Table 12_1_3-3a
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Single race | Multiple races | ||||||||||||
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White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | |||||||||||
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 57.6 | 0.5 | 57.3 | 0.6 | 62.6 | 1.5 | 49.4 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | 59.5 | 4.0 | |
Age | 18–44 | 54.2 | 0.8 | 53.4 | 0.9 | 60.7 | 2.0 | 49.5 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | 56.2 | 5.3 |
45–64 | 57.4 | 0.9 | 57.7 | 1.0 | 60.3 | 2.4 | 44.8 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 65.4 | 1.1 | 64.8 | 1.2 | 74.8 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 59.1 | 0.8 | 59.3 | 0.8 | 63.0 | 2.5 | 48.6 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 56.4 | 0.6 | 55.9 | 0.7 | 62.3 | 1.5 | 50.1 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | 56.6 | 5.1 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 54.6 | 1.5 | 52.8 | 1.9 | 60.0 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 58.1 | 1.3 | 57.4 | 1.4 | 61.7 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 57.0 | 0.9 | 56.5 | 1.0 | 67.3 | 2.6 | 42.4 | 6.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 58.4 | 0.8 | 58.6 | 0.8 | 60.2 | 2.8 | 49.9 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 58.2 | 1.2 | 57.8 | 1.4 | 61.2 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 60.0 | 0.9 | 59.8 | 1.0 | 65.2 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 56.0 | 0.7 | 55.8 | 0.8 | 61.2 | 2.4 | 51.4 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 56.3 | 0.6 | 56.1 | 0.7 | 61.7 | 1.8 | 47.3 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | 57.0 | 5.5 |
Not employed | 53.2 | 1.1 | 52.7 | 1.3 | 57.4 | 2.8 | 49.3 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 56.8 | 0.6 | 56.6 | 0.7 | 62.9 | 2.0 | 47.7 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | 57.3 | 4.8 |
Public only | 52.7 | 1.6 | 50.8 | 2.1 | 57.1 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 49.3 | 1.8 | 48.8 | 2.0 | 52.9 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 64.8 | 2.2 | 63.8 | 2.3 | 75.0 | 5.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 66.1 | 1.3 | 65.7 | 1.4 | 74.2 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 63.7 | 3.6 | 62.6 | 4.3 | 75.7 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 57.2 | 0.5 | 57.0 | 0.6 | 62.6 | 1.6 | 49.6 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | 58.3 | 4.5 |
Large central metro | 56.0 | 0.9 | 55.4 | 1.0 | 62.2 | 2.1 | 49.5 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Large fringe metro | 58.6 | 1.1 | 58.8 | 1.2 | 62.2 | 3.4 | 48.1 | 6.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 58.3 | 1.0 | 57.5 | 1.0 | 66.4 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 54.9 | 1.9 | 55.0 | 2.0 | 58.5 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 59.1 | 1.4 | 58.9 | 1.4 | 62.1 | 5.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 58.7 | 2.0 | 58.6 | 2.0 | 57.9 | 7.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 59.9 | 1.9 | 59.5 | 1.8 | 68.7 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 58.2 | 0.5 | 57.8 | 0.6 | 62.7 | 1.5 | 49.6 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | 59.1 | 4.0 |
Other | 50.0 | 2.2 | 50.3 | 2.4 | * | * | 49.1 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 58.7 | 0.5 | 58.6 | 0.6 | 63.6 | 1.8 | 50.8 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | 56.3 | 4.9 |
Fair/poor | 51.4 | 1.2 | 49.9 | 1.5 | 59.1 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 54.2 | 1.3 | 53.3 | 1.5 | 60.1 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 50.7 | 1.6 | 49.1 | 1.8 | 59.0 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 58.5 | 0.6 | 58.4 | 0.6 | 63.5 | 1.8 | 49.9 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | 59.0 | 5.1 |
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.