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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 14_1_1.5d
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months 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, 2006
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   9.8 0.3 12.4 0.7 10.6 0.5 8.6 0.4
Age 18–44 11.2 0.4 14.8 1.0 12.8 0.8 9.6 0.5
45–64 9.4 0.4 12.6 1.1 10.0 0.7 8.4 0.6
65 and over 7.3 0.5 9.0 1.0 7.8 0.8 5.9 0.7
Gender Male 9.4 0.4 12.4 0.9 10.2 0.8 8.1 0.5
Female 10.1 0.3 12.5 0.9 10.8 0.6 9.0 0.4
Race White, single race 9.4 0.3 12.0 0.9 10.0 0.5 8.4 0.4
Black, single race 10.3 0.6 12.0 1.1 12.3 1.0 8.0 0.9
Asian, single race 13.3 1.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU 11.5 1.7
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race 15.6 3.7 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races 14.3 3.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 9.5 0.3 12.3 0.8 10.3 0.5 8.5 0.4
Non-Hispanic, White 9.1 0.3 11.7 1.0 9.5 0.5 8.3 0.4
Non-Hispanic, Black 10.3 0.6 11.8 1.1 12.5 1.0 7.9 0.8
Hispanic, all races 12.1 0.7 12.8 1.2 13.8 1.5 10.0 1.0
Family incomec Negative/poor 13.2 0.8 12.0 1.1 14.7 1.4 13.1 1.6
Near poor/low 12.7 0.7 14.4 1.1 12.7 1.0 11.3 1.1
Middle 11.3 0.6 12.5 1.3 11.4 0.8 10.9 0.8
High 7.1 0.4 9.8 1.7 7.3 0.6 6.8 0.4
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 9.9 0.3 14.4 1.0 10.9 0.6 8.7 0.4
Not employed 12.1 0.7 13.2 1.2 12.9 1.1 10.9 1.0
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 8.8 0.3 10.8 1.1 9.3 0.6 8.4 0.4
Public only 17.3 1.2 16.8 1.6 17.9 1.6 17.1 2.1
Uninsured 16.3 1.1 17.6 1.9 17.2 2.0 14.0 1.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 7.5 1.0 8.9 1.6 6.3 1.2 7.8 2.2
Medicare and private 6.3 0.6 7.0 1.4 8.4 1.2 4.5 0.7
Medicare and other public 12.8 1.7 12.8 2.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationd Metropolitan 9.8 0.3 12.4 0.8 10.8 0.5 8.6 0.4
  Large central metro 10.7 0.5 12.9 1.2 13.3 1.1 9.0 0.6
  Large fringe metro 9.3 0.6 13.5 1.8 9.4 0.8 8.4 0.7
  Medium metro 9.6 0.6 10.7 1.5 10.4 0.9 8.9 0.8
  Small metro 8.7 0.7 12.1 2.0 9.0 1.3 7.5 0.9
Nonmetropolitan 9.6 0.6 12.6 1.3 9.5 1.0 8.3 0.6
  Micropolitan 10.1 0.7 13.0 1.3 10.7 1.1 8.3 0.8
  Noncore 8.7 1.1 11.9 2.2 6.9 1.5 8.3 1.3
Language spoken most often at home English 9.5 0.3 12.5 0.8 10.3 0.5 8.3 0.4
Other 13.4 1.0 12.3 1.4 15.3 1.9 13.6 1.9
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 8.7 0.3 11.3 0.8 9.3 0.5 7.8 0.3
Fair/poor 15.9 0.9 15.2 1.2 16.4 1.5 15.9 1.3
Activity limitationsd Basic activities 12.7 0.7 13.6 1.3 12.6 1.1 12.2 1.1
Complex activities 14.9 1.0 13.3 1.3 15.1 1.6 16.1 1.8
Neither basic nor complex activities 9.1 0.3 11.8 0.8 9.9 0.5 8.1 0.3

a For the percentage estimates, the weights are adjusted for nonresponse based on how many of the four 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, 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.

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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