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Table 214C_b
Adults who rated their health care in the past year 9 to 10 on a scale from 0 to 10, by ethnicity, United States, 2003
        Non-Hispanic Hispanic, all races
    Total All races White Black
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 47.5 0.6 48.0 0.6 49.3 0.7 46.4 1.7 43.0 1.3
Age 18-44 42.6 0.8 43.4 0.9 44.0 1.0 46.5 2.3 36.7 1.8
45-64 48.1 0.9 47.9 0.9 49.7 1.0 43.1 2.7 50.4 2.6
65 and over 58.2 1.1 58.1 1.2 59.0 1.3 53.6 4.7 59.4 3.8
Gender Male 45.9 0.8 46.5 0.8 47.8 0.9 42.9 2.7 39.6 2.2
Female 48.7 0.7 49.1 0.7 50.5 0.8 48.5 1.9 45.4 1.6
Family incomea Negative/poor 44.9 1.6 44.1 1.8 45.3 2.2 45.6 2.4 48.8 3.0
Near poor/low 46.6 1.2 47.7 1.3 49.7 1.6 43.1 3.1 39.5 2.1
Middle 46.2 1.0 46.4 1.1 47.6 1.1 45.0 3.3 44.3 2.3
High 49.3 0.9 49.8 1.0 50.8 1.0 51.0 3.2 40.8 3.2
Educationb Less than high school 49.6 1.0 49.9 1.3 51.0 1.5 50.0 2.8 48.7 1.9
High school graduate 48.8 1.0 50.0 1.0 51.4 1.1 46.6 2.8 36.1 2.6
At least some college 46.3 0.8 46.5 0.8 47.7 0.9 45.2 2.6 42.2 2.8
Health insurance, age 18-64 Any private 46.0 0.7 46.4 0.7 47.3 0.8 46.1 2.2 41.6 2.0
Public only 42.0 1.7 41.6 2.0 42.6 2.4 45.1 3.0 43.9 2.5
Uninsured 38.6 1.9 39.4 2.3 41.6 2.7 38.7 5.1 36.0 2.7
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 59.0 1.9 59.2 2.1 60.1 2.3 * * 56.2 5.5
Medicare and private 58.3 1.5 58.3 1.6 59.1 1.6 50.9 7.0 * *
Medicare and other public 55.1 3.0 53.0 3.5 53.9 4.7 54.4 5.9 63.6 5.6
Residence locationc Metropolitan-large 45.2 0.8 45.5 0.9 46.9 1.0 45.8 2.3 42.4 1.8
Metropolitan-small 49.8 1.0 50.2 1.0 51.4 1.1 46.2 2.4 43.8 2.6
Micropolitan 50.9 2.0 51.0 2.0 51.1 2.2 54.2 6.5 48.8 8.6
Noncore-adjacent 49.1 2.0 49.7 2.2 50.5 2.4 * * * *
Noncore-not adjacent 56.1 2.5 55.8 2.6 56.4 2.9 * * * *
Preferred language English 48.2 0.6 48.6 0.6 49.5 0.7 46.8 1.7 39.8 1.9
Other 39.6 1.8 30.2 3.2 34.5 5.3 * * 46.6 1.9
Born in U.S. Yes 48.6 0.6 49.0 0.7 49.6 0.7 47.4 1.7 40.1 2.0
No 40.3 1.4 37.1 2.0 44.2 2.8 36.6 6.0 45.8 1.9

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: 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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