Percentage distribution of health status among persons ages 18 to 24, by selected characteristics: 1999 and 2008

NCES 2012-026
December 2011

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Table 42.	Percentage distribution of health status among persons ages 18 to 24, by selected characteristics: 1999 and 2008

Characteristic	1999					2008
Characteristic	Total	Excellent/ very good	Good	Fair/poor		Total	Excellent/ very good	Good	Fair/poor
Total	100.0	77.7	19.0	3.4		100.0	76.4	19.6	4.0

Sex
Male	100.0	79.8	17.5	2.6		100.0	77.5	18.8	3.7
Female	100.0	75.6	20.4	4.1		100.0	75.3	20.4	4.3

Age
18–21	100.0	77.9	18.8	3.2		100.0	77.5	19.1	3.4
22–24	100.0	77.4	19.1	3.5		100.0	75.0	20.2	4.9

Race/ethnicity
White	100.0	80.6	16.5	2.9		100.0	80.7	16.1	3.3
Black	100.0	71.4	22.9	5.8		100.0	69.2	24.2	6.6
Hispanic	100.0	72.2	24.0	3.8		100.0	66.3	28.3	5.4
Asian	100.0	79.7	18.7	1.6	!	100.0	80.3	19.1	‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	100.0	60.8	37.8	‡		100.0	87.0	‡	‡
Two or more races	100.0	‡	‡	‡		100.0	‡	‡	‡
Other races¹	100.0	64.7	31.5	‡		100.0	75.3	21.7	‡

Educational attainment
Less than high school diploma	100.0	68.0	25.6	6.5		100.0	64.7	27.3	8.0
High school completion only²	100.0	76.6	19.8	3.7		100.0	71.8	23.0	5.3
Some college	100.0	82.4	15.7	2.0		100.0	81.9	15.8	2.3
Associate's degree	100.0	78.6	19.7	1.7	!	100.0	81.7	15.9	2.4	!
Bachelor's or higher degree	100.0	88.9	10.1	1.0	!	100.0	90.4	9.1	‡

Poverty status³
Poor	100.0	72.1	21.8	6.0		100.0	68.9	24.5	6.6
Near-poor	100.0	72.7	21.7	5.6		100.0	68.9	24.1	7.1
Nonpoor	100.0	82.4	15.6	2.0		100.0	82.9	15.0	2.1

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

¹ Includes Pacific Islanders.

² Includes equivalency certification.

³ Children in families whose incomes are below the poverty threshold are classified as poor; those in families with incomes at 100–199 percent of the poverty threshold are classified as near-poor, and those in families with incomes at 200 percent or more of the poverty threshold are classified as nonpoor. Detail may not sum to totals because of missing values for poverty.

NOTE: Data are based on respondents' answers to a survey question on general health status. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 1999 and 2008.