Table 1.3—Perceived Health of Medicare Beneficiaries, by Age and Race or Ethnicity, 2000
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White, non-Hispanic (%) _________________________ |
Black, non-Hispanic (%) _______________________ |
Hispanic (%) ____________________ |
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65–74 |
75–84 |
85+ |
65–74 |
75–84 |
85+ |
65–74 |
75–84 |
85+ |
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Excellent |
18.23 |
13.79 |
11.19 |
10.93 |
7.42 |
8.31 |
13.17 |
12.86 |
8.19 |
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Very good |
31.06 |
26.97 |
22.98 |
22.58 |
18.73 |
17.13 |
21.61 |
17.48 |
20.56 |
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Good |
31.87 |
32.96 |
31.30 |
35.05 |
34.84 |
30.70 |
30.06 |
32.11 |
28.46 |
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Fair |
13.40 |
18.78 |
25.82 |
24.31 |
29.85 |
30.90 |
25.26 |
29.08 |
32.48 |
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Poor |
5.44 |
7.50 |
8.70 |
7.13 |
9.56 |
12.97 |
9.91 |
8.47 |
10.32 |
SOURCE: Data from Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, 2000; Table 2.3. Available at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mcbs/PubCNP00.asp (accessed October 2005).