Table 11_1_4-3c
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 | 76.9 | 1.2 | 70.1 | 2.9 | 70.6 | 2.8 | 79.9 | 2.2 | 81.3 | 2.1 | |
Age | 0–5 | 72.8 | 2.2 | 73.0 | 4.4 | 63.4 | 4.5 | 73.4 | 4.7 | 77.7 | 3.9 |
6–17 | 79.5 | 1.5 | 68.1 | 4.0 | 75.8 | 3.0 | 83.6 | 2.4 | 83.7 | 2.5 | |
Gender | Male | 76.3 | 1.8 | 69.6 | 3.9 | 71.2 | 3.8 | 79.0 | 2.9 | 79.9 | 2.9 |
Female | 77.5 | 1.7 | 70.6 | 4.0 | 69.9 | 4.0 | 81.0 | 3.0 | 83.0 | 3.2 | |
Race | White, single race | 77.4 | 1.4 | 68.7 | 3.7 | 72.2 | 3.2 | 79.3 | 2.7 | 81.6 | 2.3 |
Black, single race | 79.0 | 2.5 | 77.0 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Asian, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 78.2 | 1.4 | 71.8 | 3.3 | 72.6 | 3.3 | 81.6 | 2.5 | 80.7 | 2.2 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 79.3 | 1.5 | 71.6 | 4.4 | 75.6 | 3.8 | 80.9 | 3.0 | 81.2 | 2.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 79.2 | 2.5 | 76.6 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Hispanic, all races | 69.5 | 3.2 | 65.7 | 5.5 | 64.0 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance | Any private | 79.9 | 1.5 | * | * | 73.9 | 4.1 | 81.1 | 2.5 | 81.0 | 2.2 |
Public only | 69.8 | 2.3 | 69.6 | 3.2 | 68.2 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 77.0 | 1.3 | 71.6 | 3.3 | 69.6 | 3.0 | 79.7 | 2.5 | 81.1 | 2.2 |
Large central metro | 75.4 | 2.2 | 64.5 | 4.4 | 67.6 | 4.5 | 80.2 | 4.5 | 82.7 | 4.3 | |
Large fringe metro | 78.7 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | 77.7 | 4.2 | 80.2 | 3.5 | |
Medium metro | 76.9 | 3.3 | 71.3 | 6.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 77.6 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 75.9 | 2.8 | 63.7 | 5.5 | 74.7 | 5.5 | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 76.0 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 75.7 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 78.3 | 1.3 | 72.8 | 3.2 | 73.5 | 3.0 | 80.2 | 2.3 | 81.5 | 2.1 |
Other | 60.7 | 4.1 | 53.7 | 6.5 | 55.0 | 6.5 | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 77.1 | 1.2 | 70.9 | 3.0 | 70.2 | 3.0 | 80.3 | 2.2 | 81.2 | 2.1 |
Fair/poor | 71.5 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CSHCN | Yes | 71.5 | 2.4 | 68.9 | 5.1 | 68.8 | 4.5 | 73.7 | 4.2 | 73.2 | 4.7 |
No | 79.5 | 1.4 | 70.1 | 3.7 | 71.7 | 3.4 | 83.2 | 2.5 | 84.6 | 2.4 |
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.