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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 14_1_11.5d
Rating of 0–6 on a scale from 0 to 10 (best grade) of health care by adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, by education,a United States, 2006
    Total Less than high school High school graduate At least some college
Population group Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE Percent SE
Total   13.9 0.4 19.1 0.9 15.3 0.7 11.6 0.5
Age 18–44 15.5 0.6 21.1 1.6 18.1 1.3 13.0 0.7
45–64 14.0 0.7 20.4 1.6 15.8 1.2 11.8 0.8
65 and over 10.0 0.7 15.4 1.6 9.8 1.1 7.1 0.9
Gender Male 14.0 0.6 20.5 1.5 15.1 1.2 11.6 0.7
Female 13.7 0.5 18.1 1.1 15.4 0.8 11.6 0.6
Race White, single race 12.9 0.4 18.7 1.1 13.9 0.7 10.9 0.5
Black, single race 17.4 1.0 19.5 1.7 20.6 1.6 14.1 1.4
Asian, single race 18.1 2.4 DSU DSU DSU DSU 16.9 2.9
NHOPI, single race DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
AI/AN, single race 25.1 6.0 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Multiple races 24.2 3.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU DSU
Ethnicity Non-Hispanic, all races 13.6 0.5 19.0 1.1 15.1 0.7 11.6 0.6
Non-Hispanic, White 12.5 0.5 18.4 1.3 13.6 0.8 10.8 0.6
Non-Hispanic, Black 17.4 1.0 19.4 1.7 20.7 1.6 14.0 1.4
Hispanic, all races 16.6 1.1 19.7 1.7 17.3 2.0 12.3 1.6
Family incomeb Negative/poor 21.6 1.3 22.9 1.7 22.0 2.1 19.2 2.6
Near poor/low 18.4 0.9 20.1 1.6 18.7 1.5 16.4 1.7
Middle 14.9 0.8 19.2 1.7 15.3 1.1 13.1 1.2
High 10.2 0.6 12.6 2.1 11.5 1.2 9.7 0.6
Employment status, ages 18–64 Employed 14.1 0.5 21.1 1.6 16.1 1.0 12.0 0.6
Not employed 17.6 0.9 20.3 1.8 19.4 1.6 14.7 1.3
Health insurance, ages 18–64 Any private 12.4 0.6 14.9 1.5 14.1 1.0 11.4 0.6
Public only 24.8 1.4 24.8 2.2 25.7 2.3 23.6 2.7
Uninsured 25.1 1.6 29.7 2.8 25.0 2.5 21.1 2.4
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare only 12.1 1.5 18.1 2.4 9.5 1.8 10.2 3.0
Medicare and private 8.0 0.8 12.5 2.4 10.0 1.5 5.0 0.8
Medicare and other public 14.3 2.4 14.9 2.8 DSU DSU DSU DSU
Residence locationc Metropolitan 13.6 0.5 18.7 1.1 15.4 0.8 11.5 0.6
  Large central metro 15.0 0.8 20.2 1.5 17.9 1.5 12.3 1.0
  Large fringe metro 11.5 0.8 17.9 2.4 11.2 1.3 10.4 0.9
  Medium metro 14.0 1.0 18.3 1.8 16.3 1.6 11.4 1.1
  Small metro 14.2 1.2 16.3 3.2 16.9 1.8 12.2 1.6
Nonmetropolitan 15.0 0.8 20.7 1.8 14.7 1.4 12.6 1.2
  Micropolitan 14.3 1.0 19.9 2.2 14.0 1.5 12.2 1.3
  Noncore 16.3 1.6 22.1 2.8 16.1 2.6 13.4 2.1
Language spoken most often at home English 13.5 0.5 19.7 1.1 15.1 0.7 11.2 0.5
Other 18.8 1.4 16.7 1.7 19.4 2.7 21.0 2.5
Perceived health status Excellent/very good/good 11.9 0.5 15.5 1.1 13.3 0.8 10.5 0.5
Fair/poor 24.6 1.0 28.0 1.7 24.5 1.9 22.0 1.7
Activity limitationsc Basic activities 18.7 0.9 23.7 1.8 18.4 1.6 15.6 1.4
Complex activities 21.8 1.4 24.5 2.4 22.1 2.0 19.1 2.2
Neither basic nor complex activities 12.7 0.5 17.1 1.2 14.2 0.8 11.0 0.6

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, 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.

DSU - 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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