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 |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
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 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
36.3 |
0.7 |
36.3 |
0.8 |
35.3 |
1.8 |
39.1 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
37.6 |
5.1 |
Family incomea |
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 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
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 locationc |
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 |
Other |
34.5 |
1.6 |
33.6 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
39.2 |
3.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Activity limitationsc |
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.