Table 10_3_1-3d
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 0.6 | |
Age | 65–69 | 3.6 | 0.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
70–74 | 3.3 | 0.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
75–79 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
80 and over | 1.8 | 0.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 1.9 | 0.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 3.3 | 0.5 | * | * | 3.8 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.9 | |
Race | White, single race | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
Black, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Asian, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 2.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 2.8 | 0.4 | * | * | 2.8 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Hispanic | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomec | Negative/poor | 3.6 | 1.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 2.9 | 0.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 2.3 | 0.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 2.6 | 0.5 | * | * | * | * | 2.9 | 0.8 | |
Health insurance | Medicare only | 2.4 | 0.5 | * | * | * | * | 5.1 | 1.4 |
Medicare and private | 2.5 | 0.4 | * | * | 3.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
Medicare and other public | 4.4 | 1.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 2.6 | 0.4 | * | * | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 |
Large central metro | 3.0 | 0.7 | * | * | * | * | 4.8 | 1.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 2.1 | 0.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 2.5 | 0.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 3.1 | 0.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
Other | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 2.7 | 0.4 | * | * | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
Fair/poor | 2.9 | 0.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 3.5 | 0.6 | * | * | * | * | 4.4 | 1.2 |
Complex activities | 5.2 | 1.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 2.3 | 0.4 | * | * | 2.3 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
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.