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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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