Table 11_1_1-5b
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic, all races | ||||||||
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All races | White | Black | |||||||||
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 14.9 | 0.4 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 0.5 | 21.2 | 1.3 | 18.5 | 1.3 | |
Age | 18–44 | 18.8 | 0.7 | 18.5 | 0.7 | 16.4 | 0.8 | 23.6 | 1.9 | 21.6 | 1.8 |
45–64 | 14.2 | 0.7 | 14.0 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 22.0 | 2.0 | 16.8 | 2.0 | |
65 and over | 7.5 | 0.7 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 11.9 | 2.6 | 8.9 | 2.4 | |
Gender | Male | 14.9 | 0.7 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 12.6 | 0.7 | 23.1 | 2.1 | 16.9 | 2.2 |
Female | 14.9 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 0.6 | 12.9 | 0.6 | 20.2 | 1.6 | 19.6 | 1.4 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 20.7 | 1.4 | 20.5 | 1.6 | 17.1 | 1.9 | 29.3 | 3.0 | 21.9 | 2.6 |
Near poor/low | 15.7 | 1.1 | 15.6 | 1.3 | 13.2 | 1.3 | 22.7 | 2.9 | 15.9 | 2.0 | |
Middle | 15.8 | 0.8 | 15.2 | 0.9 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 17.6 | 2.2 | 21.6 | 2.5 | |
High | 13.0 | 0.6 | 12.8 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 0.6 | 18.1 | 2.4 | 15.7 | 2.9 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 16.0 | 0.9 | 15.5 | 1.1 | 12.9 | 1.2 | 22.4 | 2.7 | 17.7 | 1.7 |
High school graduate | 14.0 | 0.7 | 13.8 | 0.8 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 24.3 | 2.0 | 17.3 | 2.3 | |
At least some college | 15.0 | 0.6 | 14.6 | 0.6 | 13.2 | 0.6 | 18.2 | 1.8 | 20.5 | 2.3 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 16.1 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 0.6 | 20.3 | 1.5 | 19.8 | 1.9 |
Not employed | 18.8 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 1.0 | 14.9 | 1.0 | 30.2 | 2.8 | 20.2 | 2.0 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 15.2 | 0.6 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 13.7 | 0.6 | 18.3 | 1.5 | 17.4 | 2.1 |
Public only | 22.4 | 1.6 | 22.8 | 1.9 | 19.4 | 2.5 | 30.4 | 3.1 | 20.8 | 2.5 | |
Uninsured | 24.2 | 1.9 | 23.5 | 2.2 | 19.0 | 2.3 | 39.0 | 4.3 | 26.8 | 2.9 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 6.9 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 1.1 | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 7.4 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 1.0 | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 8.5 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 15.3 | 0.5 | 14.9 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 20.6 | 1.4 | 19.2 | 1.3 |
Large central metro | 16.8 | 0.8 | 16.5 | 0.8 | 13.1 | 0.9 | 22.0 | 2.0 | 17.9 | 1.7 | |
Large fringe metro | 15.8 | 1.0 | 15.5 | 1.0 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 23.8 | 3.1 | 21.1 | 3.1 | |
Medium metro | 13.1 | 0.9 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 12.2 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 2.0 | 21.4 | 4.2 | |
Small metro | 14.4 | 1.3 | 14.2 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 1.3 | 16.4 | 4.3 | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 12.7 | 0.9 | 12.8 | 0.9 | 11.6 | 0.9 | 27.0 | 3.9 | 10.1 | 2.6 | |
Micropolitan | 13.8 | 1.1 | 13.9 | 1.1 | 12.7 | 1.1 | 28.1 | 6.1 | 11.2 | 2.8 | |
Noncore | 10.7 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 1.5 | 9.6 | 1.4 | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 14.4 | 0.4 | 14.1 | 0.5 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 20.9 | 1.3 | 19.0 | 2.0 |
Other | 21.5 | 1.7 | 27.1 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | 18.0 | 1.5 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 14.1 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 0.5 | 19.7 | 1.4 | 17.8 | 1.6 |
Fair/poor | 19.2 | 1.0 | 18.9 | 1.2 | 17.5 | 1.3 | 26.2 | 2.6 | 21.4 | 2.2 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 14.9 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 1.2 | 19.4 | 2.4 | 13.7 | 2.6 |
Complex activities | 21.0 | 1.4 | 21.1 | 1.5 | 19.1 | 1.6 | 29.0 | 3.5 | 19.8 | 3.8 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 14.4 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 1.3 | 18.9 | 1.5 |
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.
* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.