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)
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.
^b P <.05.
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 School^a	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