Table 214C_a Adults who rated their health care in the past year 9 to 10 on a scale from 0 to 10, by race, United States, 2003 |
|
|
|
|
Single race |
|
|
|
|
Total |
White |
Black |
Asian |
NHOPI |
AI/AN |
Multiple races |
Population group |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
47.5 |
0.6 |
48.7 |
0.6 |
46.1 |
1.6 |
31.3 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
36.9 |
4.6 |
34.1 |
4.0 |
Age |
18-44 |
42.6 |
0.8 |
43.0 |
0.9 |
45.8 |
2.3 |
31.1 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
45-64 |
48.1 |
0.9 |
49.7 |
1.0 |
43.4 |
2.6 |
27.9 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
65 and over |
58.2 |
1.1 |
59.1 |
1.2 |
53.5 |
4.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
45.9 |
0.8 |
47.0 |
0.9 |
42.4 |
2.7 |
35.7 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Female |
48.7 |
0.7 |
50.0 |
0.8 |
48.2 |
1.8 |
28.0 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
36.7 |
4.9 |
Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
44.9 |
1.6 |
46.3 |
1.9 |
44.9 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
46.6 |
1.2 |
48.0 |
1.4 |
43.4 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Middle |
46.2 |
1.0 |
47.3 |
1.0 |
44.3 |
3.1 |
26.8 |
5.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High |
49.3 |
0.9 |
50.2 |
1.0 |
50.9 |
3.2 |
33.6 |
3.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Educationb |
Less than high school |
49.6 |
1.0 |
50.5 |
1.2 |
49.5 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
High school graduate |
48.8 |
1.0 |
50.1 |
1.1 |
46.2 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
At least some college |
46.3 |
0.8 |
47.4 |
0.9 |
44.9 |
2.5 |
31.7 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 18-64 |
Any private |
46.0 |
0.7 |
46.9 |
0.8 |
45.9 |
2.2 |
32.7 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Public only |
42.0 |
1.7 |
43.1 |
2.0 |
44.6 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
38.6 |
1.9 |
40.1 |
2.1 |
38.3 |
4.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
59.0 |
1.9 |
59.7 |
2.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
58.3 |
1.5 |
59.1 |
1.6 |
50.6 |
6.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
55.1 |
3.0 |
56.6 |
3.8 |
54.1 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
45.2 |
0.8 |
46.3 |
0.8 |
45.5 |
2.1 |
31.6 |
3.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Metropolitan-small |
49.8 |
1.0 |
50.9 |
1.1 |
45.8 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
50.9 |
2.0 |
51.1 |
2.2 |
54.2 |
6.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-adjacent |
49.1 |
2.0 |
49.8 |
2.2 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore-not adjacent |
56.1 |
2.5 |
56.7 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Preferred language |
English |
48.2 |
0.6 |
49.0 |
0.7 |
46.4 |
1.6 |
34.9 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
37.0 |
4.7 |
34.6 |
4.2 |
Other |
39.6 |
1.8 |
44.1 |
1.9 |
* |
* |
27.6 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Born in U.S. |
Yes |
48.6 |
0.6 |
49.1 |
0.7 |
47.1 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
36.6 |
4.8 |
35.6 |
4.3 |
No |
40.3 |
1.4 |
45.2 |
1.7 |
36.2 |
5.1 |
29.2 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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 See 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: 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.
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