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Table 12_1_7.4d
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers usually showed respect for what they had to say, by education,a United States, 2005
Population group Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 31.3 0.5 27.7 1.2 30.3 0.8 33.0 0.7
Age 18–44 33.3 0.8 31.2 1.9 33.6 1.3 33.7 1.1
45–64 31.1 0.8 30.2 1.9 28.8 1.6 32.6 1.0
65 and over 27.1 1.1 20.5 1.9 26.8 1.7 31.6 1.7
Gender Male 31.2 0.8 27.7 1.7 31.5 1.4 32.0 1.1
Female 31.4 0.5 27.6 1.3 29.4 1.0 33.7 0.8
Race White, single race 31.9 0.5 29.5 1.3 30.7 0.9 33.3 0.7
Black, single race 24.6 1.3 18.5 2.0 25.3 2.2 27.1 2.0
Asian, single race 35.5 2.7 * * * * 36.9 3.0
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 36.7 4.2 * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 31.2 0.5 25.5 1.3 30.3 0.9 33.1 0.7
Non-Hispanic, White 31.8 0.6 26.9 1.5 30.8 1.0 33.5 0.8
Non-Hispanic, Black 24.4 1.4 19.0 2.1 25.1 2.3 26.5 2.1
Hispanic 32.6 1.6 35.1 2.6 30.1 2.6 31.6 2.6
Family incomeb Negative/poor 30.9 1.3 28.6 2.2 30.1 2.3 35.2 2.8
Near poor/low 31.5 1.2 26.0 1.8 32.4 1.8 35.6 2.5
Middle 31.5 0.9 28.5 2.2 29.0 1.2 34.6 1.6
High 31.1 0.7 27.7 3.1 30.5 1.4 31.7 0.8
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 32.1 0.6 30.2 1.7 31.1 1.1 32.9 0.8
Not employed 33.0 1.1 31.8 2.0 31.5 1.7 35.1 1.7
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 31.9 0.6 28.8 2.1 30.8 1.1 32.9 0.8
Public only 32.2 1.3 30.8 2.2 30.7 2.4 36.6 2.9
Uninsured 35.4 1.9 35.9 2.9 34.9 3.0 35.5 3.1
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 26.0 1.9 22.3 2.9 24.3 3.1 31.1 3.7
Medicare and private 28.5 1.4 18.4 2.5 28.8 2.2 32.4 2.1
Medicare and other public 22.8 2.9 22.1 4.0 * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan 31.4 0.5 27.7 1.2 30.3 0.9 33.0 0.8
  Large central metro 31.5 1.0 28.6 2.0 28.1 1.7 34.0 1.3
  Large fringe metro 30.4 1.0 23.4 2.3 30.2 1.5 32.0 1.3
  Medium metro 31.2 1.1 30.4 2.3 31.2 1.8 31.4 1.6
  Small metro 34.5 1.5 27.4 2.7 34.9 2.6 36.6 2.1
Nonmetropolitan 30.7 1.3 27.6 2.6 30.0 2.0 32.8 1.9
  Micropolitan 31.1 1.7 28.0 3.4 29.5 2.5 33.7 2.3
  Noncore 30.1 1.8 27.1 3.8 30.8 3.0 31.1 3.6
Language spoken most often at home English 31.1 0.5 25.3 1.2 30.3 0.9 33.0 0.7
Other 34.0 2.1 37.1 2.9 30.5 3.4 32.4 3.1
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 31.0 0.5 27.6 1.3 29.6 0.9 32.5 0.7
Fair/poor 33.1 1.2 27.7 2.1 33.4 1.9 37.7 2.2
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 30.8 1.1 26.2 2.0 29.1 1.7 35.7 1.9
Complex activities 32.9 1.4 29.5 2.4 31.3 2.4 37.5 2.5
Neither basic nor complex activities 31.3 0.6 28.1 1.3 30.5 1.0 32.5 0.8

a 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.

b 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.

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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