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2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports

Table 16_3_5.1
People in fair or poor health with a specific source of ongoing care,a United States, 1999 and 2007
    2007 1999
Population group Percent SE Percent SE
Total   84.5 1.1 87.0 0.9
Age, not age adjusted 0–17 91.6 2.2 93.5 1.9
18–44 73.7 2.2 78.4 1.6
45–64 89.9 1.0 89.9 0.9
65 and over 96.2 0.6 96.9 0.5
Race AI/AN only 82.3 4.3 DSU DSU
Asian only 77.4 4.3 92.1 3.0
NHOPI only DSU DSU DSU DSU
Black only 83.3 2.0 88.2 1.5
White only 85.0 1.4 87.3 1.0
Multiple races 86.1 4.5 73.7 7.8
Ethnicity Hispanic, all races 81.2 2.1 84.1 1.6
Non-Hispanic, all races 85.2 1.3 87.6 1.0
Non-Hispanic, Black 83.1 2.1 88.2 1.5
Non-Hispanic, White 86.5 1.9 87.9 1.2
Gender Male 82.3 1.8 83.7 1.3
Female 86.2 1.3 89.8 1.1
Health insurance,b ages 0–64 Private 93.2 1.5 92.3 1.2
Public only 89.0 2.2 92.6 1.2
Uninsured 57.4 4.0 64.3 2.9
Health insurance, age 65 and over Medicare and private 97.0 0.8 98.3 0.4
Medicare and public 94.9 1.3 95.2 1.8
Medicare only 96.4 1.1 95.5 1.3
Family incomec Negative/poor 80.3 1.8 84.9 1.2
Near poor/low 83.2 2.1 83.7 2.0
Middle 85.4 2.3 90.2 1.4
High 95.0 1.7 91.6 2.1
Education, age 25 and over Less than high school 81.4 2.1 82.7 1.6
High school graduate 86.9 1.5 85.1 1.6
At least some college 85.5 2.3 89.8 1.5
Residence locationd Metropolitan 84.6 1.2 DNA DNA
  Large central metro 84.5 1.7 DNA DNA
  Large fringe metro 87.7 1.9 DNA DNA
  Medium metro 86.4 1.7 DNA DNA
  Small metro 75.6 6.1 DNA DNA
Micropolitan (nonmetro) 83.7 3.8 DNA DNA
Noncore (nonmetro) 83.7 3.1 DNA DNA
Activity limitations,d age 18 and over Basic activities 86.1 2.9 DNA DNA
Complex activities 85.4 2.1 DNA DNA
No activity limitations 78.4 1.7 DNA DNA

a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.

b A small number of people who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private" category only.

c 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. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of people were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.

d For more information, see the National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

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: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.

 

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