Table 14_1_3.2d
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully to them,a by education,b United States, 2008
|
|
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
8.8 |
0.3 |
11.8 |
0.8 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
7.9 |
0.4 |
Age |
18-44 |
10.5 |
0.6 |
13.3 |
1.2 |
11.9 |
1.0 |
9.3 |
0.7 |
45-64 |
8.6 |
0.5 |
14.6 |
1.8 |
8.6 |
0.9 |
7.5 |
0.6 |
65 and over |
5.6 |
0.5 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
Gender |
Male |
8.6 |
0.5 |
11.6 |
1.1 |
9.5 |
1.0 |
7.3 |
0.6 |
Female |
9.0 |
0.4 |
12.0 |
1.1 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
8.4 |
0.5 |
Race |
White, single race |
8.4 |
0.4 |
11.7 |
1.0 |
8.4 |
0.6 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
Black, single race |
11.5 |
0.9 |
13.8 |
1.6 |
12.5 |
1.6 |
9.7 |
1.1 |
Asian, single race |
10.7 |
1.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
13.3 |
3.7 |
10.2 |
1.8 |
NHOPI, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
AI/AN, single race |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Multiple races |
12.1 |
2.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
12.6 |
3.5 |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
8.7 |
0.4 |
11.6 |
1.0 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
8.0 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
8.2 |
0.4 |
11.4 |
1.2 |
8.3 |
0.6 |
7.6 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
11.4 |
0.9 |
13.7 |
1.6 |
12.3 |
1.6 |
9.7 |
1.1 |
Hispanic, all races |
9.7 |
0.7 |
12.5 |
1.4 |
9.3 |
1.1 |
7.4 |
1.1 |
Family incomec |
Negative/poor |
13.8 |
1.0 |
16.5 |
1.6 |
14.3 |
1.8 |
10.1 |
1.6 |
Near poor/low |
10.5 |
0.8 |
13.1 |
1.5 |
9.5 |
1.2 |
9.4 |
1.3 |
Middle |
9.2 |
0.7 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
9.3 |
1.0 |
8.9 |
0.8 |
High |
6.9 |
0.5 |
5.9 |
1.4 |
6.9 |
0.9 |
7.0 |
0.6 |
Employment status, ages 18-64 |
Employed |
9.1 |
0.4 |
12.4 |
1.4 |
9.3 |
0.7 |
8.6 |
0.5 |
Not employed |
11.5 |
0.9 |
15.7 |
1.4 |
13.0 |
1.6 |
7.7 |
1.0 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
8.1 |
0.4 |
10.0 |
1.5 |
8.2 |
0.7 |
7.9 |
0.5 |
Public only |
15.5 |
1.2 |
16.1 |
1.7 |
15.4 |
2.0 |
15.0 |
2.1 |
Uninsured |
14.7 |
1.3 |
18.9 |
2.3 |
15.4 |
2.3 |
10.9 |
1.7 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
4.9 |
0.7 |
6.1 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
DSU |
DSU |
Medicare and private |
5.5 |
0.8 |
5.7 |
1.6 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
5.6 |
1.0 |
Medicare and other public |
9.2 |
1.7 |
9.8 |
2.4 |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
DSU |
Residence locationd |
Metropolitan |
9.1 |
0.4 |
12.0 |
0.9 |
9.3 |
0.6 |
8.2 |
0.4 |
Large central metro |
9.4 |
0.6 |
11.6 |
1.2 |
9.7 |
1.1 |
8.7 |
0.8 |
Large fringe metro |
8.1 |
0.6 |
11.3 |
1.9 |
7.9 |
1.0 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
Medium metro |
9.7 |
0.8 |
12.4 |
1.9 |
10.7 |
1.4 |
8.7 |
0.9 |
Small metro |
9.1 |
1.4 |
13.8 |
2.7 |
9.4 |
2.0 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
Nonmetropolitan |
7.6 |
0.9 |
10.8 |
1.6 |
7.7 |
1.2 |
6.3 |
1.1 |
Micropolitan |
7.8 |
1.1 |
11.7 |
2.3 |
8.1 |
1.4 |
6.2 |
1.3 |
Noncore |
7.2 |
1.3 |
9.5 |
1.6 |
6.8 |
2.0 |
DSU |
DSU |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
8.5 |
0.3 |
12.0 |
0.9 |
8.9 |
0.6 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
Other |
12.5 |
1.1 |
11.2 |
1.5 |
10.8 |
1.8 |
14.8 |
2.3 |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
7.4 |
0.3 |
8.7 |
0.8 |
7.4 |
0.5 |
7.2 |
0.4 |
Fair/poor |
16.3 |
1.0 |
18.8 |
1.6 |
16.7 |
1.7 |
14.2 |
1.5 |
Activity limitationsd |
Basic activities |
11.8 |
0.8 |
13.6 |
1.6 |
12.5 |
1.4 |
10.1 |
1.2 |
Complex activities |
16.6 |
1.3 |
19.2 |
2.4 |
19.8 |
2.3 |
11.9 |
2.0 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
8.0 |
0.4 |
10.7 |
0.9 |
7.8 |
0.6 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
U.S. born |
Yes |
8.6 |
0.3 |
12.3 |
0.9 |
9.0 |
0.6 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
No |
10.7 |
0.8 |
10.2 |
1.3 |
9.7 |
1.3 |
11.4 |
1.4 |
a. Denominator includes adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, excluding missing data.
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. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.
d. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.
DSU - 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.