Table T5_1_1_1-1_2c

2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

This appendix provides detailed data tables for all measures analyzed for the 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. Tables are included for measures discussed in the main text of the reports as well as for other measures that were examined but not included in the main text.

Table 5_1_1_1.1_2c
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 family income,^b United States, 2009
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		9.0	0.3	15.9	0.9	11.6	0.6	9.3	0.5	6.3	0.3
Age	18–44	11.3	0.4	17.3	1.2	13.9	0.9	11.6	0.7	8.0	0.6
	45–64	8.3	0.4	17.3	1.5	11.8	1.0	9.0	0.7	5.8	0.5
	65 and over	5.7	0.4	9.0	1.4	8.1	1.0	5.0	0.6	4.2	0.7
Gender	Male	8.6	0.4	16.1	1.6	12.3	1.0	9.9	0.6	5.5	0.4
Gender	Female	9.3	0.3	15.8	0.9	11.2	0.7	8.9	0.5	7.1	0.4
Race	White, single race	8.5	0.3	14.8	1.0	11.2	0.7	9.2	0.5	6.1	0.4
	Black, single race	11.7	0.7	18.3	1.6	11.9	1.2	10.1	1.1	8.3	1.2
	Asian, single race	12.1	1.4	DSU	DSU	19.7	4.8	10.1	2.1	9.6	1.4
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	11.6	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	7.9	1.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	8.6	0.3	15.3	1.0	11.4	0.7	8.8	0.5	6.2	0.3
	Non-Hispanic, White	8.0	0.3	14.0	1.2	10.8	0.8	8.6	0.5	5.9	0.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	11.7	0.6	17.8	1.4	12.1	1.3	10.2	1.1	8.4	1.3
	Hispanic, all races	13.0	0.6	18.3	1.6	12.7	1.1	13.2	1.0	9.0	1.2
Education^c	Less than high school	12.2	0.6	17.0	1.3	12.5	1.1	9.9	0.9	8.5	1.3
	High school graduate	10.4	0.5	17.0	1.4	13.6	1.2	9.6	0.7	6.8	0.7
	At least some college	7.5	0.3	12.8	1.5	8.8	0.8	9.0	0.6	6.0	0.4
Employment status, ages 18–64	Employed	9.3	0.4	16.4	1.4	14.3	1.0	10.6	0.6	6.8	0.4
Employment status, ages 18–64	Not employed	11.7	0.6	17.8	1.3	10.8	1.0	10.3	1.0	6.6	0.9
Health insurance, ages 18–64	Any private	8.3	0.3	12.5	1.5	11.5	0.9	9.5	0.5	6.8	0.4
	Public only	13.7	0.8	17.1	1.2	10.9	1.2	11.9	2.1	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	17.6	1.1	22.6	1.9	19.3	1.9	18.3	2.2	6.5	1.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	6.2	0.6	9.4	2.4	6.8	1.1	4.5	0.9	6.6	1.6
	Medicare and private	4.7	0.5	6.9	2.0	7.9	1.8	5.2	0.9	3.0	0.6
	Medicare and other public	9.6	1.6	10.7	2.1	12.5	3.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^d	Metropolitan	9.0	0.3	15.7	0.9	12.0	0.7	9.4	0.5	6.4	0.3
	Large central metro	9.5	0.5	16.4	1.3	12.2	1.1	10.2	0.8	6.2	0.6
	Large fringe metro	8.2	0.5	14.3	1.8	11.4	1.6	8.2	0.8	6.6	0.6
	Medium metro	9.0	0.6	14.7	1.8	12.0	1.6	9.6	1.0	6.1	0.7
	Small metro	10.1	0.8	18.2	3.5	12.3	1.8	9.9	1.4	7.4	1.1
	Nonmetropolitan	9.1	0.7	16.7	2.0	10.2	1.1	9.0	1.0	5.7	1.1
	Micropolitan	9.4	0.8	17.7	2.7	11.4	1.5	9.1	1.3	5.9	1.2
	Noncore	8.5	1.5	15.0	3.4	7.6	1.9	8.8	1.8	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	8.6	0.3	15.5	1.0	11.0	0.7	8.9	0.5	6.2	0.3
Language spoken most often at home	Other	14.3	0.8	17.7	2.2	15.6	1.7	13.5	1.3	9.8	1.6
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	7.8	0.3	12.7	1.0	10.1	0.7	8.7	0.5	5.7	0.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	15.7	0.8	23.1	1.7	15.5	1.3	12.8	1.2	13.0	1.5
Activity limitations^d	Basic activities	10.8	0.7	18.8	1.9	10.5	1.2	10.0	1.1	7.5	0.9
	Complex activities	13.6	0.9	22.8	2.2	11.7	1.4	10.2	1.4	10.8	2.0
	Neither basic nor complex activities	8.5	0.3	14.5	0.9	11.9	0.7	9.1	0.5	6.0	0.3
U.S. born	Yes	8.5	0.3	15.4	1.0	10.8	0.7	8.9	0.5	6.2	0.3
U.S. born	No	12.4	0.6	18.1	2.0	15.5	1.7	12.2	1.0	7.9	0.8

^a Composite percent distribution of how often health providers listened carefully, explained things clearly, showed respect for what they had to say, and spent enough time with them. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods. Denominator includes adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, excluding missing data.

^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 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.

^d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

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.

Page last reviewed June 2013

Internet Citation: Table T5_1_1_1-1_2c: 2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. June 2013. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr12/5_patientcenteredness/T5_1_1_1-1_2c.html