Table 10_3_1-2d
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 17.8 | 0.7 | 19.1 | 1.3 | 18.3 | 1.2 | 16.3 | 1.2 | |
Age | 65–69 | 18.5 | 1.3 | 16.7 | 2.5 | 22.4 | 2.6 | 16.4 | 2.3 |
70–74 | 18.2 | 1.5 | 24.3 | 3.4 | 18.0 | 2.4 | 14.8 | 2.2 | |
75–79 | 19.8 | 1.9 | 21.4 | 3.0 | 22.2 | 3.0 | 15.5 | 2.9 | |
80 and over | 15.0 | 1.2 | 15.4 | 1.8 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 18.3 | 2.3 | |
Gender | Male | 14.4 | 1.1 | 17.3 | 2.0 | 13.1 | 1.8 | 13.5 | 1.7 |
Female | 20.3 | 1.0 | 20.2 | 1.8 | 21.3 | 1.6 | 19.1 | 1.7 | |
Race | White, single race | 17.4 | 0.8 | 18.4 | 1.5 | 18.0 | 1.3 | 16.1 | 1.4 |
Black, single race | 19.0 | 1.9 | 19.8 | 2.7 | 17.4 | 3.5 | 19.2 | 4.3 | |
Asian, single race | 21.2 | 5.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 18.0 | 0.8 | 20.0 | 1.5 | 18.4 | 1.3 | 16.4 | 1.2 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 17.6 | 0.8 | 19.4 | 1.7 | 18.0 | 1.4 | 16.2 | 1.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 19.2 | 1.9 | 19.9 | 2.7 | 17.8 | 3.5 | 19.4 | 4.4 | |
Hispanic | 14.0 | 1.7 | 13.9 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomec | Negative/poor | 19.7 | 2.0 | 22.8 | 2.8 | 16.2 | 3.1 | * | * |
Near poor/low | 19.6 | 1.4 | 19.2 | 2.1 | 20.8 | 2.6 | 18.4 | 3.0 | |
Middle | 16.9 | 1.4 | 17.9 | 2.5 | 18.0 | 2.0 | 14.5 | 2.1 | |
High | 16.5 | 1.2 | 15.9 | 3.1 | 17.2 | 2.4 | 16.3 | 1.7 | |
Health insurance | Medicare only | 16.9 | 1.4 | 17.1 | 2.3 | 16.1 | 2.1 | 17.7 | 2.4 |
Medicare and private | 17.5 | 0.9 | 17.7 | 2.0 | 19.3 | 1.7 | 15.8 | 1.4 | |
Medicare and other public | 21.8 | 2.0 | 24.2 | 2.6 | 20.7 | 4.4 | * | * | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 17.2 | 0.8 | 18.6 | 1.5 | 17.7 | 1.4 | 15.8 | 1.4 |
Large central metro | 19.1 | 1.4 | 19.1 | 2.8 | 19.0 | 2.8 | 19.3 | 2.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 14.1 | 1.6 | 16.8 | 3.4 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 2.4 | |
Medium metro | 18.7 | 1.7 | 20.2 | 2.6 | 19.3 | 2.8 | 17.1 | 2.3 | |
Small metro | 15.1 | 2.7 | 17.6 | 3.5 | 13.6 | 3.8 | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 19.8 | 1.8 | 20.5 | 2.5 | 20.5 | 2.7 | 18.4 | 2.7 | |
Micropolitan | 18.1 | 2.2 | 19.0 | 2.7 | 16.9 | 3.6 | 18.7 | 3.2 | |
Noncore | 23.1 | 2.8 | 22.6 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 18.1 | 0.8 | 20.0 | 1.4 | 18.7 | 1.3 | 16.4 | 1.3 |
Other | 17.0 | 2.6 | 16.2 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 15.9 | 0.8 | 15.8 | 1.5 | 17.3 | 1.5 | 14.8 | 1.3 |
Fair/poor | 23.5 | 1.6 | 25.0 | 2.5 | 21.9 | 2.6 | 23.3 | 3.0 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 24.0 | 1.3 | 25.4 | 2.1 | 23.5 | 2.3 | 22.9 | 2.4 |
Complex activities | 27.1 | 2.2 | 29.3 | 3.6 | 27.0 | 3.8 | 24.4 | 4.0 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 14.6 | 0.9 | 14.0 | 1.7 | 15.9 | 1.6 | 13.8 | 1.4 |
a Prescription medications received includes all prescribed medications initially purchased or otherwise obtained during calendar year, as well as any refills.
b Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
c Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, over the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle, 200 percent to just below 400 percent of the poverty line; and high, 400 percent of the poverty line and over.
d For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A.
* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.