2005 National Healthcare Disparities Report, Appendix D: Data Tables. Table 184a

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Table 184a
People in fair or poor health who have a specific source of ongoing care^a, by race, United States, 2003

Population group		Total		Single race										Multiple races
		Total		White		Black		Asian		NHOPI		AI/AN		Multiple races
		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		88.1	0.7	88.1	0.9	88.0	1.5	88.4	3.9	*	*	*	*	93.2	3.4
Age (not age adjusted)	0-17	95.7	1.3	96.1	1.5	95.3	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	18-44	78.5	1.5	78.5	1.8	78.0	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	45-64	91.5	0.8	91.6	1.0	93.0	1.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	97.1	0.5	97.2	0.5	95.0	1.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	90.3	0.8	90.4	1.0	90.3	1.6	85.4	5.2	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	85.1	1.2	85.2	1.4	84.4	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance^b, age 0-64	Private	94.1	1.0	94.5	1.0	94.1	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Public	95.7	0.8	95.5	1.1	96.0	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	63.9	2.7	62.9	3.5	65.6	4.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare and private	98.7	0.4	98.7	0.5	97.9	1.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and public	97.2	1.2	97.1	1.6	96.1	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare only	94.0	1.4	94.1	1.6	92.3	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Family income^c	Negative or poor	86.3	1.5	86.3	1.9	86.8	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	84.9	1.6	85.6	1.6	87.1	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	90.0	1.6	91.4	1.6	78.5	7.9	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	94.0	2.1	92.7	2.7	98.5	1.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education (age 25 and over)	Less than high school	84.9	1.5	84.2	1.7	89.5	2.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	85.8	1.6	86.1	1.9	83.9	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	91.2	1.1	91.0	1.3	91.3	2.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location	Urban	87.4	0.9	87.3	1.1	87.4	1.7	86.9	4.4	*	*	*	*	94.9	2.5
Residence location	Rural	89.6	1.5	89.7	1.5	90.9	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*

^a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

^b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.

^c Negative 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.

^* 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: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

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