Table 12_1_11-5c
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 | 13.2 | 0.4 | 23.8 | 1.4 | 16.2 | 0.9 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 0.5 | |
Age | 18–44 | 15.5 | 0.7 | 26.9 | 2.1 | 19.2 | 1.7 | 16.0 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 0.9 |
45–64 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 24.9 | 2.4 | 19.2 | 1.6 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 0.7 | |
65 and over | 9.1 | 0.7 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 1.1 | |
Gender | Male | 13.7 | 0.6 | 26.0 | 2.2 | 15.7 | 1.6 | 16.1 | 1.1 | 9.8 | 0.7 |
Female | 12.9 | 0.5 | 22.6 | 1.6 | 16.4 | 1.1 | 12.8 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 0.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 12.3 | 0.4 | 20.9 | 1.6 | 15.7 | 1.0 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 0.5 |
Black, single race | 18.6 | 1.0 | 30.5 | 2.5 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 15.7 | 1.8 | 14.3 | 2.1 | |
Asian, single race | 17.8 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | 22.2 | 6.6 | 13.4 | 2.6 | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 15.7 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 12.9 | 0.4 | 24.0 | 1.6 | 16.4 | 1.0 | 13.7 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 0.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 11.8 | 0.5 | 20.6 | 1.9 | 16.1 | 1.2 | 13.0 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 0.5 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 18.7 | 1.1 | 30.5 | 2.7 | 16.8 | 1.8 | 16.0 | 1.9 | 14.0 | 2.1 | |
Hispanic | 17.0 | 1.1 | 22.8 | 2.3 | 14.7 | 1.5 | 19.1 | 2.2 | 13.0 | 1.9 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 18.1 | 1.0 | 24.3 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 1.3 | 18.3 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 1.9 |
High school graduate | 14.7 | 0.6 | 27.8 | 2.5 | 16.5 | 1.4 | 14.1 | 1.0 | 10.7 | 1.1 | |
At least some college | 10.8 | 0.5 | 17.4 | 2.1 | 14.5 | 1.6 | 12.5 | 1.0 | 8.9 | 0.6 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 13.1 | 0.6 | 24.6 | 2.6 | 19.1 | 1.5 | 15.2 | 1.0 | 9.5 | 0.6 |
Not employed | 18.3 | 0.9 | 27.2 | 1.9 | 19.3 | 1.6 | 16.4 | 1.5 | 11.6 | 1.6 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 12.0 | 0.5 | 20.7 | 2.9 | 17.1 | 1.8 | 14.2 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 0.5 |
Public only | 24.0 | 1.4 | 26.7 | 2.0 | 20.9 | 2.0 | 21.4 | 3.6 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 23.2 | 1.5 | 31.8 | 3.4 | 23.0 | 2.6 | 22.2 | 2.5 | 15.2 | 3.3 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 10.3 | 1.4 | * | * | 10.0 | 2.0 | * | * | 10.5 | 2.8 |
Medicare and private | 7.4 | 0.8 | 11.4 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 1.2 | |
Medicare and other public | 15.5 | 2.4 | 13.9 | 3.4 | 14.6 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 13.1 | 0.5 | 23.7 | 1.5 | 15.9 | 1.1 | 14.5 | 0.9 | 9.3 | 0.5 |
Large central metro | 14.8 | 0.9 | 27.3 | 2.6 | 18.2 | 1.8 | 16.7 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 0.9 | |
Large fringe metro | 12.0 | 0.7 | 19.1 | 2.9 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 14.2 | 1.6 | 9.7 | 1.0 | |
Medium metro | 12.8 | 1.0 | 23.6 | 2.6 | 15.3 | 2.0 | 13.3 | 1.5 | 9.2 | 1.0 | |
Small metro | 11.6 | 1.1 | 17.7 | 3.9 | 15.7 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 8.9 | 1.4 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 13.9 | 0.9 | 24.1 | 2.8 | 17.0 | 1.9 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 10.2 | 1.4 | |
Micropolitan | 14.2 | 1.0 | 24.9 | 3.4 | 16.6 | 2.4 | 14.7 | 1.5 | 10.2 | 1.9 | |
Noncore | 13.3 | 1.6 | 22.7 | 4.2 | 17.5 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 10.4 | 2.4 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 12.9 | 0.4 | 24.0 | 1.5 | 16.3 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 0.5 |
Other | 17.9 | 1.5 | 22.4 | 4.2 | 15.5 | 1.9 | 19.2 | 2.7 | 16.2 | 2.7 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 11.4 | 0.4 | 20.9 | 1.7 | 14.3 | 1.0 | 12.2 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 0.5 |
Fair/poor | 23.4 | 1.0 | 29.8 | 2.2 | 21.4 | 1.7 | 24.8 | 2.2 | 18.4 | 2.0 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 19.4 | 1.0 | 25.4 | 2.1 | 17.4 | 1.6 | 21.7 | 2.2 | 14.9 | 1.9 |
Complex activities | 24.2 | 1.4 | 31.1 | 2.7 | 21.3 | 2.0 | 24.2 | 2.8 | 19.9 | 2.8 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 11.6 | 0.5 | 21.7 | 1.8 | 15.4 | 1.1 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 0.5 |
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: 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.