Data table for figure 11.1.
Percent of persons of all ages whose health was assessed as excellent or very
good: United States, 1997 - quarter one 2002
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
2002 quarter 1
67.6
66.4-68.8
Data table for figure 11.2.
Percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by sex for all ages:
United States, quarter one 2002
Health status and
sex
Percent
95%
confidence interval
Excellent Both sexes
Male
Female
36.5
37.6
35.4
35.1-37.8
36.1-39.1
33.9-36.8
Very
good Both
sexes
Male
Female
31.2
31.6
30.7
30.0-32.3
30.4-32.8
29.4-32.0
Good Both
sexes
Male
Female
23.3
22.2
24.3
22.3-24.2
21.1-23.3
23.2-25.3
Fair Both
sexes
Male
Female
6.9
6.5
7.2
6.4-7.3
5.9-7.1
6.6-7.7
Poor Total
Male
Female
2.3
2.1
2.5
2.0-2.5
1.7-2.4
2.2-2.8
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, quarter one
2002
Age and sex
Percent
95%
confidence interval
Under 18 years Total
Male
Female
82.8
82.1
83.5
81.3-84.3
80.3-83.8
81.7-85.3
18-64 years Total
Male
Female
67.1
68.8
65.4
65.7-68.4
67.3-70.3
63.9-66.8
65 years and
over Total
Male
Female
36.8
37.5
36.3
34.2-39.3
34.2-40.7
33.3-39.3
Data table for figure
11.4. Age-sex-adjusted percent of persons of all ages whose health was
assessed as excellent or very good, by race/ethnicity: United States,
quarter one 2002
Race/ethnicity
Percent1
95%
confidence interval
Hispanic
59.6
57.1-62.1
White
non-Hispanic
70.3
69.0-71.6
Black
non-Hispanic
58.2
55.4-61.0
1Estimates
are age-sex-adjusted to the projected year 2000 standard population using
three age groups: 18-44 years, 45-64 years, and 65 years and over.
