2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 228B.a

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Table 228B_a
Adults who rate their health care in the past year 7-8 on a scale from 0 to 10, by race, United States, 2004

Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		36.8	0.5	36.8	0.6	34.6	1.6	40.0	2.3	*	*	*	*	38.8	4.0
Age	18-44	39.8	0.7	40.5	0.8	35.9	2.0	39.9	3.4	*	*	*	*	35.5	5.3
	45-64	36.5	0.8	36.4	0.9	34.0	2.4	40.8	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	30.2	1.0	29.8	1.1	31.3	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	37.3	0.7	37.5	0.7	33.4	2.2	41.3	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	36.3	0.7	36.3	0.8	35.3	1.8	39.1	2.9	*	*	*	*	37.6	5.1
Family income^a	Negative/poor	31.6	1.4	32.1	1.6	27.3	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	32.4	1.1	31.8	1.3	33.7	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	37.6	0.9	37.8	1.0	36.1	3.0	33.9	3.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	38.8	0.8	38.5	0.9	38.7	3.3	44.2	3.5	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	30.3	1.0	30.2	1.2	28.6	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	35.6	0.9	35.5	1.0	34.7	2.5	35.9	5.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	39.4	0.7	39.4	0.7	37.5	2.7	40.1	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	39.7	0.6	39.9	0.7	37.2	2.4	39.9	2.8	*	*	*	*	35.9	5.2
	Public only	32.8	1.4	31.9	1.6	30.2	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	32.3	1.7	32.4	1.9	31.7	4.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	28.5	1.6	28.5	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	31.0	1.3	30.9	1.4	33.1	4.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	30.6	2.7	27.1	3.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan-large	37.7	0.7	37.6	0.8	36.5	2.1	39.9	2.5	*	*	*	*	38.1	6.2
	Metropolitan-small	35.7	0.8	35.9	0.9	31.2	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	35.2	1.7	35.9	1.8	32.3	5.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-adjacent	35.0	3.1	35.6	3.4	26.6	5.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-not adjacent	38.8	2.2	38.5	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	36.9	0.5	37.0	0.6	34.9	1.6	40.9	3.4	*	*	*	*	39.2	4.0
Language spoken most often at home	Other	34.5	1.6	33.6	1.8	*	*	39.2	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	34.2	1.1	34.9	1.2	30.2	2.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	33.9	1.3	34.2	1.5	28.8	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	37.3	0.6	37.3	0.7	35.4	1.7	41.1	2.4	*	*	*	*	37.3	5.1

^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: 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.