Table 157C_d: Education- Adults who rate their health care in the past year 9-10 on a scale from 0 to 10, by educationa, United States, 2001

  Total Less than high school graduate High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
                 
Total 45.8 0.6 46.3 1.0 47.2 1.0 44.8 0.7
                 
Age                
    18-44 38.2 0.8 36.7 1.6 40.0 1.4 37.6 0.9
    45-64 48.4 0.8 48.6 2.2 46.4 1.4 49.6 1.1
    65 and over 60.9 1.2 56.5 1.7 64.8 1.9 61.2 2.0
                 
Gender                
    Male 45.1 0.7 46.2 1.5 45.9 1.4 44.3 1.0
    Female 46.4 0.7 46.3 1.3 48.1 1.2 45.2 0.9
                 
Race                
    White 46.2 0.6 46.8 1.2 47.4 1.1 45.2 0.8
    Black 47.4 1.6 49.4 2.8 46.4 2.6 46.9 2.4
    Asian or Pacific Islander 32.7 2.7 * * * * 32.1 3.0
    American Indian or Alaska Native 36.4 4.6 * * * * * *
                 
Ethnicity                
    Non-Hispanic 45.9 0.6 45.2 1.2 47.5 1.0 45.1 0.7
      White 46.2 0.7 45.7 1.4 47.6 1.1 45.5 0.8
      Black 47.8 1.7 49.9 2.8 46.7 2.6 47.4 2.4
    Hispanic 45.4 1.4 50.2 2.1 43.4 2.5 40.4 2.5
                 
Family incomeb                
    Negative or poor 46.2 1.7 47.9 2.2 44.6 2.7 45.8 3.1
    Near poor/low 48.7 1.2 48.0 1.9 51.7 2.1 45.9 2.1
    Middle 44.6 1.0 45.9 2.0 48.2 1.6 40.8 1.4
    High 45.6 0.9 42.1 2.7 44.7 1.7 46.3 1.0
                 
Insurance coverage                
Under age 65                
    Any private 42.9 0.7 41.1 1.8 43.7 1.2 42.7 0.8
    Public only 41.9 2.0 42.3 2.7 40.6 3.5 43.1 4.4
    Uninsured 38.6 1.8 39.2 2.7 37.4 3.1 39.5 3.3
Age 65 and over                
    Medicare only 58.0 1.9 55.6 2.7 59.8 3.6 59.5 4.0
    Medicare and private 62.9 1.5 56.4 2.8 67.2 2.4 62.9 2.3
    Medicare and other public 59.0 3.5 58.6 4.3 * * * *
                 
Residence locationc                
    Metropolitan-large 43.4 0.7 46.2 1.6 43.9 1.4 42.3 0.9
    Metropolitan-small 47.6 1.0 46.5 2.1 49.1 1.7 46.9 1.4
    Micropolitan 49.4 1.5 45.5 2.6 50.4 2.3 50.7 2.4
    Noncore-adjacent 53.3 1.9 46.9 4.1 55.7 2.8 55.6 3.5
    Noncore-rural 52.9 3.5 * * 56.9 6.6 52.9 4.4
                 

aPersons age 18 and over. Less 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.

bNegative 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.

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: SE: Standard error.

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

Table 158a Table 157C c

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