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2008 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 12_1_11.5d
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 education,a United States, 2005
Population group Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total 13.1 0.4 18.1 1.0 14.7 0.6 10.8 0.5
Age 18–44 15.5 0.7 21.8 1.6 17.9 1.1 12.6 0.8
45–64 12.6 0.6 19.2 1.6 14.9 0.9 9.9 0.7
65 and over 8.9 0.7 12.1 1.5 8.4 1.1 7.4 0.9
Gender Male 13.6 0.6 19.0 1.5 15.9 1.2 10.7 0.7
Female 12.8 0.5 17.4 1.2 13.8 0.7 10.9 0.6
Race White, single race 12.2 0.4 16.7 1.1 13.8 0.7 10.0 0.5
Black, single race 18.5 1.0 23.5 2.4 21.4 1.7 14.1 1.4
Asian, single race 16.8 2.4 * * * * 15.8 2.6
NHOPI, single race * * * * * * * *
AI/AN, single race * * * * * * * *
Multiple races 15.7 3.4 * * * * * *
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 12.8 0.4 18.2 1.2 14.5 0.6 10.4 0.5
Non-Hispanic, White 11.8 0.5 16.5 1.3 13.7 0.7 9.6 0.5
Non-Hispanic, Black 18.5 1.0 23.8 2.4 21.7 1.7 13.7 1.4
Hispanic 16.9 1.1 17.6 1.5 16.3 1.8 16.6 1.9
Family incomeb Negative/poor 23.5 1.4 24.3 2.0 27.8 2.5 17.4 2.1
Near poor/low 15.9 0.9 16.7 1.3 16.5 1.4 14.5 1.6
Middle 14.1 0.7 18.3 2.0 14.1 1.0 12.5 1.0
High 9.5 0.5 11.3 1.9 10.7 1.1 8.9 0.6
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 13.1 0.6 19.4 1.7 14.9 0.8 11.1 0.6
Not employed 18.2 0.9 23.0 1.6 20.8 1.6 12.9 1.3
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 11.9 0.5 16.4 1.8 13.8 0.8 10.5 0.6
Public only 24.0 1.5 25.7 2.3 23.4 2.3 21.9 2.8
Uninsured 23.0 1.4 25.0 2.6 27.5 2.4 17.0 2.3
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 10.2 1.5 12.1 2.6 8.5 2.3 10.4 2.5
Medicare and private 7.3 0.8 9.2 2.1 7.6 1.3 6.3 1.1
Medicare and other public 14.3 2.5 16.8 3.4 * * * *
Residence locationc Metropolitan 13.0 0.5 18.2 1.1 14.3 0.7 10.9 0.5
  Large central metro 14.7 0.9 22.5 2.0 15.5 1.3 12.0 0.9
  Large fringe metro 11.8 0.7 13.8 1.9 13.7 1.3 10.4 0.9
  Medium metro 12.8 1.0 18.5 2.1 13.6 1.2 10.5 1.2
  Small metro 11.6 1.1 13.2 2.1 14.4 2.0 9.3 1.4
Nonmetropolitan 13.8 0.9 17.5 1.7 15.9 1.1 10.3 1.4
  Micropolitan 14.1 1.0 18.2 2.1 16.0 1.6 10.9 1.7
  Noncore 13.3 1.6 16.4 2.8 15.9 2.4 9.2 2.1
Language spoken most often at home English 12.8 0.4 18.1 1.1 14.5 0.6 10.4 0.5
Other 17.8 1.5 18.0 2.0 17.5 2.5 17.7 2.4
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 11.3 0.4 16.8 1.1 12.3 0.6 9.5 0.5
Fair/poor 23.2 1.0 21.4 1.7 25.4 1.9 22.3 1.7
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 19.4 1.0 18.0 1.4 20.3 1.9 19.6 1.7
Complex activities 24.2 1.4 25.1 2.1 27.2 2.4 20.4 2.3
Neither basic nor complex activities 11.5 0.5 17.1 1.2 13.0 0.7 9.5 0.5

a 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.

b 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.

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: 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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