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Table 3.1c
Percent of persons in fair or poor health who have a specific source of ongoing care,a United States, 1999 and 2005
Population group 2005 1999
Percent Standard error Percent Standard error
Total   87.2 0.9 87.0 0.9
Age, not age adjusted 0-17 93.8 2.3 93.5 1.9
18-44 78.3 1.6 78.4 1.6
45-64 89.7 0.9 89.9 0.9
65 and over 97.5 0.4 96.9 0.5
Race AI/AN only DSU DSU DSU DSU
Asian only 88.6 4.5 92.1 3.0
NHOPI only DSU DSU DSU DSU
Black only 86.7 2.0 88.2 1.5
White only 87.5 1.0 87.3 1.0
Multiple races 87.3 4.5 73.7 7.8
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 82.6 1.4 84.1 1.6
Non-Hispanic, all races 88.2 1.1 87.6 1.0
Non-Hispanic, Black 86.6 2.1 88.2 1.5
Non-Hispanic, White 89.0 1.4 87.9 1.2
Gender Male 83.5 1.4 83.7 1.3
Female 90.0 1.2 89.8 1.1
Health insurance,b ages 0-64 Private 94.7 0.9 92.3 1.2
Public only 93.8 1.1 92.6 1.2
Uninsured 58.4 4.0 64.3 2.9
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare and private 98.1 0.6 98.3 0.4
Medicare and public 98.7 0.5 95.2 1.8
Medicare only 96.3 1.1 95.5 1.3
Family incomec Negative/poor 84.7 1.4 84.9 1.2
Near poor/low 86.0 1.9 83.7 2.0
Middle 87.9 2.4 90.2 1.4
High 92.6 1.7 91.6 2.1
Education, age 25 and over Less than high school 80.3 1.6 82.7 1.6
High school graduate 88.6 1.4 85.1 1.6
At least some college 90.3 1.2 89.8 1.5
Residence locationd Large central metro 86.1 1.7 DNA DNA
Large fringe metro 85.4 2.6 DNA DNA
Medium metro 87.9 1.5 DNA DNA
Small metro 88.0 2.8 DNA DNA
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 87.0 2.4 DNA DNA
Noncore (nonmetro) 91.8 2.3 DNA DNA

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.

c Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over 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. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of persons were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.

d For more information, see National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

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.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

 
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