Table 12_1_7-5a
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 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 9.3 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Age | 18–44 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 0.5 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
45–64 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 1.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 5.4 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 7.6 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 10.4 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 7.4 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 12.1 | 1.0 | 10.9 | 1.2 | 15.8 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 9.4 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 8.2 | 0.6 | 7.8 | 0.7 | 8.5 | 1.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 5.4 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 1.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 10.4 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 0.9 | 14.2 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 7.8 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 1.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 6.3 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 7.3 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 1.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Not employed | 10.2 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 15.8 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 6.8 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 12.0 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 12.9 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 13.4 | 1.1 | 12.1 | 1.2 | 20.8 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 7.0 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 1.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 3.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 10.1 | 2.1 | 9.3 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 7.4 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Large central metro | 8.3 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 7.8 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Large fringe metro | 6.7 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 1.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 7.0 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 7.4 | 1.0 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 11.3 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 7.9 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 8.2 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 16.7 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 7.3 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 1.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 7.4 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 0.3 | 9.9 | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other | 8.9 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 0.9 | * | * | 11.7 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 6.5 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Fair/poor | 12.6 | 0.9 | 12.2 | 1.0 | 13.8 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 10.9 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 0.9 | 13.1 | 1.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 13.9 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 1.3 | 14.4 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 6.5 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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.