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Table 12_1_9.5c
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never spent enough time with them, by family income,a United States, 2005
Population group Total Negative/poor Near poor/low Middle High
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 13.9 0.4 20.0 1.2 15.5 0.9 14.6 0.8 11.7 0.6
Age 18–44 17.4 0.7 24.3 2.0 19.3 1.6 17.4 1.1 14.8 1.1
45–64 12.3 0.5 17.4 2.0 16.5 1.7 13.9 1.4 10.1 0.6
65 and over 9.2 0.7 12.4 1.9 9.6 1.2 8.7 1.2 8.5 1.2
Gender Male 13.8 0.6 21.8 2.2 15.5 1.5 17.0 1.3 10.1 0.7
Female 14.1 0.4 19.2 1.5 15.6 1.0 12.8 0.8 13.0 0.8
Race White, single race 13.2 0.4 18.0 1.4 15.0 1.0 14.2 0.8 11.2 0.6
Black, single race 18.0 1.2 26.9 3.1 17.6 2.3 14.9 2.0 15.0 2.5
Asian, single race 18.2 2.5 * * * * 24.3 5.9 16.4 2.6
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 12.9 2.8 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 13.7 0.4 20.5 1.4 15.6 1.0 14.2 0.8 11.5 0.6
Non-Hispanic, White 12.9 0.4 18.0 1.7 15.3 1.2 13.7 0.9 11.0 0.6
Non-Hispanic, Black 18.1 1.2 27.3 3.0 16.9 2.2 15.2 2.0 15.1 2.5
Hispanic 16.3 1.2 17.5 2.3 15.0 1.6 18.5 2.2 14.2 2.4
Educationb Less than high school 17.5 1.0 22.3 2.0 15.4 1.5 18.0 1.8 13.5 1.9
High school graduate 13.5 0.6 21.4 2.0 14.8 1.4 13.2 1.0 11.0 0.9
At least some college 13.0 0.5 15.0 2.1 16.3 1.6 14.1 1.0 11.8 0.7
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 14.5 0.5 19.3 2.0 18.9 1.5 15.9 1.0 12.3 0.7
Not employed 17.1 0.9 23.7 2.0 16.9 1.6 16.4 1.9 11.7 1.4
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 13.5 0.5 15.4 2.4 17.7 1.6 14.7 0.9 12.1 0.6
Public only 20.4 1.4 21.9 2.0 18.4 1.8 21.8 4.7 * *
Uninsured 22.9 1.4 30.0 3.3 19.9 2.4 23.9 2.5 17.5 3.6
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 11.2 1.5 * * 10.4 2.0 10.6 2.4 11.6 2.9
Medicare and private 7.3 0.7 * * 6.7 1.6 6.9 1.2 7.3 1.2
Medicare and other public 14.3 2.6 11.3 2.9 14.8 3.2 * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan 14.3 0.4 21.6 1.4 15.8 1.0 15.3 0.9 11.8 0.6
  Large central metro 16.1 0.8 26.3 2.4 18.1 1.7 17.4 1.5 12.0 0.9
  Large fringe metro 13.0 0.7 17.3 2.8 12.5 2.1 14.5 1.7 11.7 1.1
  Medium metro 13.4 0.8 15.7 1.6 13.7 1.9 14.1 1.6 12.1 1.3
  Small metro 14.4 1.2 26.4 3.6 18.3 2.9 13.8 2.6 11.0 1.5
Nonmetropolitan 12.1 0.7 13.4 2.3 14.5 1.9 11.7 1.3 10.7 1.2
  Micropolitan 12.7 0.9 15.5 3.1 16.3 2.6 12.9 1.7 10.4 1.5
  Noncore 10.8 1.0 9.7 2.3 11.9 2.7 9.9 2.0 11.7 2.2
Language spoken most often at home English 13.7 0.4 21.0 1.4 15.6 1.0 14.2 0.8 11.4 0.6
Other 16.8 1.4 13.2 2.0 14.8 1.9 18.9 2.7 18.7 3.2
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 12.9 0.4 18.7 1.4 14.5 1.0 13.4 0.8 11.3 0.6
Fair/poor 19.5 0.9 22.8 2.1 18.4 1.7 20.9 1.7 16.3 2.0
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 17.0 1.0 19.5 2.0 16.7 1.8 18.7 1.8 13.9 2.1
Complex activities 19.6 1.2 23.9 2.5 18.2 2.1 20.4 2.4 15.6 2.8
Neither basic nor complex activities 13.1 0.4 18.6 1.5 15.2 1.0 13.8 0.8 11.3 0.6

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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