Data table for figure 11.1.
Percent of persons whose health was assessed as excellent or very good for all
ages: United States,
1997-2001
Year
Percent
95%
confidence interval
1997
68.5
68.0-69.1
1998
69.1
68.6-69.6
1999
68.7
68.1-69.3
2000
68.4
67.9-69.0
2001
68.6
68.1-69.2
Data table for figure 11.2.
Percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by sex for all ages:
United States, 2001
Health
status and sex
Percent
95%
confidence interval
Excellent
Both sexes
Males
Females
37.4
39.1
35.9
36.8-38.1
38.4-39.8
35.2-36.5
Very good
Both sexes
Males
Females
31.2
31.0
31.3
30.7-31.7
30.5-31.6
30.7-31.9
Good
Both sexes
Males
Females
22.4
21.5
23.2
21.9-22.8
21.0-22.0
22.7-23.7
Fair
Both sexes
Males
Females
6.8
6.1
7.4
6.6-7.0
5.9-6.4
7.1-7.7
Poor
Total
Males
Females
2.3
2.2
2.3
2.1-2.4
2.1-2.4
2.1-2.4
Data table for figure
11.3. Percent of persons whose health was assessed as excellent or very
good, by sex and age group:
United States, 2001
Age
and sex
Percent
95%
confidence interval
Under 18 years Total
Males
Females
83.2
82.7
83.7
82.5-83.9
81.9-83.6
82.8-84.5
18-64 years Total
Males
Females
68.3
69.9
66.7
67.6-68.9
69.2-70.5
66.0-67.4
65 years and over Total
Males
Females
38.1
38.1
38.1
36.9-39.4
36.6-39.6
36.7-39.6
Data table
for figure 11.4. Age-sex-adjusted percent of persons whose health was assessed
as excellent or very good, by race/ethnicity for all ages: United States, 2001
Race/ethnicity
Percent1
95%
confidence interval
Hispanic
62.3
61.1-63.5
White
non-Hispanic
71.2
70.6-71.9
Black
non-Hispanic
58.3
56.8-59.7
1Estimates
are age-sex-adjusted to a year 2000 standard population using three age
groups: 18-44 years,
45-64 years, and 65 years and over.
