Table 12_1_7-1
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total population (in thousands)d | Percent had visit | Health providers showed respect | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always | Usually | Sometimes or never | |||||||
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||||
Total | 218,534 | 71.1 | 61.2 | 0.5 | 31.3 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0.3 | |
Age | 18–44 | 109,568 | 61.8 | 58.2 | 0.8 | 33.3 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 0.5 |
45–64 | 73,531 | 76.8 | 61.6 | 0.9 | 31.0 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 0.4 | |
65 and over | 35,435 | 88.7 | 67.3 | 1.1 | 27.3 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 0.6 | |
Gender | Male | 105,337 | 62.3 | 61.3 | 0.8 | 31.1 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
Female | 113,196 | 79.4 | 61.2 | 0.6 | 31.4 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 0.4 | |
Race | White, single race | 178,377 | 72.4 | 61.1 | 0.6 | 31.9 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 0.3 |
Black, single race | 25,245 | 66.3 | 65.6 | 1.5 | 24.5 | 1.3 | 9.9 | 0.9 | |
Asian, single race | 9,563 | 62.6 | 55.8 | 3.1 | 34.9 | 2.7 | 9.3 | 2.2 | |
NHOPI, single race | 774 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 1,592 | 64.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 2,983 | 69.1 | 54.2 | 4.3 | 36.7 | 4.2 | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 190,314 | 74.0 | 61.4 | 0.6 | 31.1 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 0.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 151,464 | 76.1 | 61.3 | 0.6 | 31.8 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 0.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 24,610 | 66.4 | 65.6 | 1.6 | 24.4 | 1.4 | 10.0 | 0.9 | |
Hispanic | 28,220 | 51.5 | 59.5 | 1.6 | 32.8 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 0.6 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 23,459 | 64.7 | 57.2 | 1.6 | 30.8 | 1.3 | 12.1 | 1.0 |
Near poor/low | 37,576 | 64.4 | 59.1 | 1.3 | 31.6 | 1.2 | 9.4 | 0.8 | |
Middle | 68,151 | 68.2 | 60.3 | 1.0 | 31.5 | 0.9 | 8.2 | 0.6 | |
High | 89,348 | 77.7 | 63.5 | 0.8 | 31.1 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.4 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 40,899 | 62.7 | 61.9 | 1.2 | 27.7 | 1.2 | 10.4 | 0.8 |
High school graduate | 69,699 | 68.4 | 61.9 | 0.9 | 30.3 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 0.5 | |
At least some college | 106,450 | 76.2 | 60.8 | 0.7 | 33.0 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0.4 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 146,184 | 66.2 | 60.6 | 0.7 | 32.0 | 0.6 | 7.3 | 0.4 |
Not employed | 36,849 | 74.1 | 56.7 | 1.1 | 33.0 | 1.1 | 10.2 | 0.7 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 135,688 | 73.2 | 61.3 | 0.6 | 31.9 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
Public only | 16,755 | 75.3 | 55.7 | 1.6 | 32.3 | 1.3 | 12.0 | 1.0 | |
Uninsured | 30,656 | 39.7 | 51.2 | 1.9 | 35.4 | 1.9 | 13.4 | 1.1 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 9,822 | 86.4 | 67.0 | 2.2 | 26.0 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 1.3 |
Medicare and private | 21,094 | 90.4 | 67.5 | 1.5 | 28.7 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 0.5 | |
Medicare and other public | 4,109 | 87.3 | 67.6 | 3.3 | 22.3 | 2.9 | 10.1 | 2.1 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 181,779 | 70.9 | 61.2 | 0.6 | 31.4 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
Large central metro | 65,351 | 68.1 | 60.2 | 1.0 | 31.5 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 0.7 | |
Large fringe metro | 53,065 | 72.2 | 63.0 | 1.1 | 30.3 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 0.5 | |
Medium metro | 44,316 | 73.2 | 61.7 | 1.1 | 31.3 | 1.1 | 7.0 | 0.7 | |
Small metro | 19,047 | 71.5 | 58.2 | 1.6 | 34.5 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 1.0 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 36,755 | 72.3 | 61.5 | 1.4 | 30.6 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 0.5 | |
Micropolitan | 24,051 | 71.6 | 60.9 | 1.9 | 30.9 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 0.7 | |
Noncore | 12,704 | 73.6 | 62.6 | 1.9 | 30.1 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 0.8 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 194,628 | 73.8 | 61.6 | 0.6 | 31.0 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 0.3 |
Other | 23,906 | 49.1 | 56.7 | 2.2 | 34.5 | 2.2 | 8.9 | 0.9 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 189,392 | 69.0 | 62.7 | 0.6 | 30.9 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
Fair/poor | 29,133 | 85.5 | 53.4 | 1.2 | 33.4 | 1.2 | 13.1 | 0.9 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 29,551 | 87.7 | 58.2 | 1.3 | 30.8 | 1.1 | 10.9 | 0.8 |
Complex activities | 18,009 | 87.8 | 53.1 | 1.6 | 33.0 | 1.4 | 13.9 | 1.1 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 183,030 | 68.1 | 62.2 | 0.6 | 31.3 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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.
d Total adult population, age 18 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
* - 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.