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Table 12_1_7.3a
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always showed respect for what they had to say, 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 61.2 0.5 61.1 0.6 65.6 1.5 55.8 3.1 * * * * 54.2 4.3
Age 18–44 58.2 0.8 57.8 0.9 62.2 1.9 56.1 3.9 * * * * 50.1 5.7
45–64 61.6 0.9 61.5 1.0 66.7 2.3 52.9 4.6 * * * * * *
65 and over 67.3 1.1 67.0 1.2 74.6 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 61.3 0.8 61.4 0.9 64.1 2.3 54.9 4.4 * * * * * *
Female 61.2 0.6 60.8 0.7 66.5 1.6 56.6 3.4 * * * * 53.1 5.7
Family incomea Negative/poor 57.2 1.6 55.7 1.8 60.6 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 59.1 1.3 58.7 1.4 62.9 2.7 * * * * * * * *
Middle 60.3 1.0 59.9 1.1 67.7 2.5 53.7 6.2 * * * * * *
High 63.5 0.8 63.4 0.8 69.0 2.9 56.1 3.6 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 61.9 1.2 61.0 1.3 67.3 2.7 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 61.9 0.9 62.2 1.0 64.2 2.2 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 60.8 0.7 60.6 0.8 65.8 2.2 56.7 3.1 * * * * * *
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 60.6 0.7 60.3 0.7 65.3 1.8 54.4 3.8 * * * * 55.1 5.5
Not employed 56.7 1.1 56.4 1.3 60.5 2.8 56.8 6.0 * * * * * *
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 61.3 0.6 61.1 0.7 66.5 2.1 55.1 3.4 * * * * 53.3 5.5
Public only 55.7 1.6 53.4 1.9 61.6 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 51.2 1.9 50.6 2.2 54.3 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 67.0 2.2 65.6 2.4 75.6 6.3 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 67.5 1.5 67.8 1.6 69.9 5.0 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 67.6 3.3 66.5 3.8 79.9 4.3 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan 61.2 0.6 61.0 0.6 65.7 1.6 55.1 3.1 * * * * 54.6 4.8
  Large central metro 60.2 1.0 59.6 1.2 63.9 2.1 59.4 4.0 * * * * * *
  Large fringe metro 63.0 1.1 63.5 1.1 67.4 3.5 46.9 6.6 * * * * * *
  Medium metro 61.7 1.1 61.2 1.1 68.2 2.9 * * * * * * * *
  Small metro 58.2 1.6 57.8 1.7 67.7 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Nonmetropolitan 61.5 1.4 61.3 1.4 64.6 5.0 * * * * * * * *
  Micropolitan 60.9 1.9 61.2 2.0 57.6 6.0 * * * * * * * *
  Noncore 62.6 1.9 61.4 1.9 75.3 3.8 * * * * * * * *
Language spoken most often at home English 61.6 0.6 61.4 0.6 65.5 1.5 56.8 3.8 * * * * 54.0 4.4
Other 56.7 2.2 56.8 2.4 * * 54.4 5.4 * * * * * *
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 62.5 0.6 62.4 0.6 67.0 1.7 58.0 3.0 * * * * 52.7 4.9
Fair/poor 54.1 1.3 53.2 1.5 60.9 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 58.2 1.3 57.9 1.5 62.8 2.9 * * * * * * * *
Complex activities 53.1 1.6 52.0 1.9 60.4 3.3 * * * * * * * *
Neither basic nor complex activities 62.2 0.6 62.0 0.6 66.9 1.7 56.2 3.2 * * * * 53.4 5.4

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 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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