Table 11_1_2-5c
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 7.1 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 0.7 | |
Age | 0–5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 1.5 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 5.6 | 1.1 | * | * |
6–17 | 7.7 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 1.0 | |
Gender | Male | 7.1 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 1.4 | 9.8 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
Female | 7.1 | 0.6 | 10.4 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 1.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 5.8 | 0.4 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
Black, single race | 10.0 | 1.1 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 9.9 | 2.7 | * | * | |
Asian, single race | 18.7 | 5.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 6.6 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 5.0 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.8 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 9.8 | 1.1 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 9.8 | 2.7 | * | * | |
Hispanic, all races | 9.3 | 0.8 | 13.0 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 2.1 | * | * | |
Health insurance | Any private | 5.4 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
Public only | 11.1 | 0.9 | 11.6 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 12.3 | 2.7 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 6.9 | 1.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 7.0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
Large central metro | 8.9 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 1.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 5.5 | 0.7 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 1.3 | * | * | |
Medium metro | 6.9 | 1.1 | 10.1 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 1.2 | * | * | |
Small metro | 5.5 | 1.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 7.6 | 1.0 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 11.7 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 9.2 | 1.3 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 15.8 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 4.8 | 1.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 6.7 | 0.5 | 10.6 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
Other | 10.0 | 1.4 | 12.3 | 2.1 | 11.1 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 2.5 | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 7.0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
Fair/poor | 8.7 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CSHCN | Yes | 9.0 | 0.9 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 1.5 |
No | 6.4 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 1.2 | 8.9 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
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 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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.