Data table for figure
11.1. Percent of persons of all ages whose health was assessed as excellent
or very good: United States, 1997-2002
Year
Percent
95% confidence interval
1997
68.5
68.0-69.1
1998
69.1
68.6-69.6
1999
68.7
68.1-69.3
2000
68.4
67.9-69.0
2001
68.6
68.1-69.2
2002 (January-June)
67.9
67.1-68.7
Data table for figure
11.2. Percent distribution of respondent-assessed health status, by sex for
all ages: United States, January–June 2002
Health
status and sex
Percent
95%
confidence interval
Excellent
Both sexes
Male
Female
36.7
38.1
35.4
35.9-37.6
37.2-39.1
34.5-36.3
Very good
Both sexes
Male
Female
31.2
31.5
31.0
30.5-31.9
30.7-32.3
30.1-31.8
Good
Both sexes
Male
Female
23.0
22.0
23.9
22.3-23.6
21.2-22.7
23.2-24.7
Fair
Both sexes
Male
Female
6.9
6.4
7.3
6.6-7.2
6.0-6.7
6.9-7.7
Poor
Total
Male
Female
2.2
2.1
2.4
2.1-2.4
1.9-2.3
2.2-2.6
Data table for
figure 11.3. Percent of persons whose health was assessed as excellent or
very good, by sex and age group: United States, January-June 2002
Age
and sex
Percent
95%
confidence interval
Under 18 years
Total
Male
Female
83.5
83.3
83.8
82.5-84.6
82.1-84.4
82.6-85.1
18-64 years
Total
Male
Female
67.2
69.0
65.5
66.3-68.1
67.9-70.0
64.6-66.5
65 years and over
Total
Male
Female
37.1
37.3
36.9
35.4-38.7
35.1-39.4
34.9-38.8
Data table for figure
11.4. Age-sex-adjusted percent of persons of all ages whose health was
assessed as excellent or very good, by race/ethnicity: United States, January-June 2002
Race/ethnicity
Percent1
95% confidence interval
Hispanic
60.6
58.8-62.3
White non-Hispanic
70.6
69.7-71.5
Black non-Hispanic
57.8
55.8-59.8
1Estimates are age-sex-adjusted to
the 2000 U.S. standard population using three age groups: 18-44 years, 45-64
years, and 65 years and over.
