National Healthcare Disparities Report 2004

Table 157A_a: Race- Adults who rate their health care in the past year 0-6 on a scale from 0 to 10, by race, United States, 2001

	Total		White		Black		API		AI/AN
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE

Total	14.7	0.4	14.1	0.4	17.9	1.1	19.0	2.6	23.2	4.3

Age
18-44	17.0	0.6	16.2	0.6	19.5	1.5	23.2	3.6	*	*
45-64	13.8	0.6	13.4	0.6	16.1	1.9	16.0	4.0	*	*
65 and over	10.7	0.7	10.4	0.7	15.6	2.7	*	*	*	*

Gender
Male	15.0	0.5	14.3	0.6	19.1	1.9	20.4	4.0	*	*
Female	14.5	0.5	13.9	0.5	17.3	1.3	18.0	2.9	*	*

Family income^a
Negative or poor	22.4	1.3	22.1	1.5	21.7	2.2	*	*	*	*
Near poor/low	18.8	0.9	17.7	1.0	20.9	2.2	*	*	*	*
Middle	15.8	0.7	15.3	0.8	18.9	1.9	18.0	5.3	*	*
High	11.0	0.5	10.8	0.5	12.0	2.1	13.1	3.4	*	*

Education^b (age 18 and over)
Less than high school graduate	20.0	0.9	19.1	0.9	23.1	2.4	*	*	*	*
High school graduate	15.5	0.6	14.7	0.7	20.6	1.8	*	*	*	*
At least some college	12.3	0.5	12.0	0.6	12.2	1.4	16.9	3.4	*	*

Insurance coverage
Under age 65
Any private	13.6	0.5	13.2	0.5	15.6	1.3	16.9	3.2	*	*
Public only	26.1	1.8	25.2	2.1	25.7	3.1	*	*	*	*
Uninsured	24.1	1.4	23.9	1.6	23.2	3.4	*	*	*	*
Age 65 and over
Medicare only	13.9	1.3	14.2	1.4	13.7	3.4	*	*	*	*
Medicare and private	7.8	0.8	7.6	0.8	*	*	*	*	*	*
Medicare and other public	17.6	2.7	16.3	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*

Residence location^c
Metropolitan-large	15.3	0.6	14.9	0.6	16.4	1.3	17.7	3.0	*	*
Metropolitan-small	14.4	0.7	13.9	0.7	19.0	2.8	*	*	*	*
Micropolitan	14.0	1.0	12.7	1.0	27.9	4.2	*	*	*	*
Noncore-adjacent	12.5	1.5	11.3	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Noncore-rural	10.6	2.4	11.0	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*

^aNegative or 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.

^bLess than high school graduate 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.

^cSee 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: API: Asian or Pacific Islander; AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; SE: Standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.