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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