Table 3.
Self-assessed health status for all HRS respondents and those with diabetes at baseline
| Baseline health status
|
Years of schooling | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–11 | 12 | 13–15 | 16+ | |
| All respondents | ||||
| Excellent | 12.0 | 23.2 | 29.5 | 39.2 |
| Very good | 20.7 | 32.8 | 34.7 | 35.4 |
| Good | 31.4 | 27.0 | 25.1 | 20.1 |
| Fair | 22.2 | 12.0 | 8.4 | 3.8 |
| Poor | 13.7 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Respondents with diabetes | ||||
| Excellent | 2.5 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 8.2 |
| Very good | 12.1 | 14.1 | 18.6 | 30.0 |
| Good | 19.2 | 37.4 | 40.8 | 41.9 |
| Fair | 38.5 | 29.2 | 23.0 | 14.7 |
| Poor | 27.7 | 15.4 | 7.4 | 5.2 |
Sample, Health And Retirement Survey. Aged 51–61 years old in 1992.