Table 12_1_2-4b
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 | 18.3 | 0.7 | 17.5 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 0.9 | 15.1 | 1.5 | 21.9 | 1.5 | |
Age | 0–5 | 18.4 | 1.0 | 17.7 | 1.1 | 16.6 | 1.4 | 16.5 | 2.5 | 21.2 | 1.8 |
6–17 | 18.2 | 0.8 | 17.4 | 0.8 | 17.8 | 1.0 | 14.4 | 1.4 | 22.4 | 1.9 | |
Gender | Male | 18.7 | 0.8 | 18.0 | 0.9 | 17.8 | 1.1 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 21.8 | 1.9 |
Female | 17.8 | 0.8 | 17.0 | 0.9 | 17.0 | 1.1 | 15.0 | 1.7 | 22.0 | 1.7 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 20.4 | 1.6 | 18.5 | 1.8 | 18.7 | 2.4 | 18.0 | 2.6 | 24.8 | 2.4 |
Near poor/low | 19.4 | 1.3 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 18.6 | 2.1 | 12.4 | 2.4 | 24.0 | 2.5 | |
Middle | 17.9 | 1.2 | 17.6 | 1.3 | 17.8 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 2.4 | 20.0 | 3.3 | |
High | 16.7 | 1.1 | 16.9 | 1.2 | 16.3 | 1.3 | 14.8 | 3.7 | 14.0 | 2.6 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 17.6 | 0.9 | 17.3 | 0.9 | 17.3 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 20.3 | 2.5 |
Public only | 19.4 | 1.2 | 18.1 | 1.4 | 18.1 | 1.7 | 16.6 | 2.3 | 22.2 | 1.7 | |
Uninsured | 20.0 | 2.5 | 17.1 | 3.1 | 17.0 | 4.2 | * | * | 28.4 | 4.1 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 18.1 | 0.8 | 17.1 | 0.8 | 16.9 | 1.0 | 14.5 | 1.3 | 22.3 | 1.6 |
Large central metro | 19.3 | 1.4 | 17.0 | 1.6 | 16.1 | 2.3 | 12.9 | 1.9 | 25.0 | 2.1 | |
Large fringe metro | 18.0 | 1.3 | 17.7 | 1.4 | 17.4 | 1.6 | 17.9 | 3.5 | 20.2 | 2.7 | |
Medium metro | 16.0 | 1.3 | 15.7 | 1.2 | 15.8 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 3.0 | 18.0 | 3.9 | |
Small metro | 18.3 | 2.0 | 18.4 | 2.1 | 19.2 | 2.5 | * | * | 17.8 | 3.2 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 19.5 | 1.7 | 19.7 | 1.7 | 19.7 | 1.9 | * | * | 16.9 | 3.6 | |
Micropolitan | 19.4 | 1.8 | 20.0 | 1.9 | 21.0 | 2.3 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 14.5 | 4.2 | |
Noncore | 19.7 | 3.3 | 19.3 | 3.3 | 17.5 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 17.1 | 0.7 | 17.3 | 0.8 | 17.6 | 0.9 | 14.6 | 1.5 | 15.3 | 1.5 |
Other | 25.9 | 1.8 | 20.7 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | 27.8 | 2.2 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 18.0 | 0.7 | 17.3 | 0.8 | 17.2 | 0.9 | 15.1 | 1.6 | 21.3 | 1.5 |
Fair/poor | 25.4 | 2.8 | 22.5 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CSHCN | Yes | 20.8 | 1.2 | 20.6 | 1.3 | 20.5 | 1.6 | 17.0 | 2.3 | 22.9 | 2.2 |
No | 17.4 | 0.8 | 16.4 | 0.8 | 16.2 | 1.0 | 14.4 | 1.6 | 21.7 | 1.6 |
a For the percentage estimates, the weights are adjusted for nonresponse based on how many of the four questions had a response.
b 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.
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: 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.