Table 214B_c Adults who rated their health care in the past year 7 to 8 on a scale from 0 to 10, by family income,a United States, 2003 |
|
|
Total |
Negative/poor |
Near poor/low |
Middle |
High |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
38.1 |
0.5 |
32.6 |
1.5 |
33.9 |
1.1 |
38.6 |
1.0 |
40.4 |
0.8 |
Age |
18-44 |
40.8 |
0.8 |
36.3 |
2.1 |
38.3 |
1.7 |
41.2 |
1.4 |
42.5 |
1.3 |
45-64 |
38.2 |
0.9 |
28.5 |
2.4 |
34.6 |
2.5 |
37.2 |
1.8 |
40.6 |
1.1 |
65 and over |
31.6 |
1.1 |
29.0 |
2.7 |
27.9 |
1.9 |
34.3 |
1.9 |
33.1 |
2.2 |
Gender |
Male |
39.6 |
0.9 |
34.1 |
2.7 |
34.5 |
1.8 |
39.8 |
1.5 |
41.5 |
1.3 |
Female |
37.1 |
0.6 |
31.9 |
1.7 |
33.6 |
1.3 |
37.8 |
1.2 |
39.3 |
0.9 |
Race |
White, single race |
37.9 |
0.6 |
31.9 |
1.9 |
33.1 |
1.2 |
38.3 |
1.0 |
40.1 |
0.9 |
Black, single race |
35.7 |
1.5 |
30.2 |
2.2 |
35.7 |
3.7 |
38.2 |
3.0 |
36.6 |
2.8 |
Asian, single race |
47.6 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
41.9 |
5.1 |
50.6 |
3.3 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
42.0 |
5.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
44.6 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
38.2 |
0.6 |
33.2 |
1.7 |
34.0 |
1.2 |
38.6 |
1.1 |
40.1 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
37.9 |
0.6 |
33.0 |
2.3 |
33.1 |
1.4 |
38.3 |
1.1 |
39.7 |
0.9 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
35.4 |
1.6 |
29.3 |
2.3 |
36.1 |
3.7 |
37.5 |
3.2 |
36.6 |
2.9 |
Hispanic, all races |
37.5 |
1.3 |
29.5 |
2.2 |
33.0 |
2.4 |
38.6 |
2.5 |
45.7 |
2.8 |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
30.1 |
1.1 |
30.5 |
1.7 |
25.8 |
1.7 |
31.7 |
2.0 |
33.9 |
2.9 |
High school graduate |
36.4 |
0.9 |
30.6 |
2.5 |
35.5 |
1.9 |
36.0 |
1.6 |
38.7 |
1.6 |
At least some college |
41.8 |
0.8 |
38.2 |
3.4 |
40.2 |
2.1 |
43.0 |
1.4 |
41.7 |
1.0 |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
41.0 |
0.7 |
36.4 |
3.6 |
38.5 |
1.9 |
40.1 |
1.2 |
42.3 |
0.9 |
Public only |
32.4 |
1.5 |
31.3 |
2.1 |
32.8 |
2.8 |
34.1 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
35.3 |
1.8 |
34.5 |
3.5 |
37.5 |
3.4 |
39.5 |
3.5 |
28.6 |
3.7 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
28.2 |
1.7 |
35.7 |
5.3 |
26.1 |
3.0 |
27.7 |
3.8 |
28.1 |
4.5 |
Medicare and private |
33.4 |
1.4 |
23.4 |
5.3 |
30.2 |
3.2 |
36.7 |
2.4 |
33.8 |
2.4 |
Medicare and other public |
30.7 |
2.9 |
28.6 |
3.4 |
22.9 |
4.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
39.4 |
0.7 |
33.8 |
2.2 |
34.9 |
1.6 |
38.0 |
1.5 |
42.5 |
1.1 |
Metropolitan-small |
38.1 |
1.0 |
32.0 |
2.3 |
32.8 |
1.8 |
41.2 |
1.5 |
39.2 |
1.6 |
Micropolitan |
34.9 |
1.7 |
32.0 |
4.2 |
34.2 |
3.1 |
35.1 |
2.9 |
35.9 |
2.8 |
Noncore-adjacent |
32.9 |
1.9 |
27.6 |
4.5 |
38.5 |
3.7 |
36.7 |
4.4 |
25.7 |
3.5 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
29.9 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
38.2 |
0.6 |
32.9 |
1.7 |
33.9 |
1.2 |
38.7 |
1.0 |
40.1 |
0.8 |
Other |
37.5 |
1.8 |
30.8 |
2.9 |
34.2 |
3.0 |
37.7 |
2.9 |
45.5 |
4.1 |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
37.9 |
0.6 |
32.3 |
1.7 |
33.7 |
1.2 |
38.8 |
1.1 |
39.8 |
0.9 |
No |
39.4 |
1.4 |
34.0 |
2.9 |
34.9 |
2.8 |
37.1 |
2.5 |
45.1 |
2.3 |
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: 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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