Table 12_1_12-4c
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 | 27.0 | 0.8 | 27.4 | 1.6 | 28.2 | 1.6 | 25.5 | 1.4 | 27.4 | 1.7 | |
Age | 0–5 | 25.5 | 1.2 | 26.7 | 2.4 | 28.8 | 2.3 | 24.2 | 2.3 | 23.7 | 2.4 |
6–17 | 27.8 | 1.0 | 28.0 | 1.8 | 27.8 | 2.0 | 26.3 | 1.7 | 29.3 | 2.2 | |
Gender | Male | 27.7 | 0.9 | 28.3 | 2.3 | 27.6 | 2.0 | 24.6 | 1.8 | 30.5 | 2.1 |
Female | 26.2 | 1.1 | 26.6 | 1.9 | 28.7 | 2.2 | 26.5 | 1.8 | 24.0 | 2.2 | |
Race | White, single race | 26.2 | 1.0 | 27.3 | 2.2 | 27.5 | 1.9 | 25.3 | 1.6 | 25.9 | 1.9 |
Black, single race | 26.1 | 1.8 | 25.6 | 2.3 | 26.2 | 3.6 | 27.3 | 3.3 | 25.0 | 4.7 | |
Asian, single race | 36.9 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 40.4 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 27.4 | 0.9 | 29.0 | 2.1 | 28.3 | 2.0 | 26.5 | 1.5 | 27.2 | 1.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 26.7 | 1.1 | 30.2 | 3.4 | 27.5 | 2.5 | 26.4 | 1.9 | 25.9 | 2.0 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 25.9 | 1.8 | 25.7 | 2.3 | 25.4 | 3.6 | 27.2 | 3.3 | 25.4 | 4.9 | |
Hispanic, all races | 24.9 | 1.6 | 23.9 | 2.5 | 27.8 | 2.3 | 19.9 | 3.2 | 29.6 | 6.7 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 27.1 | 1.1 | 28.6 | 5.0 | 31.1 | 2.9 | 25.5 | 1.7 | 27.2 | 1.8 |
Public only | 26.5 | 1.2 | 27.5 | 1.8 | 26.0 | 2.1 | 23.8 | 3.3 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 28.0 | 3.4 | * | * | 24.1 | 5.5 | 31.1 | 6.0 | * | * | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 26.9 | 0.9 | 27.6 | 1.8 | 29.7 | 1.9 | 24.9 | 1.5 | 26.9 | 1.8 |
Large central metro | 25.6 | 1.5 | 26.6 | 2.7 | 28.3 | 2.8 | 24.1 | 2.8 | 24.3 | 3.6 | |
Large fringe metro | 27.4 | 1.8 | 30.6 | 5.4 | 27.5 | 3.8 | 26.9 | 3.4 | 27.0 | 2.8 | |
Medium metro | 27.2 | 1.9 | 27.8 | 3.2 | 33.5 | 4.5 | 24.4 | 2.5 | 25.8 | 4.2 | |
Small metro | 29.6 | 3.0 | 25.0 | 4.7 | 31.3 | 5.0 | 22.4 | 4.0 | 37.5 | 7.0 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 27.0 | 2.1 | 26.9 | 3.6 | 21.3 | 2.7 | 28.5 | 4.1 | 32.2 | 5.6 | |
Micropolitan | 27.9 | 2.4 | 29.2 | 4.2 | 23.3 | 3.9 | 29.4 | 4.2 | * | * | |
Noncore | 25.4 | 3.4 | 23.4 | 6.3 | 18.5 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 26.8 | 0.8 | 27.5 | 1.9 | 27.9 | 1.8 | 25.9 | 1.5 | 26.7 | 1.8 |
Other | 28.1 | 2.1 | 26.6 | 3.3 | 29.1 | 2.7 | 22.7 | 4.7 | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 26.5 | 0.8 | 26.2 | 1.7 | 27.9 | 1.7 | 25.3 | 1.4 | 27.1 | 1.7 |
Fair/poor | 40.8 | 4.3 | 48.7 | 6.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CSHCN | Yes | 32.3 | 1.6 | 34.7 | 2.6 | 31.9 | 2.9 | 28.1 | 2.9 | 35.4 | 3.7 |
No | 25.3 | 0.9 | 25.2 | 1.9 | 26.5 | 1.8 | 24.6 | 1.6 | 25.2 | 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 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.