Measure Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends (CFACT), Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS).

Tables

172A: Adults whose providers always showed respect for what they had to say, United States, 2002,

172B: Adults whose providers usually showed respect for what they had to say, United States, 2002

172C: Adults whose providers sometimes or never showed respect for what they had to say, United States, 2002

by

• Race
• Ethnicity
• Family income
• Education

Data Source

AHRQ, MEPS.

Denominator

U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 18 and older who had at least 1 visit to a doctor's office or clinic in the previous 12 months (not including visits to an emergency room).

Numerator

U.S. civilian noninstitutionalized adults age 18 and older who had at least 1 visit to a doctor's office or clinic in the previous 12 months (not including visits to an emergency room) who subsequently reported that their providers always (table 172A), usually (table 172B), or sometimes or never (table 172C) showed respect for what they had to say.

Comments

This measure is also presented in the Patient-Provider Communication section.

Tables report data from the MEPS 2002 Self-Administered Questionnaire (SAQ). See the MEPS entry in the Data Source section of this appendix for more information on the SAQ.