Table 10_3_2-1
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | 2005 | 2002 | |||||||
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Total population (in thousands)d | Percent with USCe | Percent asked | SE | Total population (in thousands)d | Percent with USCe | Percent asked | SE | ||
Total | 296,185 | 80.3 | 77.7 | 0.6 | 288,182 | 81.2 | 75.1 | 0.6 | |
Age | 0–17 | 73,563 | 90.5 | 74.6 | 0.9 | 72,747 | 90.0 | 71.0 | 1.0 |
18–44 | 111,067 | 67.0 | 79.6 | 0.8 | 111,219 | 69.2 | 77.5 | 0.8 | |
45–64 | 74,078 | 83.9 | 79.7 | 0.8 | 67,960 | 85.0 | 77.5 | 0.8 | |
65 and over | 37,477 | 93.4 | 76.2 | 1.2 | 36,256 | 93.9 | 73.9 | 1.1 | |
Gender | Male | 145,116 | 76.2 | 77.7 | 0.7 | 140,802 | 77.4 | 75.1 | 0.7 |
Female | 151,069 | 84.3 | 77.7 | 0.7 | 147,380 | 84.8 | 75.2 | 0.7 | |
Race | White, single race | 237,761 | 81.3 | 78.1 | 0.7 | 233,530 | 82.0 | 75.3 | 0.7 |
Black, single race | 36,870 | 76.1 | 75.7 | 1.4 | 35,504 | 79.0 | 77.5 | 1.3 | |
Asian, single race | 12,659 | 72.5 | 78.5 | 2.4 | 11,567 | 73.0 | 67.5 | 2.7 | |
NHOPI, single race | 1,078 | 88.0 | 86.4 | 6.0 | 884 | 83.2 | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 2,332 | 81.4 | 75.7 | 7.7 | 2,583 | 78.4 | 71.0 | 5.6 | |
Multiple races | 5,484 | 83.5 | 72.2 | 3.9 | 4,114 | 80.8 | 73.5 | 2.8 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 252,609 | 82.5 | 77.4 | 0.7 | 248,517 | 83.4 | 74.6 | 0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 196,514 | 84.2 | 77.7 | 0.8 | 195,463 | 84.9 | 74.6 | 0.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 35,880 | 76.3 | 75.7 | 1.5 | 34,875 | 79.2 | 77.5 | 1.3 | |
Hispanic | 43,576 | 67.6 | 79.7 | 1.2 | 39,665 | 67.2 | 79.3 | 1.1 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 37,915 | 74.3 | 76.4 | 1.3 | 35,618 | 75.3 | 75.5 | 1.3 |
Near poor/low | 54,033 | 76.7 | 75.8 | 1.3 | 52,639 | 75.7 | 75.2 | 1.2 | |
Middle | 92,693 | 78.8 | 77.2 | 0.9 | 91,063 | 81.6 | 72.9 | 1.0 | |
High | 111,543 | 85.4 | 79.3 | 0.9 | 108,862 | 85.4 | 76.8 | 0.7 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 41,928 | 70.3 | 77.5 | 1.1 | 45,282 | 73.8 | 75.0 | 1.1 |
High school graduate | 70,724 | 77.4 | 77.2 | 1.0 | 69,829 | 77.8 | 76.0 | 0.9 | |
At least some college | 107,388 | 79.4 | 80.6 | 0.7 | 97,855 | 80.7 | 78.1 | 0.8 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 147,001 | 72.8 | 79.5 | 0.7 | 143,280 | 74.8 | 77.3 | 0.7 |
Not employed | 37,780 | 77.4 | 80.2 | 1.0 | 35,665 | 76.7 | 78.1 | 1.0 | |
Health insurance, ages 0–64 | Any private | 182,776 | 83.1 | 78.6 | 0.7 | 183,519 | 84.0 | 75.3 | 0.7 |
Public only | 38,952 | 84.6 | 74.8 | 1.3 | 34,249 | 83.8 | 75.2 | 1.5 | |
Uninsured | 35,796 | 48.3 | 78.5 | 1.5 | 33,061 | 49.7 | 76.0 | 1.4 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 10,078 | 92.8 | 73.0 | 2.4 | 10,202 | 93.3 | 72.0 | 2.1 |
Medicare and private | 21,331 | 94.8 | 77.0 | 1.6 | 20,648 | 94.8 | 75.0 | 1.2 | |
Medicare and other public | 4,477 | 92.0 | 80.8 | 2.2 | 3,788 | 94.2 | 75.3 | 2.5 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 247,418 | 80.1 | 77.8 | 0.7 | 241,330 | 80.7 | 75.2 | 0.7 |
Large central metro | 89,436 | 75.8 | 78.0 | 1.0 | 87,683 | 77.7 | 75.6 | 0.9 | |
Large fringe metro | 73,350 | 83.2 | 77.6 | 1.0 | 69,802 | 81.9 | 72.8 | 1.0 | |
Medium metro | 59,108 | 82.3 | 76.7 | 1.7 | 58,570 | 82.8 | 76.3 | 1.6 | |
Small metro | 25,524 | 81.0 | 80.4 | 2.4 | 25,275 | 82.4 | 77.4 | 1.9 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 48,767 | 81.7 | 77.1 | 1.6 | 46,852 | 83.9 | 75.1 | 1.4 | |
Micropolitan | 31,968 | 79.5 | 76.9 | 1.8 | 31,339 | 83.3 | 76.3 | 1.5 | |
Noncore | 16,799 | 85.8 | 77.4 | 2.8 | 15,513 | 85.1 | 72.6 | 2.4 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 257,411 | 82.5 | 77.3 | 0.7 | 252,871 | 83.3 | 74.9 | 0.7 |
Other | 34,902 | 64.1 | 81.2 | 1.3 | 31,079 | 64.0 | 78.0 | 1.5 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 262,298 | 79.6 | 77.4 | 0.7 | 255,683 | 80.5 | 74.9 | 0.6 |
Fair/poor | 31,890 | 86.5 | 80.1 | 1.0 | 30,511 | 87.6 | 77.2 | 1.1 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 29,148 | 90.5 | 79.5 | 1.1 | 27,554 | 89.8 | 74.5 | 1.2 |
Complex activities | 17,758 | 88.9 | 81.0 | 1.3 | 16,398 | 89.7 | 75.9 | 1.3 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 183,537 | 74.8 | 78.8 | 0.7 | 179,243 | 76.4 | 77.2 | 0.7 |
a 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.
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
d Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
e Percent with usual source of care, excluding missing values.
* - 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.