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Table 12_1_7.2
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers showed respect for what they had to say, United States, 2002
Population group Total population (in thousands)d Percent had visit Health providers showed respect
Always Usually Sometimes or never
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 211,389 72.0 59.1 0.5 32.1 0.5 8.8 0.3
Age 18–44 109,805 63.3 55.6 0.7 33.8 0.7 10.6 0.4
45–64 67,411 78.0 59.8 0.8 31.9 0.8 8.3 0.4
65 and over 34,173 88.3 65.8 1.1 28.5 1.0 5.7 0.5
Gender Male 101,486 63.2 59.6 0.8 31.8 0.7 8.6 0.4
Female 109,904 80.1 58.6 0.6 32.3 0.6 9.0 0.3
Race White, single race 174,268 73.0 58.5 0.6 32.9 0.5 8.6 0.3
Black, single race 23,794 67.6 67.7 1.4 23.4 1.3 8.9 0.7
Asian, single race 8,739 63.0 51.8 3.0 36.1 2.5 12.1 1.8
NHOPI, single race 569 * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 1,765 69.5 55.0 4.8 29.7 4.1 15.4 3.5
Multiple races 2,254 77.2 51.4 5.1 37.9 4.2 10.7 2.9
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 185,541 74.3 58.6 0.6 32.8 0.5 8.6 0.3
Non-Hispanic, White 149,367 76.0 57.9 0.6 33.8 0.6 8.3 0.3
Non-Hispanic, Black 23,442 67.5 67.5 1.5 23.5 1.3 9.0 0.7
Hispanic 25,849 55.2 63.4 1.2 25.6 1.0 11.0 0.8
Family incomea Negative/poor 22,136 66.9 59.3 1.4 27.6 1.2 13.1 0.9
Near poor/low 36,048 66.6 59.8 1.3 29.7 1.1 10.4 0.7
Middle 66,429 69.1 58.2 0.8 32.6 0.8 9.2 0.5
High 86,776 77.6 59.3 0.8 33.6 0.8 7.1 0.4
Educationb Less than high school 44,519 65.6 61.0 1.0 27.9 0.9 11.1 0.7
High school graduate 69,198 69.2 59.5 0.9 31.5 0.8 9.0 0.4
At least some college 96,344 76.9 58.0 0.8 34.2 0.7 7.9 0.4
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 142,664 67.3 57.5 0.7 33.5 0.6 9.0 0.4
Not employed 34,543 75.5 57.2 1.0 31.1 1.0 11.7 0.7
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 134,592 73.6 57.5 0.6 33.9 0.6 8.5 0.3
Public only 14,896 75.8 60.4 1.6 27.0 1.4 12.6 1.0
Uninsured 27,728 42.2 53.9 1.7 30.3 1.4 15.8 1.2
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 9,790 86.3 63.7 2.2 29.7 2.0 6.5 0.9
Medicare and private 20,417 89.7 66.3 1.4 28.7 1.3 5.0 0.6
Medicare and other public 3,692 88.3 68.3 2.7 24.7 2.6 7.0 1.3
Residence locationc Metropolitan 176,407 71.7 58.9 0.6 32.1 0.6 9.0 0.3
  Large central metro 64,336 68.9 57.2 1.0 32.5 0.9 10.3 0.6
  Large fringe metro 50,250 74.3 58.8 1.0 32.7 1.0 8.5 0.6
  Medium metro 43,344 73.3 60.1 1.0 32.0 0.9 7.8 0.6
  Small metro 18,478 70.5 62.3 2.0 29.0 1.7 8.7 1.0
Nonmetropolitan 34,982 73.2 59.7 1.1 32.2 1.1 8.1 0.6
  Micropolitan 23,481 74.3 60.4 1.2 32.1 1.3 7.5 0.7
  Noncore 11,501 70.8 58.2 2.0 32.5 1.9 9.3 1.0
Language spoken most often at home English 187,887 74.2 58.8 0.6 32.6 0.5 8.5 0.3
Other 23,440 53.6 61.5 1.7 26.4 1.4 12.2 1.1
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 183,616 69.7 60.1 0.6 32.0 0.5 7.8 0.3
Fair/poor 27,773 87.3 53.3 1.1 32.4 1.0 14.3 0.7
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 27,816 88.1 57.1 1.2 31.5 1.0 11.4 0.6
Complex activities 16,562 89.3 56.1 1.3 31.0 1.4 12.9 0.9
Neither basic nor complex activities 178,922 69.3 59.5 0.6 32.2 0.5 8.3 0.3

a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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.

d Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.

* - 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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