Table 12_1_11.5b
Rating of 0–6 on a scale from 0 to 10 of health care by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, by ethnicity, United States, 2005
| Population group |
Total |
Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic, all races |
| All races |
White |
Black |
| Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
| Total |
13.2 |
0.4 |
12.9 |
0.4 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
18.7 |
1.1 |
17.0 |
1.1 |
| Age |
18–44 |
15.5 |
0.7 |
15.1 |
0.7 |
14.0 |
0.7 |
19.6 |
1.7 |
18.3 |
1.5 |
| 45–64 |
12.7 |
0.6 |
12.3 |
0.6 |
11.3 |
0.6 |
19.0 |
1.8 |
18.0 |
2.0 |
| 65 and over |
9.1 |
0.7 |
9.2 |
0.7 |
8.4 |
0.8 |
14.6 |
2.1 |
8.3 |
1.8 |
| Gender |
Male |
13.7 |
0.6 |
13.4 |
0.6 |
12.3 |
0.7 |
20.5 |
2.0 |
16.6 |
1.6 |
| Female |
12.9 |
0.5 |
12.5 |
0.5 |
11.4 |
0.5 |
17.6 |
1.1 |
17.2 |
1.2 |
| Family incomea |
Negative/poor |
23.8 |
1.4 |
24.0 |
1.6 |
20.6 |
1.9 |
30.5 |
2.7 |
22.8 |
2.3 |
| Near poor/low |
16.2 |
0.9 |
16.4 |
1.0 |
16.1 |
1.2 |
16.8 |
1.8 |
14.7 |
1.5 |
| Middle |
14.2 |
0.8 |
13.7 |
0.8 |
13.0 |
0.8 |
16.0 |
1.9 |
19.1 |
2.2 |
| High |
9.4 |
0.5 |
9.2 |
0.5 |
8.7 |
0.5 |
14.0 |
2.1 |
13.0 |
1.9 |
| Educationb |
Less than high school |
18.1 |
1.0 |
18.2 |
1.2 |
16.5 |
1.3 |
23.8 |
2.4 |
17.6 |
1.5 |
| High school graduate |
14.7 |
0.6 |
14.5 |
0.6 |
13.7 |
0.7 |
21.7 |
1.7 |
16.3 |
1.8 |
| At least some college |
10.8 |
0.5 |
10.4 |
0.5 |
9.6 |
0.5 |
13.7 |
1.4 |
16.6 |
1.9 |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
13.1 |
0.6 |
12.8 |
0.6 |
12.0 |
0.6 |
16.7 |
1.5 |
16.6 |
1.4 |
| Not employed |
18.3 |
0.9 |
17.8 |
1.0 |
15.7 |
1.0 |
26.8 |
2.8 |
22.2 |
2.5 |
| Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
12.0 |
0.5 |
11.7 |
0.5 |
10.9 |
0.5 |
16.4 |
1.5 |
15.2 |
1.4 |
| Public only |
24.0 |
1.4 |
24.4 |
1.7 |
25.2 |
2.1 |
22.4 |
2.7 |
22.0 |
2.7 |
| Uninsured |
23.2 |
1.5 |
23.3 |
1.7 |
21.5 |
1.9 |
31.6 |
4.1 |
23.0 |
2.7 |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
10.3 |
1.4 |
10.3 |
1.5 |
10.0 |
1.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| Medicare and private |
7.4 |
0.8 |
7.5 |
0.8 |
7.3 |
0.9 |
11.1 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
| Medicare and other public |
15.5 |
2.4 |
16.5 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
19.0 |
4.5 |
10.8 |
3.1 |
| Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
13.1 |
0.5 |
12.7 |
0.5 |
11.6 |
0.5 |
17.5 |
1.1 |
17.0 |
1.1 |
| Large central metro |
14.8 |
0.9 |
14.0 |
0.9 |
12.5 |
1.0 |
17.8 |
1.8 |
18.4 |
1.6 |
| Large fringe metro |
12.0 |
0.7 |
11.7 |
0.7 |
10.8 |
0.7 |
14.7 |
1.9 |
15.8 |
2.7 |
| Medium metro |
12.8 |
1.0 |
12.8 |
1.0 |
12.1 |
1.0 |
20.0 |
2.7 |
12.9 |
2.2 |
| Small metro |
11.6 |
1.1 |
11.1 |
1.1 |
10.2 |
1.1 |
18.8 |
3.0 |
18.4 |
3.2 |
| Nonmetropolitan |
13.9 |
0.9 |
13.8 |
0.9 |
12.8 |
0.9 |
28.2 |
3.6 |
16.6 |
4.6 |
| Micropolitan |
14.2 |
1.0 |
14.1 |
1.0 |
13.1 |
1.1 |
29.9 |
5.4 |
* |
* |
| Noncore |
13.3 |
1.6 |
13.3 |
1.7 |
12.1 |
1.7 |
25.5 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
| Language spoken most often at home |
English |
12.9 |
0.4 |
12.7 |
0.4 |
11.8 |
0.5 |
18.6 |
1.1 |
16.9 |
1.7 |
| Other |
17.9 |
1.5 |
19.5 |
3.3 |
13.3 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
17.0 |
1.6 |
| Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
11.4 |
0.4 |
11.1 |
0.4 |
10.0 |
0.4 |
16.7 |
1.2 |
14.9 |
1.1 |
| Fair/poor |
23.4 |
1.0 |
23.1 |
1.1 |
23.0 |
1.3 |
25.5 |
2.1 |
25.5 |
2.5 |
| Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
19.4 |
1.0 |
19.1 |
1.0 |
18.3 |
1.1 |
23.9 |
2.4 |
22.5 |
2.9 |
| Complex activities |
24.2 |
1.4 |
23.7 |
1.5 |
22.7 |
1.6 |
26.9 |
3.2 |
30.0 |
4.3 |
| Neither basic nor complex activities |
11.6 |
0.5 |
11.2 |
0.5 |
10.2 |
0.5 |
16.4 |
1.4 |
15.6 |
1.1 |
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* - 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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