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Table 214C_a
Adults who rated their health care in the past year 9 to 10 on a scale from 0 to 10, by race, United States, 2003
        Single race    
    Total White Black Asian NHOPI AI/AN Multiple races
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 47.5 0.6 48.7 0.6 46.1 1.6 31.3 2.6 * * 36.9 4.6 34.1 4.0
Age 18-44 42.6 0.8 43.0 0.9 45.8 2.3 31.1 2.9 * * * * * *
45-64 48.1 0.9 49.7 1.0 43.4 2.6 27.9 4.4 * * * * * *
65 and over 58.2 1.1 59.1 1.2 53.5 4.4 * * * * * * * *
Gender Male 45.9 0.8 47.0 0.9 42.4 2.7 35.7 3.5 * * * * * *
Female 48.7 0.7 50.0 0.8 48.2 1.8 28.0 2.9 * * * * 36.7 4.9
Family incomea Negative/poor 44.9 1.6 46.3 1.9 44.9 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Near poor/low 46.6 1.2 48.0 1.4 43.4 3.1 * * * * * * * *
Middle 46.2 1.0 47.3 1.0 44.3 3.1 26.8 5.7 * * * * * *
High 49.3 0.9 50.2 1.0 50.9 3.2 33.6 3.7 * * * * * *
Educationb Less than high school 49.6 1.0 50.5 1.2 49.5 2.6 * * * * * * * *
High school graduate 48.8 1.0 50.1 1.1 46.2 2.7 * * * * * * * *
At least some college 46.3 0.8 47.4 0.9 44.9 2.5 31.7 2.9 * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 46.0 0.7 46.9 0.8 45.9 2.2 32.7 2.7 * * * * * *
Public only 42.0 1.7 43.1 2.0 44.6 3.0 * * * * * * * *
Uninsured 38.6 1.9 40.1 2.1 38.3 4.9 * * * * * * * *
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 59.0 1.9 59.7 2.1 * * * * * * * * * *
Medicare and private 58.3 1.5 59.1 1.6 50.6 6.4 * * * * * * * *
Medicare and other public 55.1 3.0 56.6 3.8 54.1 5.9 * * * * * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 45.2 0.8 46.3 0.8 45.5 2.1 31.6 3.0 * * * * * *
Metropolitan-small 49.8 1.0 50.9 1.1 45.8 2.4 * * * * * * * *
Micropolitan 50.9 2.0 51.1 2.2 54.2 6.5 * * * * * * * *
Noncore-adjacent 49.1 2.0 49.8 2.2 * * * * * * * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 56.1 2.5 56.7 2.8 * * * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 48.2 0.6 49.0 0.7 46.4 1.6 34.9 3.3 * * 37.0 4.7 34.6 4.2
Other 39.6 1.8 44.1 1.9 * * 27.6 4.0 * * * * * *
Born in U.S. Yes 48.6 0.6 49.1 0.7 47.1 1.7 * * * * 36.6 4.8 35.6 4.3
No 40.3 1.4 45.2 1.7 36.2 5.1 29.2 2.8 * * * * * *

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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