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Table 214A_b
Adults who rated their health care in the past year 0 to 6 on a scale from 0 to 10, by ethnicity, United States, 2003
        Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
    Total All races White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 14.4 0.4 13.8 0.4 12.8 0.4 18.1 1.2 19.5 1.1
Age 18-44 16.6 0.6 15.8 0.7 15.1 0.8 18.5 1.7 22.2 1.6
45-64 13.7 0.6 13.6 0.6 11.9 0.7 19.7 1.8 16.0 2.0
65 and over 10.2 0.7 10.0 0.7 9.6 0.7 13.4 1.8 13.3 2.9
Gender Male 14.6 0.6 14.0 0.6 12.9 0.6 18.2 1.7 20.8 1.9
Female 14.2 0.4 13.8 0.4 12.7 0.5 18.1 1.3 18.6 1.3
Family incomea Negative/poor 22.5 1.2 22.7 1.3 21.7 1.7 25.2 1.9 21.7 2.4
Near poor/low 19.5 1.1 18.2 1.1 17.2 1.2 20.8 2.8 27.5 2.4
Middle 15.2 0.7 15.0 0.8 14.0 0.8 17.4 2.1 17.1 2.0
High 10.3 0.5 10.1 0.5 9.5 0.5 12.4 1.7 13.5 2.3
Educationb Less than high school 20.3 0.9 20.3 1.0 20.1 1.1 20.1 2.2 20.2 1.5
High school graduate 14.8 0.7 14.3 0.7 12.8 0.7 20.0 1.9 20.2 2.4
At least some college 12.0 0.5 11.6 0.5 10.8 0.6 14.8 1.6 18.3 2.0
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 12.9 0.4 12.6 0.5 11.7 0.5 15.2 1.5 17.4 1.6
Public only 25.5 1.4 26.5 1.6 25.8 2.1 26.1 2.6 20.6 2.5
Uninsured 26.0 1.5 25.2 1.9 24.0 2.2 30.1 4.1 28.9 2.8
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 12.8 1.4 12.4 1.4 12.0 1.5 * * * *
Medicare and private 8.3 0.8 8.4 0.8 8.1 0.9 13.9 3.2 * *
Medicare and other public 14.2 2.0 14.3 2.4 15.1 3.0 10.8 3.1 13.6 3.9
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 15.4 0.6 14.7 0.6 13.3 0.6 19.3 1.5 20.8 1.3
Metropolitan-small 12.2 0.7 11.9 0.7 11.0 0.7 14.7 1.9 15.7 2.1
Micropolitan 14.2 0.9 13.9 1.0 14.0 1.1 14.5 2.6 * *
Noncore-adjacent 18.0 2.0 18.0 2.0 16.6 2.3 * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 14.1 2.9 14.2 2.9 14.1 3.1 * * * *
Preferred language English 13.7 0.4 13.4 0.4 12.5 0.4 17.9 1.2 19.4 1.5
Other 22.9 1.5 27.3 3.0 30.9 5.4 * * 19.6 1.5
Born in U.S. Yes 13.5 0.4 13.3 0.4 12.5 0.4 18.1 1.2 17.5 1.5
No 20.2 1.1 19.6 1.6 17.7 2.3 18.6 3.8 21.3 1.5

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 See MEPS entry in the Data Sources Appendix (Appendix A) for more information.

* 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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