Table 228A_b
Adults who rate their health care in the past year 0-6 on a scale from 0 to 10, by ethnicity, United States, 2004 |
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
|
13.8 |
0.4 |
13.6 |
0.4 |
12.4 |
0.4 |
18.4 |
1.0 |
16.2 |
0.9 |
| Age |
18-44 |
16.9 |
0.6 |
16.8 |
0.7 |
15.6 |
0.7 |
22.3 |
1.6 |
17.6 |
1.1 |
| 45-64 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
12.2 |
0.5 |
11.2 |
0.6 |
16.1 |
1.7 |
16.2 |
1.7 |
| 65 and over |
9.2 |
0.7 |
9.1 |
0.7 |
8.4 |
0.7 |
10.1 |
1.7 |
9.7 |
1.9 |
| Gender |
Male |
14.1 |
0.6 |
13.8 |
0.6 |
12.5 |
0.6 |
20.1 |
1.8 |
16.8 |
1.4 |
| Female |
13.6 |
0.4 |
13.4 |
0.5 |
12.4 |
0.5 |
17.4 |
1.2 |
15.8 |
1.1 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
24.0 |
1.2 |
25.2 |
1.3 |
24.0 |
1.7 |
26.2 |
2.6 |
17.4 |
2.1 |
| Near poor/low |
17.3 |
0.9 |
16.7 |
1.0 |
15.5 |
1.2 |
22.3 |
2.1 |
20.5 |
2.0 |
| Middle |
14.1 |
0.7 |
14.1 |
0.8 |
13.3 |
0.9 |
15.3 |
2.1 |
14.4 |
1.6 |
| High |
10.2 |
0.6 |
10.1 |
0.6 |
9.4 |
0.6 |
13.1 |
2.2 |
13.4 |
1.8 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
19.6 |
0.9 |
20.6 |
1.1 |
19.4 |
1.3 |
21.5 |
2.0 |
15.9 |
1.4 |
| High school graduate |
14.3 |
0.7 |
14.3 |
0.7 |
13.3 |
0.7 |
20.6 |
1.6 |
14.7 |
1.7 |
| At least some college |
11.7 |
0.5 |
11.3 |
0.5 |
10.4 |
0.5 |
15.1 |
1.7 |
17.7 |
1.8 |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
12.2 |
0.5 |
12.0 |
0.5 |
11.3 |
0.5 |
15.4 |
1.4 |
14.3 |
1.3 |
| Public only |
24.7 |
1.3 |
26.0 |
1.5 |
26.2 |
1.8 |
25.6 |
2.7 |
19.0 |
2.3 |
| Uninsured |
28.9 |
1.8 |
30.4 |
2.2 |
28.0 |
2.4 |
35.1 |
4.8 |
24.1 |
2.3 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
10.7 |
1.3 |
10.6 |
1.4 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and private |
8.1 |
0.9 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
11.7 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
| Medicare and other public |
10.8 |
1.7 |
10.8 |
2.0 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
10.7 |
3.2 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
14.6 |
0.6 |
14.2 |
0.6 |
12.5 |
0.6 |
19.6 |
1.4 |
17.1 |
1.1 |
| Metropolitan-small |
11.9 |
0.7 |
11.8 |
0.8 |
11.2 |
0.8 |
15.5 |
1.9 |
14.1 |
1.9 |
| Micropolitan |
13.7 |
1.2 |
13.6 |
1.2 |
13.1 |
1.3 |
16.4 |
4.8 |
15.7 |
4.5 |
| Noncore-adjacent |
16.4 |
1.7 |
16.6 |
1.8 |
15.7 |
2.0 |
18.2 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
| Noncore-not adjacent |
16.0 |
1.8 |
16.1 |
1.8 |
16.0 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
13.4 |
0.4 |
13.2 |
0.4 |
12.3 |
0.4 |
18.3 |
1.1 |
16.5 |
1.3 |
| Other |
18.9 |
1.4 |
23.2 |
2.7 |
20.6 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
15.8 |
1.5 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
18.4 |
0.9 |
18.3 |
1.0 |
16.0 |
1.0 |
25.5 |
2.4 |
19.5 |
2.7 |
| Complex activities |
22.5 |
1.2 |
22.2 |
1.2 |
20.2 |
1.4 |
28.3 |
3.1 |
26.5 |
4.1 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
12.6 |
0.4 |
12.4 |
0.4 |
11.5 |
0.5 |
16.5 |
1.2 |
15.4 |
1.0 |
a 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.
b 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.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: 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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