As the graph above shows, people living below the poverty line are more than three times as likely to report their health as fair or poor compared to people with incomes at least double the poverty line. The range in the survey is a five point scale including excellent, very good, good, fair and poor, so fair and poor are below the midpoint of the scale. Poor was defined as below the poverty line, near poor had incomes between 100 and 200 percent of the poverty line less poor had incomes between 200 and 400 percent fo the poverty line, and nonpoor had incomes more than four times the poverty line. In addition, there is a disparity in self-reported health in terms of race or ethnicity, as shown in the graph below.