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Table 12_1_9.3b
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers always spent enough time with them, by ethnicity, United States, 2005
Population group Total Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
All races White Black
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 48.7 0.5 49.3 0.6 49.6 0.7 50.5 1.6 42.4 1.7
Age 18–44 44.3 0.8 45.1 0.8 45.3 1.0 45.9 2.3 38.4 2.1
45–64 49.8 0.8 50.2 0.9 50.8 1.0 51.2 2.4 44.0 3.0
65 and over 56.5 1.1 56.5 1.2 55.7 1.3 64.5 2.9 57.7 5.0
Gender Male 49.2 0.8 49.9 0.9 50.5 1.0 50.3 2.5 41.9 2.6
Female 48.3 0.6 48.9 0.7 49.0 0.8 50.6 1.6 42.7 2.0
Family incomea Negative/poor 45.4 1.5 46.8 1.8 45.8 2.3 48.8 2.9 38.2 3.1
Near poor/low 48.6 1.4 49.7 1.6 49.6 1.8 49.9 3.2 42.4 2.6
Middle 46.8 1.0 47.6 1.1 47.3 1.3 54.9 2.6 39.7 2.8
High 50.6 0.8 50.8 0.8 51.6 0.9 47.6 3.3 48.2 4.0
Educationb Less than high school 48.7 1.3 52.3 1.5 52.5 1.7 52.3 3.1 36.4 2.3
High school graduate 51.1 0.9 51.2 1.0 51.3 1.1 52.6 2.3 50.8 3.0
At least some college 47.4 0.7 47.6 0.8 48.0 0.8 48.7 2.5 44.1 2.6
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 47.2 0.7 47.8 0.7 48.1 0.8 49.2 1.9 41.3 2.0
Not employed 45.3 1.1 46.4 1.2 47.4 1.4 45.0 2.9 37.6 2.8
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 48.1 0.6 48.4 0.7 48.9 0.8 49.6 1.9 44.1 2.2
Public only 42.7 1.6 43.5 1.9 41.6 2.4 47.5 3.4 39.1 2.9
Uninsured 40.0 1.9 42.8 2.3 42.9 2.8 40.3 4.5 30.7 2.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 58.2 2.2 58.3 2.3 56.1 2.6 72.6 5.3 * *
Medicare and private 56.6 1.5 56.0 1.5 56.1 1.7 58.4 5.1 * *
Medicare and other public 53.2 3.4 53.9 4.0 50.0 4.8 63.7 5.3 50.2 4.8
Residence locationc Metropolitan 48.2 0.6 48.9 0.6 49.2 0.7 50.2 1.7 42.2 1.8
  Large central metro 46.6 1.0 47.7 1.2 48.5 1.5 47.4 2.2 41.3 2.0
  Large fringe metro 50.0 1.1 50.3 1.1 51.0 1.2 51.5 3.6 45.9 4.4
  Medium metro 48.4 1.3 48.8 1.4 48.4 1.3 53.9 3.7 42.3 4.0
  Small metro 47.7 1.6 48.2 1.7 47.9 1.9 57.2 4.8 39.4 7.1
Nonmetropolitan 51.1 1.5 51.4 1.5 51.3 1.5 52.7 6.0 45.2 6.2
  Micropolitan 50.6 1.9 50.9 2.0 51.1 2.0 46.6 7.6 45.6 7.4
  Noncore 52.0 2.3 52.2 2.3 51.8 2.3 62.3 5.2 * *
Language spoken most often at home English 49.5 0.6 49.5 0.6 49.6 0.7 50.6 1.6 49.8 2.5
Other 38.0 2.1 42.5 4.0 51.3 6.3 * * 35.3 2.1
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 49.9 0.5 50.5 0.6 50.9 0.7 51.3 1.9 42.6 1.8
Fair/poor 42.3 1.3 42.4 1.4 41.6 1.7 47.7 2.8 41.7 3.2
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 45.8 1.2 45.9 1.2 45.1 1.4 53.4 3.2 44.1 4.4
Complex activities 42.5 1.6 42.9 1.7 41.8 1.9 50.1 3.8 37.6 4.8
Neither basic nor complex activities 49.6 0.6 50.4 0.7 51.0 0.7 49.7 1.8 42.1 1.7

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: 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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