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Table 214C_c
Adults who rated their health care in the past year 9 to 10 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 47.5 0.6 44.9 1.6 46.6 1.2 46.2 1.0 49.3 0.9
Age 18-44 42.6 0.8 38.5 2.0 39.4 1.7 41.8 1.4 45.3 1.4
45-64 48.1 0.9 46.0 2.8 43.3 2.7 48.1 1.7 49.2 1.1
65 and over 58.2 1.1 59.0 2.7 57.9 2.3 54.0 1.9 62.0 2.2
Gender Male 45.9 0.8 41.5 2.3 44.5 2.0 43.9 1.4 48.0 1.3
Female 48.7 0.7 46.5 1.8 47.7 1.5 47.8 1.3 50.5 1.1
Race White, single race 48.7 0.6 46.3 1.9 48.0 1.4 47.3 1.0 50.2 1.0
Black, single race 46.1 1.6 44.9 2.4 43.4 3.1 44.3 3.1 50.9 3.2
Asian, single race 31.3 2.6 * * * * 26.8 5.7 33.6 3.7
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race 36.9 4.6 * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 34.1 4.0 * * * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 48.0 0.6 44.1 1.8 47.7 1.3 46.4 1.1 49.8 1.0
Non-Hispanic, White 49.3 0.7 45.3 2.2 49.7 1.6 47.6 1.1 50.8 1.0
Non-Hispanic, Black 46.4 1.7 45.6 2.4 43.1 3.1 45.0 3.3 51.0 3.2
Hispanic, all races 43.0 1.3 48.8 3.0 39.5 2.1 44.3 2.3 40.8 3.2
Educationb Less than high school 49.6 1.0 46.1 1.9 51.1 1.9 48.3 1.9 53.8 3.1
High school graduate 48.8 1.0 47.6 2.6 46.1 1.7 48.8 1.6 50.6 1.7
At least some college 46.3 0.8 39.5 3.1 43.4 2.3 43.4 1.3 48.5 1.1
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 46.0 0.7 44.4 3.3 43.0 2.0 44.8 1.2 47.3 1.0
Public only 42.0 1.7 43.0 2.3 40.7 3.0 43.2 4.5 * *
Uninsured 38.6 1.9 32.9 3.4 34.3 3.1 38.9 3.7 49.1 4.5
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 59.0 1.9 49.4 5.7 58.3 3.5 57.9 4.1 66.0 4.6
Medicare and private 58.3 1.5 68.3 5.6 58.0 3.5 52.7 2.5 61.8 2.4
Medicare and other public 55.1 3.0 58.6 4.1 58.6 4.9 * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 45.2 0.8 42.3 2.3 42.3 1.7 44.5 1.6 46.8 1.2
Metropolitan-small 49.8 1.0 48.2 3.0 51.2 2.0 47.0 1.4 51.6 1.8
Micropolitan 50.9 2.0 45.8 4.1 49.1 3.6 50.5 3.1 53.8 3.5
Noncore-adjacent 49.1 2.0 45.7 4.1 43.9 5.4 45.3 3.9 59.7 5.3
Noncore-not adjacent 56.1 2.5 * * * * * * * *
Preferred language English 48.2 0.6 43.8 1.7 47.9 1.3 46.5 1.1 50.2 0.9
Other 39.6 1.8 52.6 3.5 38.8 2.9 41.6 3.5 30.0 4.1
Born in U.S. Yes 48.6 0.6 44.7 1.7 48.1 1.3 46.6 1.1 50.8 1.0
No 40.3 1.4 45.6 3.2 39.0 2.8 43.0 2.4 37.5 2.6

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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