Adults age 18 and over who reported going to a doctor's office or clinic in the last 12 months, percent giving a best rating for health care received, United States, 2000 |
Population group | Total population(in thousands)e | Percent had visit f | Best rating (grade 9-10) |
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Percent | Standard error | ||||
Total | 202,738 | 72.2 | 48.1 | 0.8 | |
Race | White | 170,084 | 73.7 | 48.5 | 0.8 |
Black | 24,518 | 64.6 | 48.2 | 1.7 | |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 6,499 | 62.2 | 37.3 | 3.5 | |
American Indian or Alaska Native | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Hispanic, all races | 21,738 | 58.1 | 49.4 | 2.1 |
Non-Hispanic, all races | 180,999 | 73.9 | 48.0 | 0.8 | |
Non-Hispanic, White | 150,153 | 75.9 | 48.4 | 0.8 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 23,466 | 64.7 | 48.2 | 1.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, other | 7,380 | 61.9 | 37.4 | 3.3 | |
Gender | Male | 97,198 | 62.9 | 47.3 | 1.0 |
Female | 105,540 | 80.8 | 48.7 | 0.8 | |
Age | 18-44 | 108,439 | 64.3 | 40.5 | 0.9 |
45-64 | 61,509 | 78.4 | 50.8 | 1.1 | |
65 and over | 32,791 | 86.8 | 62.7 | 1.3 | |
Educationa | Less than high school | 40,860 | 65.5 | 52.0 | 1.3 |
High school graduate | 66,421 | 70.2 | 49.0 | 1.0 | |
At least some college | 93,918 | 76.6 | 46.1 | 1.1 | |
Employment statusb | Employed | 140,394 | 68.2 | 43.6 | 0.8 |
Not employed | 29,534 | 75.4 | 49.5 | 1.6 | |
Health insurance, age 18-64 | Any private | 132,072 | 73.2 | 44.9 | 0.8 |
Public only | 13,122 | 76.9 | 46.2 | 2.2 | |
Uninsured | 24,753 | 45.2 | 41.4 | 2.1 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 10,918 | 85.0 | 60.8 | 2.6 |
Medicare and private | 18,453 | 87.5 | 64.4 | 1.9 | |
Medicare and other public | 3,238 | 88.4 | 60.1 | 3.7 | |
Family incomec | Negative or poor | 19,351 | 69.3 | 46.8 | 1.7 |
Near poor/low income | 33,104 | 67.2 | 52.0 | 1.4 | |
Middle income | 65,142 | 70.0 | 46.5 | 1.2 | |
High income | 85,141 | 76.4 | 48.2 | 1.0 | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan-large | 113,291 | 71.0 | 45.6 | 0.9 |
Metropolitan-small | 53,724 | 74.1 | 49.9 | 1.7 | |
Micropolitan | 20,879 | 73.5 | 56.0 | 1.7 | |
Noncore-adjacent | 10,991 | 72.4 | 50.8 | 2.5 | |
Noncore-not adjacent | 3,853 | 71.6 | 44.6 | 7.9 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent, very good or good | 177,944 | 70.1 | 48.4 | 0.8 |
Fair or poor | 24,794 | 87.2 | 46.2 | 1.6 |
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 Employment status for persons age 18-64 only.
c "Negative or poor" refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; "near poor/low income", over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; "middle income", 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and "high income", 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
d See the MEPS entry in the Data Sources section of the Measures Specifications Appendix for more information.
e Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing or rounding.
f Denominator is total adult population, excluding missing values.
DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality or confidentiality.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.