Table 12_1_5-5b
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 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 0.9 | |
Age | 18–44 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 1.1 | 12.5 | 1.2 |
45–64 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.5 | 10.9 | 1.2 | 12.7 | 1.7 | |
65 and over | 7.2 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 9.6 | 2.7 | |
Gender | Male | 8.2 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 11.6 | 1.6 |
Female | 8.4 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 11.0 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 1.1 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 14.1 | 1.1 | 14.3 | 1.2 | 11.6 | 1.4 | 19.5 | 2.2 | 13.3 | 1.9 |
Near poor/low | 10.9 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 0.9 | 14.4 | 1.9 | 11.2 | 1.2 | |
Middle | 9.0 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 13.7 | 1.8 | |
High | 5.8 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 2.2 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 13.5 | 0.8 | 13.9 | 1.0 | 13.0 | 1.2 | 16.4 | 2.2 | 12.3 | 1.2 |
High school graduate | 8.8 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 1.7 | |
At least some college | 6.3 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 1.8 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 7.7 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 1.1 |
Not employed | 12.0 | 0.8 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 21.8 | 2.4 | 14.6 | 1.8 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 7.3 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 1.3 |
Public only | 14.4 | 1.2 | 14.3 | 1.3 | 12.2 | 1.6 | 18.6 | 2.3 | 14.7 | 2.2 | |
Uninsured | 13.6 | 1.1 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 1.5 | 14.4 | 2.8 | 14.7 | 1.9 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 6.8 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 1.3 | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 6.1 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 0.7 | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 13.7 | 2.3 | 14.9 | 2.7 | 13.4 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 8.4 | 0.3 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 10.7 | 0.8 | 12.1 | 0.9 |
Large central metro | 10.1 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 11.9 | 1.1 | 13.8 | 1.3 | |
Large fringe metro | 7.1 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 9.8 | 2.4 | |
Medium metro | 7.2 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 8.6 | 1.5 | |
Small metro | 9.3 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 16.9 | 3.5 | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 8.1 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 17.1 | 1.9 | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 8.3 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 19.0 | 2.6 | * | * | |
Noncore | 7.8 | 1.0 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 14.1 | 2.1 | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 8.0 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 0.7 | 12.4 | 1.6 |
Other | 13.0 | 1.0 | 14.7 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | 11.9 | 1.2 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 7.3 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 1.0 |
Fair/poor | 13.9 | 0.8 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 12.2 | 1.1 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 18.0 | 2.1 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 11.4 | 0.8 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 16.1 | 1.9 | 13.9 | 2.9 |
Complex activities | 13.7 | 1.0 | 13.4 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 1.1 | 19.6 | 2.7 | 17.8 | 3.5 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 7.5 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 11.8 | 0.9 |
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.