Table 2.

Percentage of US Adults Aged 65 Years and Older Reporting Poor or Fair Self-Reported Health and Utilization of Preventive Care Services by Race/Ethnicity and Educational Attainment

Variable	Poor or Fair Self-rated Health Status % (95% CI)	Influenza Vaccination % (95% CI)	Mammogram % (95% CI)	Dental Checkup % (95% CI)
Race/ethnicity
White	27 (24–29)b	74 (71–77)b	65 (62–69)	63 (59–66)b
Black	49 (41–56)b	59 (53–65)b	68 (58–77)	44 (38–51)b
Hispanic	41 (32–50)b	63 (52–73)b	75 (68–82)	56 (46–65)b
Educational attainment
>High School	20 (16–24)b	76 (72–80)b	76 (71–81)b	77 (73–81)b
High Schoola	27 (23–30)b	74 (68–78)b	62 (56–68)b	60 (56–65)b
<High School	48 (43–53)b	64 (59–69)b	59 (53–65)b	35 (30–40)b

Source: Data used are from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, US Department of Education.

^a High school diploma or equivalency degree.

^bP <.05.