2007 National Healthcare Disparities Report: Data Tables Appendix--Table 228A.a

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Table 228A_a
Adults who rate their health care in the past year 0-6 on a scale from 0 to 10, by race, United States, 2004

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		13.8	0.4	12.8	0.4	18.6	1.0	20.4	2.3	*	*	*	*	18.5	3.2
Age	18-44	16.9	0.6	15.8	0.7	22.6	1.6	20.2	3.4	*	*	*	*	20.5	4.1
	45-64	12.5	0.5	11.6	0.6	16.0	1.7	19.5	3.1	*	*	*	*	*	*
	65 and over	9.2	0.7	8.5	0.7	10.2	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Male	14.1	0.6	12.9	0.6	20.2	1.8	20.0	2.9	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender	Female	13.6	0.4	12.7	0.5	17.6	1.2	20.8	2.9	*	*	*	*	15.6	3.6
Family income^a	Negative/poor	24.0	1.2	22.6	1.5	26.2	2.5	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Near poor/low	17.3	0.9	16.3	1.0	22.7	2.1	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Middle	14.1	0.7	13.4	0.8	15.5	2.1	22.5	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High	10.2	0.6	9.6	0.5	13.1	2.2	19.7	3.4	*	*	*	*	*	*
Education^b	Less than high school	19.6	0.9	18.3	1.0	22.0	2.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	High school graduate	14.3	0.7	13.3	0.7	20.5	1.6	19.1	4.6	*	*	*	*	*	*
	At least some college	11.7	0.5	10.8	0.5	15.3	1.7	20.2	2.7	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	12.2	0.5	11.6	0.5	15.4	1.4	17.1	2.6	*	*	*	*	13.9	3.7
	Public only	24.7	1.3	24.3	1.6	25.6	2.6	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Uninsured	28.9	1.8	26.5	1.9	36.2	4.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	10.7	1.3	10.4	1.4	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and private	8.1	0.9	7.7	0.9	12.1	3.2	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Medicare and other public	10.8	1.7	8.1	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Residence location^c	Metropolitan-large	14.6	0.6	13.1	0.6	19.8	1.4	20.6	2.6	*	*	*	*	19.9	5.3
	Metropolitan-small	11.9	0.7	11.4	0.8	15.6	1.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Micropolitan	13.7	1.2	13.2	1.3	16.4	4.8	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-adjacent	16.4	1.7	15.6	1.9	18.2	3.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Noncore-not adjacent	16.0	1.8	16.0	1.7	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Language spoken most often at home	English	13.4	0.4	12.5	0.4	18.5	1.0	16.4	3.0	*	*	*	*	18.6	3.2
Language spoken most often at home	Other	18.9	1.4	16.6	1.5	*	*	24.5	3.3	*	*	*	*	*	*
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	18.4	0.9	16.2	1.0	25.1	2.3	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Complex activities	22.5	1.2	20.7	1.4	28.1	3.0	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	Neither basic nor complex activities	12.6	0.4	11.9	0.4	16.8	1.2	18.1	2.2	*	*	*	*	14.1	3.1

^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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

^* 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.