Table 12_1_7-3d
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 61.3 | 0.5 | 61.9 | 1.2 | 61.9 | 0.9 | 60.8 | 0.7 | |
Age | 18–44 | 58.3 | 0.8 | 55.4 | 1.8 | 57.7 | 1.4 | 59.3 | 1.1 |
45–64 | 61.6 | 0.9 | 59.3 | 2.2 | 63.2 | 1.6 | 61.2 | 1.1 | |
65 and over | 67.5 | 1.1 | 73.1 | 1.9 | 67.4 | 1.9 | 64.0 | 1.8 | |
Gender | Male | 61.3 | 0.8 | 61.8 | 1.7 | 60.2 | 1.4 | 61.8 | 1.1 |
Female | 61.3 | 0.6 | 62.0 | 1.5 | 63.2 | 1.1 | 60.0 | 0.8 | |
Race | White, single race | 61.1 | 0.6 | 61.0 | 1.3 | 62.2 | 1.0 | 60.6 | 0.8 |
Black, single race | 65.6 | 1.5 | 67.3 | 2.7 | 64.2 | 2.2 | 65.8 | 2.2 | |
Asian, single race | 56.2 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | 56.7 | 3.1 | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 54.2 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 61.5 | 0.6 | 63.4 | 1.3 | 61.9 | 0.9 | 60.7 | 0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 61.3 | 0.6 | 62.9 | 1.5 | 62.1 | 1.0 | 60.5 | 0.8 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 65.7 | 1.6 | 66.3 | 2.8 | 64.2 | 2.3 | 66.4 | 2.3 | |
Hispanic | 59.6 | 1.6 | 56.8 | 2.3 | 61.8 | 2.9 | 61.2 | 2.7 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 57.2 | 1.6 | 57.8 | 2.4 | 56.6 | 2.7 | 57.0 | 3.1 |
Near poor/low | 59.2 | 1.3 | 64.4 | 2.0 | 59.1 | 2.0 | 54.6 | 2.5 | |
Middle | 60.4 | 1.0 | 62.2 | 2.4 | 62.3 | 1.3 | 58.3 | 1.5 | |
High | 63.4 | 0.8 | 63.0 | 2.9 | 64.6 | 1.4 | 63.1 | 0.9 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 60.6 | 0.7 | 57.7 | 1.7 | 61.5 | 1.1 | 60.7 | 0.9 |
Not employed | 56.8 | 1.1 | 55.7 | 1.9 | 57.1 | 1.9 | 57.2 | 1.8 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 61.3 | 0.6 | 60.8 | 2.0 | 62.0 | 1.2 | 61.1 | 0.8 |
Public only | 55.8 | 1.6 | 55.3 | 2.4 | 57.9 | 2.8 | 53.4 | 3.5 | |
Uninsured | 51.2 | 2.0 | 49.7 | 2.9 | 51.7 | 3.1 | 52.1 | 3.4 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 67.1 | 2.3 | 70.6 | 3.4 | 67.6 | 3.5 | 63.4 | 4.0 |
Medicare and private | 67.7 | 1.5 | 76.6 | 2.6 | 67.7 | 2.3 | 64.1 | 2.2 | |
Medicare and other public | 67.6 | 3.3 | 70.3 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 61.3 | 0.6 | 61.7 | 1.3 | 61.9 | 1.0 | 60.8 | 0.8 |
Large central metro | 60.2 | 1.0 | 59.2 | 2.1 | 61.7 | 2.0 | 59.8 | 1.3 | |
Large fringe metro | 63.0 | 1.1 | 67.6 | 2.6 | 62.9 | 1.7 | 62.1 | 1.5 | |
Medium metro | 61.9 | 1.1 | 60.4 | 2.4 | 63.5 | 1.6 | 61.4 | 1.7 | |
Small metro | 58.2 | 1.6 | 60.4 | 4.1 | 56.7 | 3.0 | 58.4 | 2.0 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 61.5 | 1.4 | 62.9 | 2.9 | 62.0 | 2.2 | 60.5 | 2.2 | |
Micropolitan | 60.9 | 1.9 | 62.1 | 3.7 | 62.2 | 2.9 | 59.3 | 2.4 | |
Noncore | 62.6 | 1.9 | 64.0 | 4.9 | 61.4 | 2.9 | 63.0 | 4.1 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 61.6 | 0.6 | 63.8 | 1.3 | 62.0 | 0.9 | 60.9 | 0.7 |
Other | 57.0 | 2.1 | 54.5 | 2.7 | 61.3 | 3.5 | 57.5 | 3.5 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 62.6 | 0.6 | 62.4 | 1.3 | 63.8 | 0.9 | 61.9 | 0.8 |
Fair/poor | 54.4 | 1.3 | 60.8 | 2.4 | 53.4 | 2.1 | 49.7 | 2.2 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 58.4 | 1.3 | 64.5 | 2.0 | 58.6 | 2.1 | 53.5 | 2.0 |
Complex activities | 53.2 | 1.6 | 57.1 | 2.6 | 53.0 | 2.5 | 49.9 | 3.0 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 62.2 | 0.6 | 61.9 | 1.3 | 62.9 | 1.1 | 61.9 | 0.8 |
a 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.
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: 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.