Percentage of Females with Fair or Poor Self-Perceived Health Status

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit		 Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 273 14.2 0.9 12.5 15.9
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AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 7 4.4 1.7 1.1 7.6
25-34 years 25 7.0 1.4 4.3 9.7
35-44 years 33 8.9 1.6 5.8 12.0
45-54 years 47 12.4 1.9 8.8 16.1
55-64 years 44 15.2 2.3 10.7 19.8
65+ years 115 31.0 2.5 26.2 35.8
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 21 16.6 3.5 9.7 23.5
Non-Hispanic 252 14.0 0.9 12.3 15.8
RACE . . . . .
White Only 248 14.0 0.9 12.2 15.7
Black or African American Only 15 28.7 6.7 15.6 41.8
Other Race Only 6 7.3 3.0 1.5 13.2
More than One Race 4 12.6 6.1 0.6 24.6
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 39 46.6 6.0 35.0 58.3
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 110 18.5 1.7 15.2 21.9
Some College 82 12.9 1.5 10.0 15.7
College Graduate 42 6.4 1.0 4.4 8.4
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 39 38.8 6.3 26.5 51.1
$15,000 - $24,999 80 25.5 2.6 20.4 30.7
$25,000 - $34,999 36 13.7 2.2 9.3 18.1
$35,000 - $49,999 34 8.4 1.5 5.5 11.2
$50,000+ 29 4.4 0.9 2.7 6.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 84 7.0 0.8 5.4 8.6
Out of Work 3 10.1 5.8 0.0 21.4
Homemaker / Student 45 13.6 2.0 9.6 17.6
Retired 95 26.1 2.4 21.4 30.7
Unable to Work 46 85.3 5.4 74.8 95.8
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 155 11.6 0.9 9.8 13.5
Divorced / Separated 39 16.8 2.7 11.5 22.0
Widowed 59 30.4 3.4 23.7 37.1
Never Married 19 9.5 2.3 5.0 13.9
ACTIVITY LIMITATION STATUS . . . . .
Has an activity limitation 161 37.1 2.5 32.3 41.9
Does not have an activity limitation 109 7.6 0.7 6.1 9.0
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 22 23.4 4.5 14.5 32.3
Rural 30 12.5 2.2 8.2 16.9
Densely-settled Rural 56 17.0 2.2 12.7 21.2
Semi-urban 68 17.2 2.1 13.0 21.3
Urban 95 11.4 1.2 9.1 13.8
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 32 17.0 3.0 11.1 22.9
Insured 241 13.9 0.9 12.1 15.6
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 64 49.1 5.2 38.9 59.3
No Diabetes 209 11.6 0.8 10.0 13.2
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 61 30.7 3.6 23.6 37.7
<14 days mental health not good 205 11.9 0.8 10.3 13.5
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 62 14.5 1.9 10.8 18.3
Non-Smoker 211 14.1 1.0 12.3 16.0
WEIGHT CATEGORY . . . . .
Normal or Underweight (BMI <25) 119 13.5 1.2 11.1 15.9
Overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) 60 11.7 1.5 8.7 14.7
Obese (BMI >= 30) 73 18.8 2.2 14.5 23.1

Numerator: Respondents reporting that in general their health is fair or poor.
Denominator: All respondents, excluding unknowns and refusals.