Table 157C_a: Race- Adults who rate their health care in the past year 9-10 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 45.9 0.6 46.2 0.6 47.4 1.6 32.8 2.7 36.4 4.6
                     
Age                    
    18-44 38.2 0.8 38.1 0.8 42.7 2.1 29.1 3.4 * *
    45-64 48.4 0.8 48.8 0.9 50.1 2.4 33.2 5.5 * *
    65 and over 60.8 1.2 61.2 1.3 60.4 3.1 * * * *
                     
Gender                    
    Male 45.2 0.7 45.7 0.8 46.3 2.5 32.8 4.0 * *
    Female 46.4 0.7 46.7 0.7 48.0 1.8 32.7 3.8 * *
                     
Family incomea                    
    Negative or poor 46.3 1.7 47.6 1.9 47.1 2.8 * * * *
    Near poor/low 48.8 1.2 49.0 1.4 51.7 2.7 * * * *
    Middle 44.6 1.0 44.7 1.1 46.9 2.9 36.4 6.4 * *
    High 45.6 0.9 46.2 0.9 44.9 3.3 33.9 4.0 * *
                     
Educationb (age 18 and over)                    
    Less than high school graduate 46.3 1.0 46.8 1.2 49.4 2.8 * * * *
    High school graduate 47.2 1.0 47.4 1.1 46.4 2.6 * * * *
    At least some college 44.8 0.7 45.2 0.8 46.9 2.4 32.1 3.0 * *
                     
Insurance coverage                    
Under age 65                    
    Any private 42.9 0.7 42.9 0.7 46.9 2.1 33.7 3.7 * *
    Public only 41.9 2.0 43.3 2.4 44.3 3.3 * * * *
    Uninsured 38.6 1.8 39.3 2.0 37.8 4.2 * * * *
Age 65 and over                    
    Medicare only 57.9 1.9 57.4 2.1 63.6 4.9 * * * *
    Medicare and private 62.9 1.6 63.1 1.6 * * * * * *
    Medicare and other public 58.3 3.5 62.4 4.1 * * * * * *
                     
Residence locationc                    
    Metropolitan-large 43.4 0.7 43.5 0.8 47.3 1.9 31.8 3.0 * *
    Metropolitan-small 47.7 1.0 47.9 1.1 50.7 3.1 * * * *
    Micropolitan 49.5 1.5 50.2 1.6 42.7 5.6 * * * *
    Noncore-adjacent 53.4 1.9 54.4 2.1 * * * * * *
    Noncore-rural 52.7 3.5 53.0 3.5 * * * * * *
                     

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.

Table 157C_b Table 157B_a

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