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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 12_4_1.2d
People with a usual source of carewhose health provider usually asks about prescription medications and treatments from other doctors, by education,a United States, 2006
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   80.3 0.5 78.7 0.9 78.8 0.9 81.6 0.6
Age 18–44 81.4 0.7 81.1 1.3 79.6 1.3 82.3 0.9
45–64 80.4 0.7 79.1 1.6 79.4 1.3 81.3 0.9
65 and over 77.6 1.2 75.3 1.6 76.2 1.7 80.4 1.7
Gender Male 80.6 0.6 79.2 1.2 79.0 1.1 81.9 0.8
Female 80.0 0.6 78.3 1.2 78.5 1.1 81.4 0.7
Race White, single race 80.7 0.6 79.5 1.0 79.1 1.0 82.0 0.8
Black, single race 78.8 1.0 77.0 2.0 78.7 1.6 79.9 1.4
Asian, single race 75.3 2.8 DSU DSU 69.4 6.4 78.8 2.7
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race 82.1 5.5 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races 78.2 3.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 80.0 0.6 77.2 1.0 78.7 1.0 81.5 0.7
Non-Hispanic, White 80.5 0.6 77.7 1.1 79.1 1.1 81.9 0.8
Non-Hispanic, Black 78.8 1.1 76.8 2.0 78.7 1.7 80.0 1.4
Hispanic, all races 82.3 1.3 83.6 1.6 79.5 2.4 83.2 2.0
Family incomeb Negative/poor 79.9 1.1 77.6 1.7 81.7 1.7 81.0 2.1
Near poor/low 79.7 1.2 79.7 1.7 78.0 1.8 81.7 1.8
Middle 79.9 1.0 78.5 1.8 77.8 1.4 82.1 1.2
High 80.8 0.8 79.0 2.2 79.3 1.5 81.5 0.8
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 80.6 0.6 79.4 1.3 78.9 1.1 81.6 0.7
Not employed 82.3 0.9 81.8 1.5 81.6 1.4 83.3 1.4
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 81.1 0.6 80.8 1.4 79.1 1.2 82.1 0.7
Public only 80.7 1.3 78.9 2.0 80.8 1.9 83.6 2.3
Uninsured 79.6 1.5 80.6 2.4 80.8 2.4 77.5 2.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 76.5 1.8 74.8 2.9 75.0 2.7 80.1 3.3
Medicare and private 77.9 1.4 74.4 2.5 76.7 2.3 80.3 2.0
Medicare and other public 78.1 2.3 77.4 2.8 77.1 5.0 DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 80.4 0.6 78.7 1.1 78.9 1.0 81.7 0.7
  Large central metro 79.7 0.8 76.2 1.7 78.5 1.8 81.5 1.0
  Large fringe metro 79.9 1.1 77.6 2.5 77.1 2.0 81.7 1.2
  Medium metro 81.7 1.2 82.1 1.6 81.1 1.6 81.9 1.6
  Small metro 80.9 1.9 81.9 3.3 78.7 2.8 81.9 2.0
Nonmetropolitan 79.7 1.5 78.9 1.8 78.4 2.4 81.2 1.7
  Micropolitan 79.2 1.7 78.6 2.1 77.7 2.8 80.7 2.2
  Noncore 80.6 3.3 79.3 3.6 79.7 4.5 82.3 3.8
Language spoken most often at home English 80.4 0.6 78.2 1.0 78.9 0.9 81.9 0.7
Other 78.8 1.6 81.0 1.9 76.8 3.3 77.4 2.6
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 80.1 0.6 78.7 1.1 78.4 1.0 81.4 0.7
Fair/poor 81.1 0.9 78.9 1.6 80.6 1.5 83.6 1.4
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over Basic activities 79.2 1.1 76.8 1.6 78.3 1.6 82.0 1.5
Complex activities 81.0 1.2 78.8 1.8 80.9 1.8 83.1 2.1
Neither basic nor complex activities 80.4 0.6 79.4 1.1 78.6 1.1 81.6 0.7

a People 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, 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.

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.

 

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