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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 14_1_9.5d
Adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months whose health providers sometimes or never spent enough time with them, 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   13.9 0.4 15.9 0.9 14.5 0.6 13.0 0.5
Age 18–44 16.6 0.6 19.0 1.5 17.9 1.1 15.4 0.8
45–64 13.1 0.6 16.9 1.6 13.6 1.0 12.1 0.8
65 and over 9.4 0.6 10.9 1.4 10.3 1.0 7.7 1.0
Gender Male 13.2 0.5 15.3 1.2 14.2 1.0 12.1 0.8
Female 14.4 0.5 16.4 1.2 14.7 0.7 13.6 0.6
Race White, single race 13.2 0.4 15.2 1.1 13.7 0.7 12.4 0.5
Black, single race 14.9 1.0 15.2 1.7 17.5 1.5 12.9 1.5
Asian, single race 22.6 2.6 DSU DSU DSU DSU 20.9 2.7
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race 19.9 5.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races 20.0 3.9 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 13.7 0.4 16.7 1.1 14.0 0.6 12.9 0.5
Non-Hispanic, White 12.9 0.5 15.9 1.5 13.1 0.7 12.3 0.6
Non-Hispanic, Black 14.9 1.0 15.0 1.7 17.8 1.5 12.8 1.4
Hispanic, all races 15.3 1.0 13.5 1.3 19.0 2.2 14.6 1.8
Family incomeb Negative/poor 17.1 1.2 14.6 1.5 19.0 1.7 18.3 2.5
Near poor/low 17.0 1.0 18.3 1.7 16.6 1.4 16.3 1.7
Middle 15.6 0.8 16.3 1.8 15.0 1.2 15.9 1.1
High 11.1 0.5 13.1 2.2 11.4 1.0 10.8 0.6
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 14.6 0.5 19.0 1.5 15.2 0.8 13.6 0.6
Not employed 16.5 0.8 16.8 1.5 17.4 1.5 15.6 1.3
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 13.3 0.5 15.3 1.5 13.2 0.8 13.1 0.6
Public only 22.9 1.5 21.9 2.3 22.9 2.1 24.2 2.9
Uninsured 20.8 1.5 20.3 2.4 23.5 2.7 18.4 2.6
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 9.2 1.3 11.2 2.0 7.5 1.8 9.5 2.5
Medicare and private 8.3 0.8 7.7 1.8 11.3 1.4 6.3 1.0
Medicare and other public 15.9 2.3 15.7 3.3 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 14.0 0.4 15.4 1.1 14.8 0.7 13.2 0.6
  Large central metro 14.7 0.8 16.2 1.7 17.4 1.5 13.2 0.9
  Large fringe metro 13.6 0.7 16.9 2.2 12.9 1.2 13.2 0.9
  Medium metro 14.0 0.9 13.6 2.1 14.8 1.3 13.6 1.1
  Small metro 12.4 1.1 14.3 3.0 12.2 1.9 11.9 1.3
Nonmetropolitan 13.5 0.8 17.7 1.9 13.1 1.3 11.9 0.9
  Micropolitan 14.4 1.0 18.9 2.4 14.6 1.5 12.3 1.2
  Noncore 11.8 1.6 15.8 3.0 10.1 1.8 11.1 2.1
Language spoken most often at home English 13.6 0.4 16.4 1.1 14.2 0.6 12.5 0.5
Other 18.0 1.6 13.8 1.8 18.8 2.7 22.4 3.0
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 12.8 0.4 15.1 1.0 13.2 0.7 12.1 0.5
Fair/poor 19.9 1.1 17.9 1.6 20.3 1.8 21.1 1.8
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 16.4 0.9 15.7 1.5 16.0 1.3 17.2 1.6
Complex activities 19.3 1.3 15.9 1.8 18.4 1.8 22.9 2.5
Neither basic nor complex activities 13.2 0.4 16.0 1.2 13.9 0.8 12.3 0.5

a 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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