Table 214A_d Adults who rated their health care in the past year 0 to 6 on a scale from 0 to 10, by education,a United States, 2003 |
|
|
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
14.3 |
0.4 |
20.3 |
0.9 |
14.8 |
0.7 |
12.0 |
0.5 |
Age |
18-44 |
16.5 |
0.6 |
24.3 |
1.6 |
17.9 |
1.2 |
13.7 |
0.7 |
45-64 |
13.6 |
0.6 |
20.8 |
2.0 |
14.1 |
1.0 |
11.7 |
0.8 |
65 and over |
10.2 |
0.7 |
14.9 |
1.3 |
9.9 |
1.2 |
6.7 |
1.1 |
Gender |
Male |
14.5 |
0.6 |
21.5 |
1.4 |
15.3 |
1.0 |
11.8 |
0.7 |
Female |
14.1 |
0.4 |
19.4 |
1.1 |
14.5 |
0.8 |
12.1 |
0.5 |
Race |
White, single race |
13.4 |
0.4 |
20.2 |
0.9 |
13.4 |
0.7 |
11.3 |
0.5 |
Black, single race |
17.9 |
1.1 |
19.8 |
2.1 |
19.8 |
1.8 |
15.1 |
1.6 |
Asian, single race |
21.0 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
18.3 |
2.3 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
21.2 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
21.4 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
13.8 |
0.4 |
20.3 |
1.0 |
14.3 |
0.7 |
11.6 |
0.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
12.7 |
0.4 |
20.1 |
1.1 |
12.8 |
0.7 |
10.8 |
0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
17.8 |
1.1 |
20.1 |
2.2 |
20.0 |
1.9 |
14.8 |
1.6 |
Hispanic, all races |
19.5 |
1.1 |
20.2 |
1.5 |
20.2 |
2.4 |
18.3 |
2.0 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
22.6 |
1.2 |
23.4 |
1.6 |
21.8 |
2.2 |
22.4 |
2.4 |
Near poor/low |
19.3 |
1.1 |
23.1 |
1.8 |
18.4 |
1.7 |
16.4 |
1.7 |
Middle |
15.2 |
0.7 |
20.0 |
1.8 |
15.2 |
1.1 |
13.5 |
1.0 |
High |
10.2 |
0.5 |
12.3 |
2.0 |
10.7 |
0.9 |
9.8 |
0.6 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
12.9 |
0.4 |
16.6 |
1.5 |
13.7 |
0.8 |
12.0 |
0.5 |
Public only |
25.1 |
1.3 |
25.8 |
1.9 |
25.6 |
2.4 |
23.2 |
2.6 |
Uninsured |
25.9 |
1.5 |
37.3 |
3.0 |
23.8 |
2.6 |
18.8 |
2.5 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
12.8 |
1.5 |
17.4 |
2.5 |
12.1 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
8.4 |
0.8 |
13.5 |
2.1 |
8.0 |
1.5 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
Medicare and other public |
13.8 |
2.1 |
14.1 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
15.3 |
0.6 |
21.2 |
1.3 |
16.8 |
1.1 |
12.8 |
0.7 |
Metropolitan-small |
12.1 |
0.7 |
18.9 |
1.7 |
11.4 |
0.9 |
10.3 |
0.8 |
Micropolitan |
14.1 |
0.9 |
18.0 |
2.2 |
14.1 |
1.5 |
12.4 |
1.5 |
Noncore-adjacent |
18.0 |
2.0 |
21.6 |
2.8 |
17.9 |
1.9 |
15.0 |
3.8 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
14.1 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
14.4 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
13.6 |
0.4 |
19.9 |
1.0 |
14.2 |
0.7 |
11.4 |
0.5 |
Other |
22.8 |
1.5 |
22.1 |
2.2 |
24.1 |
3.3 |
22.7 |
2.6 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
13.4 |
0.4 |
19.9 |
1.0 |
13.9 |
0.7 |
11.2 |
0.5 |
No |
20.2 |
1.1 |
21.7 |
2.1 |
23.7 |
2.7 |
17.8 |
1.5 |
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 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.
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: 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.
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