Table 227d People with provider who usually asks about medications and treatments other doctors may give, by education,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
79.4 |
0.6 |
76.9 |
1.1 |
79.0 |
0.9 |
80.6 |
0.7 |
Age |
18-44 |
80.3 |
0.8 |
78.6 |
1.5 |
81.2 |
1.2 |
80.4 |
0.9 |
45-64 |
79.9 |
0.9 |
77.9 |
1.7 |
78.5 |
1.2 |
81.3 |
1.2 |
65 and over |
76.6 |
1.1 |
73.7 |
1.8 |
75.6 |
1.7 |
79.4 |
1.5 |
Gender |
Male |
79.4 |
0.7 |
75.5 |
1.4 |
79.4 |
1.1 |
80.8 |
0.8 |
Female |
79.4 |
0.7 |
78.1 |
1.3 |
78.7 |
1.0 |
80.4 |
0.8 |
Race |
White, single race |
79.7 |
0.6 |
77.3 |
1.1 |
79.3 |
0.9 |
80.6 |
0.8 |
Black, single race |
79.0 |
1.4 |
75.1 |
2.6 |
78.1 |
2.0 |
81.9 |
1.7 |
Asian, single race |
77.6 |
2.5 |
79.7 |
4.5 |
77.5 |
4.2 |
77.2 |
3.1 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
76.6 |
7.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
76.5 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
79.1 |
0.6 |
75.2 |
1.3 |
78.8 |
0.9 |
80.4 |
0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
79.2 |
0.7 |
75.1 |
1.4 |
79.1 |
1.0 |
80.4 |
0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
78.8 |
1.5 |
74.7 |
2.6 |
77.9 |
2.0 |
81.8 |
1.7 |
Hispanic |
82.7 |
1.1 |
82.6 |
1.5 |
81.7 |
1.8 |
83.8 |
1.8 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
78.7 |
1.3 |
75.9 |
2.0 |
78.1 |
2.1 |
84.3 |
2.3 |
Near poor/low |
79.7 |
1.0 |
77.9 |
1.8 |
80.6 |
1.5 |
80.4 |
1.8 |
Middle |
79.2 |
1.0 |
77.8 |
1.8 |
79.2 |
1.3 |
79.8 |
1.3 |
High |
79.7 |
0.8 |
74.7 |
2.7 |
78.2 |
1.4 |
80.7 |
0.9 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
80.4 |
0.7 |
79.2 |
1.6 |
80.0 |
1.0 |
80.9 |
0.8 |
Public only |
78.0 |
1.5 |
76.8 |
2.1 |
77.6 |
2.4 |
80.6 |
2.4 |
Uninsured |
80.0 |
1.3 |
77.9 |
2.3 |
82.5 |
2.0 |
79.5 |
1.9 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
75.4 |
1.9 |
71.3 |
3.2 |
77.2 |
2.7 |
77.4 |
3.6 |
Medicare and private |
76.6 |
1.4 |
72.6 |
2.9 |
74.9 |
2.3 |
79.7 |
1.9 |
Medicare and other public |
79.7 |
2.4 |
78.8 |
3.0 |
75.9 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
80.2 |
0.8 |
77.5 |
1.4 |
79.5 |
1.1 |
81.4 |
0.9 |
Metropolitan-small |
79.1 |
1.2 |
77.5 |
2.0 |
79.0 |
1.8 |
79.7 |
1.3 |
Micropolitan |
79.3 |
1.8 |
77.4 |
2.4 |
79.3 |
2.4 |
80.1 |
2.4 |
Noncore-adjacent |
74.6 |
3.9 |
71.6 |
5.9 |
74.9 |
4.3 |
76.7 |
4.1 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
76.9 |
4.2 |
71.4 |
5.6 |
78.6 |
5.2 |
78.7 |
6.5 |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
79.5 |
0.6 |
75.7 |
1.2 |
78.9 |
0.9 |
80.9 |
0.7 |
Other |
79.1 |
1.5 |
81.9 |
1.8 |
80.0 |
2.6 |
75.2 |
2.6 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
79.0 |
1.0 |
76.8 |
1.7 |
78.1 |
1.7 |
81.6 |
1.5 |
Complex activities |
80.4 |
1.2 |
79.7 |
1.9 |
80.0 |
1.9 |
81.6 |
2.2 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
79.7 |
0.7 |
77.4 |
1.3 |
79.4 |
0.9 |
80.5 |
0.8 |
a Persons age 18 and over. 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.