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.