Table 12-1. Percentage of respondents age 25 and above who reported being in excellent or very good health, by educational attainment and selected characteristics: 2001
|
|---|
| Characteristic |
Less than
high school |
High school
diploma
or equivalent |
Some college,
including
vocational/
technical |
Bachelor’s
degree
or higher |
Total |
|
| Total |
39.0 |
56.2 |
65.9 |
78.4 |
61.2 |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
42.0 |
58.6 |
67.2 |
78.7 |
63.1 |
| Female |
36.3 |
54.2 |
64.8 |
78.1 |
59.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Family income |
|
|
|
|
|
| Less than $20,000 |
29.9 |
39.8 |
45.6 |
65.3 |
39.3 |
| $20,000–34,999 |
38.9 |
50.3 |
57.9 |
71.5 |
52.3 |
| $35,000–54,999 |
49.3 |
62.3 |
67.1 |
73.4 |
64.3 |
| $55,000–74,999 |
56.9 |
66.7 |
74.1 |
79.6 |
72.1 |
| $75,000 or more |
61.2 |
71.2 |
76.6 |
83.3 |
78.3 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Poverty status1 |
|
|
|
|
|
| Poor |
30.7 |
40.3 |
48.9 |
65.8 |
39.5 |
| Near-poor |
36.7 |
46.7 |
52.2 |
67.1 |
46.3 |
| Nonpoor |
47.4 |
62.6 |
70.6 |
79.8 |
69.2 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Race/ethnicity2 |
|
|
|
|
|
| American Indian |
36.6 |
48.7 |
62.9 |
67.1 |
50.7 |
| Asian |
44.4 |
50.6 |
63.9 |
74.8 |
64.2 |
| Black |
33.1 |
49.7 |
57.8 |
69.8 |
51.1 |
| White |
36.6 |
57.1 |
67.4 |
79.7 |
63.4 |
| Hispanic |
47.0 |
60.4 |
65.0 |
76.1 |
56.8 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
| 25–34 |
61.6 |
70.9 |
77.1 |
87.7 |
76.1 |
| 35–44 |
50.6 |
65.7 |
72.6 |
83.8 |
70.6 |
| 45–54 |
36.3 |
54.9 |
64.0 |
77.8 |
61.8 |
| 55–64 |
29.8 |
46.9 |
56.3 |
71.4 |
51.8 |
| 65 and above |
25.9 |
39.5 |
44.2 |
55.1 |
38.1 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Metropolitan status area |
|
|
|
|
|
| 2.5 million and above |
43.0 |
58.6 |
64.8 |
78.5 |
63.3 |
| 1–2.49 million |
42.4 |
58.2 |
66.8 |
80.0 |
64.4 |
| Under 1 million |
38.3 |
55.4 |
65.8 |
77.9 |
60.9 |
| Nonmetropolitan area |
33.3 |
53.8 |
66.0 |
75.7 |
55.7 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Region |
|
|
|
|
|
| Northeast |
40.9 |
58.0 |
65.3 |
78.3 |
62.5 |
| Midwest |
33.6 |
56.5 |
66.7 |
79.0 |
61.5 |
| South |
38.0 |
54.3 |
65.0 |
78.1 |
59.1 |
| West |
44.0 |
57.5 |
66.7 |
78.3 |
63.5 |
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1“Near-poor” is defined as 100–199 percent of the poverty level, and “nonpoor” is defined as twice the poverty level. See supplemental note 1 for more information on poverty.
|
2American Indian includes Alaska Native, Asian includes Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian, Black includes African American, and Hispanic includes Latino. Racial categories exclude Hispanic origin. Other race/ethnicities are included in the total but are not shown separately.
|
NOTE: Includes those who responded “excellent” or “very good” from a scale of “excellent,” “very good,” “good,” “fair,” and “poor.” See supplemental note 1 for more information on metropolitan status area and region.
|
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2001, previously unpublished tabulation (October 2003).
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