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Table 189C_d
Adults whose health providers sometimes or never listened carefully, explained things clearly, respected what they had to say, and spent enough time with them,a by education,b 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 |
|
9.6 |
0.3 |
12.8 |
0.6 |
9.9 |
0.5 |
8.4 |
0.3 |
| Age |
18-44 |
11.7 |
0.4 |
16.8 |
1.1 |
12.4 |
0.7 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
| 45-64 |
8.5 |
0.4 |
11.5 |
1.0 |
9.4 |
0.7 |
7.3 |
0.5 |
| 65 and over |
6.6 |
0.4 |
8.3 |
1.0 |
6.2 |
0.7 |
5.9 |
0.7 |
| Gender |
Male |
9.3 |
0.4 |
12.6 |
1.0 |
9.6 |
0.7 |
8.1 |
0.5 |
| Female |
9.8 |
0.3 |
12.9 |
0.8 |
10.1 |
0.5 |
8.6 |
0.4 |
| Race |
White, single race |
9.0 |
0.3 |
12.1 |
0.7 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
8.0 |
0.4 |
| Black, single race |
11.3 |
0.8 |
14.3 |
1.7 |
12.7 |
1.3 |
8.6 |
0.9 |
| Asian, single race |
14.2 |
1.5 |
* |
* |
15.7 |
3.6 |
13.6 |
1.8 |
| NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Multiple races |
14.4 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
9.3 |
0.3 |
12.6 |
0.7 |
9.9 |
0.5 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
| Non-Hispanic, White |
8.7 |
0.3 |
11.8 |
0.9 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
7.7 |
0.4 |
| Non-Hispanic, Black |
11.0 |
0.8 |
13.7 |
1.7 |
12.8 |
1.3 |
8.3 |
0.9 |
| Hispanic |
12.2 |
0.6 |
13.4 |
1.1 |
9.4 |
1.2 |
13.0 |
1.3 |
| Family incomec |
Negative/poor |
15.7 |
1.0 |
16.9 |
1.2 |
14.4 |
1.6 |
15.7 |
1.9 |
| Near poor/low |
11.0 |
0.6 |
10.8 |
1.1 |
12.5 |
1.0 |
9.3 |
0.8 |
| Middle |
9.8 |
0.4 |
13.4 |
1.5 |
9.3 |
0.7 |
8.9 |
0.6 |
| High |
7.6 |
0.4 |
9.6 |
1.5 |
7.6 |
0.7 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
8.6 |
0.3 |
10.7 |
1.0 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
8.0 |
0.4 |
| Public only |
16.4 |
0.9 |
19.4 |
1.5 |
14.6 |
1.4 |
14.1 |
2.0 |
| Uninsured |
18.9 |
1.2 |
19.2 |
2.2 |
19.1 |
2.0 |
18.4 |
1.9 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
7.2 |
0.9 |
8.6 |
1.6 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
| Medicare and private |
6.0 |
0.6 |
8.0 |
1.7 |
6.0 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
| Medicare and other public |
8.8 |
1.3 |
8.8 |
1.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Residence locationd |
Metropolitan-large |
10.1 |
0.3 |
14.3 |
1.1 |
10.0 |
0.6 |
9.1 |
0.4 |
| Metropolitan-small |
8.5 |
0.5 |
11.4 |
0.8 |
9.2 |
0.8 |
7.1 |
0.6 |
| Micropolitan |
10.0 |
0.9 |
12.2 |
1.8 |
10.6 |
1.3 |
8.5 |
1.1 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
11.0 |
1.1 |
10.9 |
2.2 |
12.3 |
1.9 |
9.5 |
2.4 |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
6.9 |
0.8 |
* |
* |
7.7 |
1.3 |
5.7 |
0.9 |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
9.2 |
0.3 |
12.5 |
0.7 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
| Other |
13.5 |
1.0 |
14.0 |
1.4 |
10.7 |
1.8 |
14.8 |
1.8 |
| Activity limitationsd |
Basic activities |
12.3 |
0.6 |
12.9 |
1.2 |
14.6 |
1.2 |
9.6 |
0.9 |
| Complex activities |
14.9 |
0.8 |
16.9 |
1.6 |
16.0 |
1.4 |
12.1 |
1.3 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
8.8 |
0.3 |
12.3 |
0.7 |
8.5 |
0.4 |
8.2 |
0.3 |
a For the percent estimates, the weights are adjusted for non-response based on how many of the 4 questions had a response.
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, 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.
d 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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