2.0 47.7 3.3 * * * * 57.3 4.8
Public only 52.7 1.6 50.8 2.1 57.1 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 49.3 1.8 48.8 2.0 52.9 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 64.8 2.2 63.8 2.3 75.0 5.5 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 66.1 1.3 65.7 1.4 74.2 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 63.7 3.6 62.6 4.3 75.7 4.7 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan 57.2 0.5 57.0 0.6 62.6 1.6 49.6 3.0 * * * * 58.3 4.5
  Large central metro 56.0 0.9 55.4 1.0 62.2 2.1 49.5 4.1 * * * * * *
  Large fringe metro 58.6 1.1 58.8 1.2 62.2 3.4 48.1 6.6 * * * * * *
  Medium metro 58.3 1.0 57.5 1.0 66.4 3.2 * * * * * * * *
  Small metro 54.9 1.9 55.0 2.0 58.5 5.1 * * * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 59.1 1.4 58.9 1.4 62.1 5.5 * * * * * * * *
  Micropolitan 58.7 2.0 58.6 2.0 57.9 7.0 * * * * * * * *
  Noncore 59.9 1.9 59.5 1.8 68.7 4.5 * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 58.2 0.5 57.8 0.6 62.7 1.5 49.6 3.7 * * * * 59.1 4.0
Other 50.0 2.2 50.3 2.4 * * 49.1 5.7 * * * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 58.7 0.5 58.6 0.6 63.6 1.8 50.8 3.1 * * * * 56.3 4.9
Fair/poor 51.4 1.2 49.9 1.5 59.1 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 54.2 1.3 53.3 1.5 60.1 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 50.7 1.6 49.1 1.8 59.0 3.5 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 58.5 0.6 58.4 0.6 63.5 1.8 49.9 3.0 * * * * 59.0 5.1

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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 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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