Table 12_1_7-3b
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 | 61.2 | 0.5 | 61.4 | 0.6 | 61.3 | 0.6 | 65.6 | 1.6 | 59.5 | 1.6 | |
Age | 18–44 | 58.2 | 0.8 | 58.3 | 0.8 | 57.9 | 0.9 | 62.2 | 2.0 | 57.9 | 2.1 |
45–64 | 61.6 | 0.9 | 61.9 | 0.9 | 61.7 | 1.0 | 66.8 | 2.3 | 58.3 | 2.8 | |
65 and over | 67.3 | 1.1 | 67.1 | 1.1 | 66.8 | 1.2 | 74.3 | 3.1 | 69.8 | 4.6 | |
Gender | Male | 61.3 | 0.8 | 61.5 | 0.9 | 61.6 | 1.0 | 64.3 | 2.4 | 59.6 | 2.4 |
Female | 61.2 | 0.6 | 61.4 | 0.7 | 61.0 | 0.7 | 66.4 | 1.6 | 59.3 | 1.9 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 57.2 | 1.6 | 56.9 | 1.7 | 55.5 | 2.1 | 59.9 | 3.1 | 58.7 | 3.1 |
Near poor/low | 59.1 | 1.3 | 58.5 | 1.5 | 57.9 | 1.7 | 62.8 | 2.7 | 62.1 | 2.0 | |
Middle | 60.3 | 1.0 | 60.5 | 1.1 | 60.1 | 1.2 | 67.5 | 2.6 | 57.9 | 2.9 | |
High | 63.5 | 0.8 | 63.7 | 0.8 | 63.7 | 0.8 | 69.9 | 3.1 | 59.2 | 3.8 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 61.9 | 1.2 | 63.4 | 1.3 | 62.9 | 1.5 | 66.3 | 2.8 | 56.8 | 2.3 |
High school graduate | 61.9 | 0.9 | 61.9 | 0.9 | 62.1 | 1.0 | 64.2 | 2.3 | 61.8 | 2.9 | |
At least some college | 60.8 | 0.7 | 60.7 | 0.8 | 60.5 | 0.8 | 66.4 | 2.3 | 61.2 | 2.7 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 60.6 | 0.7 | 60.8 | 0.7 | 60.6 | 0.8 | 65.7 | 2.0 | 58.3 | 2.0 |
Not employed | 56.7 | 1.1 | 56.7 | 1.2 | 56.4 | 1.5 | 59.7 | 2.7 | 57.2 | 2.5 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 61.3 | 0.6 | 61.3 | 0.7 | 61.1 | 0.7 | 66.9 | 2.2 | 61.0 | 2.2 |
Public only | 55.7 | 1.6 | 55.0 | 1.8 | 52.3 | 2.4 | 60.6 | 2.9 | 58.8 | 3.3 | |
Uninsured | 51.2 | 1.9 | 51.8 | 2.2 | 51.1 | 2.7 | 54.0 | 4.4 | 49.5 | 2.9 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 67.0 | 2.2 | 67.1 | 2.3 | 65.7 | 2.5 | 75.6 | 6.3 | * | * |
Medicare and private | 67.5 | 1.5 | 67.2 | 1.5 | 67.5 | 1.6 | 69.6 | 5.1 | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 67.6 | 3.3 | 66.3 | 3.8 | 64.1 | 4.8 | 79.4 | 4.3 | 73.3 | 4.9 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 61.2 | 0.6 | 61.4 | 0.6 | 61.3 | 0.7 | 65.7 | 1.7 | 59.4 | 1.7 |
Large central metro | 60.2 | 1.0 | 60.6 | 1.2 | 60.0 | 1.4 | 64.0 | 2.2 | 58.4 | 2.1 | |
Large fringe metro | 63.0 | 1.1 | 63.2 | 1.1 | 63.8 | 1.2 | 67.2 | 3.6 | 60.6 | 4.2 | |
Medium metro | 61.7 | 1.1 | 61.7 | 1.1 | 61.1 | 1.1 | 68.3 | 2.9 | 61.7 | 3.8 | |
Small metro | 58.2 | 1.6 | 58.1 | 1.7 | 57.7 | 1.8 | 67.7 | 4.4 | 59.1 | 4.8 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 61.5 | 1.4 | 61.5 | 1.4 | 61.3 | 1.4 | 64.5 | 5.0 | 60.5 | 5.9 | |
Micropolitan | 60.9 | 1.9 | 61.1 | 1.9 | 61.3 | 2.0 | 57.6 | 6.0 | 57.9 | 7.3 | |
Noncore | 62.6 | 1.9 | 62.4 | 2.0 | 61.3 | 2.0 | 75.1 | 3.8 | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 61.6 | 0.6 | 61.5 | 0.6 | 61.2 | 0.6 | 65.7 | 1.6 | 63.3 | 2.4 |
Other | 56.7 | 2.2 | 58.2 | 4.2 | 63.9 | 6.1 | * | * | 55.8 | 2.2 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 62.5 | 0.6 | 62.8 | 0.6 | 62.7 | 0.6 | 67.2 | 1.8 | 59.6 | 1.9 |
Fair/poor | 54.1 | 1.3 | 53.5 | 1.4 | 52.4 | 1.6 | 60.1 | 2.9 | 59.1 | 2.9 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 58.2 | 1.3 | 57.9 | 1.3 | 57.6 | 1.6 | 62.2 | 2.9 | 61.9 | 3.6 |
Complex activities | 53.1 | 1.6 | 52.8 | 1.7 | 51.8 | 2.0 | 60.1 | 3.3 | 56.1 | 4.6 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 62.2 | 0.6 | 62.5 | 0.7 | 62.4 | 0.7 | 67.1 | 1.8 | 59.2 | 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 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.