Table 11_1_4-5a
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Single race | Multiple races | ||||||||||||
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White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | |||||||||||
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 8.1 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Age | 0–5 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 9.7 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
6–17 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 1.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 8.4 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 1.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 7.8 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 1.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 9.4 | 1.7 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 9.2 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 10.1 | 1.7 | 10.7 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 8.2 | 1.6 | 8.4 | 1.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 6.2 | 1.2 | 6.1 | 1.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance | Any private | 7.0 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 10.7 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 1.7 | 8.1 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 7.9 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 5.8 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Large central metro | 6.3 | 1.2 | 7.0 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Large fringe metro | 8.2 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 8.7 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 9.7 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 9.2 | 1.8 | 9.1 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 10.0 | 2.1 | 9.1 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 7.8 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other | 12.0 | 2.6 | 12.1 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 8.1 | 0.8 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Fair/poor | 7.7 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CSHCN | Yes | 9.5 | 1.4 | 9.2 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
No | 7.4 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 1.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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.