Table 3.
Demographic differences in patient perceptions about interactions with healthcare providers among US adults who had visited a provider in year prior to the 2002 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
| Demographic characteristics | Provider ‘always’ showed respect for what they had to say (unweighted n = 16 781) | Provider ‘always’ spent enough time with them (unweighted n = 16 773) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weighted %1 | Multivariate OR2 (95% CI) | Weighted %1 | Multivariate OR2 (95% CI) | |
| Total | 58.9 | 45.7 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 59.6 | 1.05 (0.97, 1.13) | 46.9 | 1.08 (1.01, 1.16) |
| Female | 58.5 | 1.00 | 44.9 | 1.00 |
| Age group | ||||
| 18–24 years | 54.9 | 0.65 (0.57, 0.74) | 40.4 | 0.61 (0.53, 0.71) |
| 25–44 years | 55.6 | 0.66 (0.59, 0.74) | 41.4 | 0.65 (0.58, 0.72) |
| 45–64 years | 59.6 | 0.76 (0.68, 0.86) | 47.0 | 0.79 (0.70, 0.89) |
| ≥65 years | 65.8 | 1.00 | 53.9 | 1.00 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 58.4 | 1.20 (0.82, 1.77) | 45.1 | 1.25 (0.86, 1.80) |
| Black | 67.5 | 2.01 (1.33, 3.05) | 52.9 | 1.85 (1.26, 2.69) |
| American‐Indian | 54.3 | 1.05 (0.65, 1.72) | 48.1 | 1.43 (0.87, 2.34) |
| Asian | 51.2 | 1.00 (0.62, 1.54) | 41.5 | 1.23 (0.80, 1.88) |
| Native Hawaiian | 48.0 | 0.87 (0.37, 2.07) | 45.5 | 1.45 (0.60, 3.50) |
| Multiple races | 50.6 | 1.00 | 37.2 | 1.00 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 63.1 | 1.49 (1.33, 1.68) | 46.0 | 1.22 (1.08, 1.37) |
| Not Hispanic | 58.5 | 1.00 | 45.7 | 1.00 |
| Family income | ||||
| Poor | 59.1 | 0.90 (0.78, 1.04) | 46.9 | 0.90 (0.78, 1.03) |
| Near poor | 59.5 | 0.90 (0.72, 1.12) | 46.3 | 0.86 (0.70, 1.05) |
| Low income | 59.7 | 0.93 (0.80, 1.07) | 46.0 | 0.90 (0.78, 1.03) |
| Middle income | 58.1 | 0.92 (0.83, 1.01) | 45.5 | 0.96 (0.86, 1.07) |
| High income | 59.2 | 1.00 | 45.5 | 1.00 |
| Completed high school | ||||
| Yes | 58.4 | 0.96 (0.87, 1.06) | 44.9 | 0.91 (0.83, 1.01) |
| No | 61.7 | 1.00 | 49.7 | 1.00 |
| Census region | ||||
| North‐east | 62.9 | 1.34 (1.18, 1.51) | 49.4 | 1.36 (1.17, 1.58) |
| Midwest | 60.0 | 1.21 (1.06, 1.38) | 46.8 | 1.23 (1.08, 1.41) |
| South | 58.2 | 1.07 (0.96, 1.20) | 45.7 | 1.12 (1.00, 1.27) |
| West | 55.2 | 1.00 | 41.2 | 1.00 |
| Urban/rural | ||||
| MSA | 58.7 | 0.92 (0.83, 1.01) | 44.8 | 0.83 (0.76, 0.91) |
| Non‐MSA | 60.1 | 1.00 | 49.5 | 1.00 |
| Health insurance | ||||
| Any private | 58.8 | 1.17 (1.00, 1.37) | 44.9 | 1.06 (0.91, 1.24) |
| Public | 62.5 | 1.17 (0.99, 1.38) | 52.4 | 1.25 (1.05, 1.50) |
| Uninsured | 53.5 | 1.00 | 41.1 | 1.00 |
| Usual source of care | ||||
| Yes | 59.9 | 1.24 (1.10, 1.40) | 44.9 | 1.20 (1.07, 1.35) |
| No | 52.3 | 1.00 | 49.7 | 1.00 |
1Weighted percentages pertain to the total civilian, non‐institutionalized US adult population who reported having a USC in 2002. Using chi‐squared analysis, P‐values were <0.05 for overall differences between subcategories of each demographic characteristic for at least one of the outcomes.
2Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) adjusted for all characteristics listed in the far left column. Statistical significance indicated by bold highlights.
MSA, Metropolitan Statistical Area.