Table 12_1_11-3b
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 | 48.8 | 0.6 | 48.9 | 0.7 | 50.7 | 0.7 | 41.9 | 1.6 | 48.0 | 1.6 | |
Age | 18–44 | 41.8 | 0.8 | 41.7 | 0.9 | 43.5 | 1.0 | 36.4 | 2.1 | 42.9 | 2.0 |
45–64 | 49.8 | 0.9 | 49.8 | 1.0 | 51.2 | 1.0 | 43.2 | 2.5 | 50.0 | 2.9 | |
65 and over | 62.5 | 1.3 | 62.2 | 1.3 | 63.4 | 1.4 | 57.4 | 3.4 | 67.3 | 4.0 | |
Gender | Male | 47.2 | 0.9 | 47.2 | 0.9 | 49.0 | 0.9 | 39.7 | 2.4 | 47.8 | 2.4 |
Female | 49.9 | 0.7 | 50.1 | 0.8 | 52.0 | 0.8 | 43.2 | 1.6 | 48.1 | 2.1 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 41.8 | 1.6 | 40.3 | 1.8 | 42.5 | 2.3 | 37.3 | 2.4 | 49.4 | 2.7 |
Near poor/low | 50.0 | 1.3 | 49.4 | 1.5 | 50.6 | 1.6 | 47.5 | 3.2 | 53.0 | 2.6 | |
Middle | 47.0 | 1.1 | 47.4 | 1.1 | 48.8 | 1.3 | 42.9 | 2.6 | 43.0 | 3.0 | |
High | 51.0 | 0.9 | 51.2 | 0.9 | 53.0 | 1.0 | 40.1 | 2.9 | 48.1 | 4.1 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 49.6 | 1.3 | 49.0 | 1.5 | 50.8 | 1.7 | 43.9 | 2.4 | 51.7 | 2.3 |
High school graduate | 50.1 | 1.1 | 50.0 | 1.1 | 52.2 | 1.2 | 39.5 | 2.6 | 52.3 | 2.9 | |
At least some college | 48.0 | 0.8 | 48.4 | 0.8 | 49.9 | 0.9 | 43.2 | 2.3 | 41.2 | 2.8 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 45.5 | 0.7 | 45.5 | 0.7 | 47.1 | 0.8 | 39.4 | 2.0 | 45.5 | 1.9 |
Not employed | 45.3 | 1.2 | 45.5 | 1.4 | 47.7 | 1.6 | 38.7 | 2.7 | 44.6 | 2.5 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 46.7 | 0.7 | 46.8 | 0.8 | 48.3 | 0.9 | 40.7 | 2.1 | 45.5 | 2.2 |
Public only | 41.1 | 1.8 | 39.5 | 2.0 | 40.3 | 2.5 | 38.6 | 3.0 | 47.9 | 3.0 | |
Uninsured | 39.5 | 1.9 | 38.6 | 2.1 | 40.7 | 2.5 | 31.8 | 4.9 | 42.4 | 3.0 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 60.4 | 2.2 | 60.3 | 2.2 | 60.4 | 2.3 | 57.4 | 6.1 | * | * |
Medicare and private | 64.9 | 1.7 | 64.6 | 1.7 | 65.4 | 1.8 | 58.4 | 5.1 | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 56.9 | 2.9 | 53.7 | 3.4 | 56.8 | 4.5 | 56.5 | 5.0 | 71.5 | 4.5 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 48.6 | 0.7 | 48.7 | 0.8 | 50.7 | 0.8 | 42.0 | 1.7 | 47.9 | 1.6 |
Large central metro | 46.2 | 1.1 | 46.2 | 1.3 | 50.0 | 1.6 | 38.7 | 2.4 | 46.5 | 1.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 50.1 | 1.4 | 50.0 | 1.5 | 52.1 | 1.6 | 44.0 | 3.8 | 50.7 | 3.9 | |
Medium metro | 50.6 | 1.5 | 50.7 | 1.5 | 51.1 | 1.6 | 46.8 | 3.3 | 49.5 | 4.9 | |
Small metro | 47.2 | 1.7 | 47.2 | 1.8 | 47.4 | 1.6 | 47.6 | 7.4 | 47.5 | 4.9 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 49.8 | 1.2 | 49.7 | 1.2 | 50.6 | 1.3 | 40.8 | 4.9 | 49.9 | 5.5 | |
Micropolitan | 50.3 | 1.5 | 50.3 | 1.6 | 51.3 | 1.6 | 37.9 | 7.7 | 48.9 | 5.6 | |
Noncore | 48.8 | 2.4 | 48.7 | 2.4 | 49.4 | 2.6 | 45.4 | 5.2 | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 49.1 | 0.7 | 49.3 | 0.7 | 50.7 | 0.7 | 42.0 | 1.6 | 46.1 | 2.6 |
Other | 44.4 | 1.8 | 35.1 | 3.1 | 49.6 | 5.3 | * | * | 49.9 | 2.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 49.9 | 0.6 | 50.1 | 0.7 | 52.1 | 0.7 | 42.5 | 1.9 | 47.7 | 1.8 |
Fair/poor | 42.5 | 1.3 | 41.6 | 1.4 | 42.1 | 1.7 | 39.9 | 2.9 | 49.1 | 3.1 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 48.8 | 1.5 | 48.7 | 1.5 | 49.2 | 1.7 | 47.6 | 3.0 | 50.1 | 3.7 |
Complex activities | 43.3 | 1.7 | 43.1 | 1.7 | 43.5 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 3.5 | 45.8 | 4.5 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 49.0 | 0.7 | 49.2 | 0.7 | 51.2 | 0.8 | 40.9 | 1.9 | 47.8 | 1.7 |
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.