Table 12_1_1-3d
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 56.9 | 0.5 | 56.2 | 1.1 | 58.2 | 0.8 | 56.4 | 0.6 | |
Age | 18–44 | 53.8 | 0.7 | 49.1 | 1.5 | 54.9 | 1.2 | 54.6 | 0.9 |
45–64 | 57.5 | 0.7 | 54.8 | 1.9 | 59.2 | 1.4 | 57.1 | 1.0 | |
65 and over | 62.9 | 0.9 | 67.1 | 1.8 | 62.5 | 1.5 | 60.5 | 1.5 | |
Gender | Male | 57.5 | 0.7 | 55.9 | 1.6 | 57.2 | 1.2 | 58.1 | 0.9 |
Female | 56.5 | 0.5 | 56.5 | 1.3 | 58.9 | 0.9 | 55.2 | 0.7 | |
Race | White, single race | 56.9 | 0.5 | 55.7 | 1.2 | 58.2 | 0.8 | 56.4 | 0.7 |
Black, single race | 60.6 | 1.3 | 60.1 | 2.6 | 61.2 | 1.9 | 60.5 | 1.8 | |
Asian, single race | 49.5 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | 50.7 | 2.6 | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 56.4 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 57.4 | 0.5 | 58.4 | 1.2 | 58.3 | 0.8 | 56.6 | 0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 57.3 | 0.5 | 58.4 | 1.4 | 58.4 | 0.9 | 56.5 | 0.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 60.9 | 1.4 | 60.1 | 2.7 | 61.3 | 1.9 | 61.1 | 1.9 | |
Hispanic | 52.6 | 1.6 | 48.7 | 2.2 | 56.5 | 2.6 | 54.3 | 2.3 | |
Family incomec | Negative/poor | 53.5 | 1.3 | 52.7 | 2.0 | 52.9 | 2.4 | 55.4 | 2.5 |
Near poor/low | 56.0 | 1.1 | 57.6 | 1.7 | 57.1 | 1.8 | 53.3 | 2.0 | |
Middle | 55.9 | 0.8 | 56.0 | 2.1 | 57.9 | 1.2 | 54.3 | 1.3 | |
High | 58.6 | 0.7 | 59.1 | 2.6 | 60.5 | 1.3 | 58.0 | 0.8 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 56.3 | 0.6 | 52.4 | 1.5 | 58.1 | 1.0 | 56.1 | 0.8 |
Not employed | 52.5 | 0.9 | 49.7 | 1.8 | 53.6 | 1.6 | 53.4 | 1.4 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 56.8 | 0.5 | 55.0 | 1.9 | 58.3 | 1.0 | 56.4 | 0.7 |
Public only | 51.3 | 1.4 | 48.9 | 2.0 | 56.4 | 2.5 | 47.6 | 2.8 | |
Uninsured | 48.6 | 1.6 | 45.6 | 2.4 | 48.3 | 2.7 | 51.6 | 2.8 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 63.1 | 1.9 | 67.6 | 3.2 | 62.6 | 2.8 | 59.7 | 3.5 |
Medicare and private | 63.1 | 1.2 | 70.5 | 2.3 | 62.8 | 1.9 | 60.4 | 1.8 | |
Medicare and other public | 61.4 | 3.1 | 60.6 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 56.7 | 0.5 | 55.7 | 1.2 | 58.0 | 0.8 | 56.4 | 0.7 |
Large central metro | 55.2 | 0.8 | 51.2 | 2.0 | 57.2 | 1.7 | 55.5 | 1.1 | |
Large fringe metro | 58.7 | 0.9 | 62.8 | 2.3 | 59.8 | 1.4 | 57.2 | 1.3 | |
Medium metro | 57.4 | 0.9 | 55.7 | 2.3 | 59.2 | 1.5 | 56.9 | 1.3 | |
Small metro | 54.6 | 1.5 | 55.6 | 3.4 | 52.4 | 2.6 | 55.7 | 2.1 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 57.9 | 1.3 | 58.2 | 2.7 | 59.0 | 1.8 | 56.9 | 2.0 | |
Micropolitan | 57.5 | 1.8 | 57.4 | 3.6 | 59.3 | 2.5 | 56.1 | 2.2 | |
Noncore | 58.7 | 1.8 | 59.6 | 4.0 | 58.4 | 2.4 | 58.5 | 3.8 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 57.5 | 0.5 | 58.9 | 1.2 | 58.4 | 0.8 | 56.7 | 0.6 |
Other | 49.2 | 1.9 | 45.4 | 2.5 | 54.3 | 3.0 | 50.8 | 3.2 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 58.2 | 0.5 | 56.3 | 1.2 | 60.2 | 0.8 | 57.6 | 0.7 |
Fair/poor | 50.0 | 1.1 | 55.9 | 2.0 | 49.1 | 1.7 | 45.8 | 1.9 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 53.1 | 1.1 | 58.5 | 1.7 | 53.5 | 1.8 | 48.8 | 1.7 |
Complex activities | 49.5 | 1.3 | 52.0 | 2.2 | 49.8 | 2.2 | 47.0 | 2.5 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 58.0 | 0.5 | 56.0 | 1.2 | 59.5 | 0.9 | 57.7 | 0.7 |
a For the percentage estimates, the weights are adjusted for nonresponse based on how many of the four questions had a response.
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 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.
d 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.