Table 12_1_8-4c
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 15.7 | 0.7 | 18.3 | 1.7 | 16.9 | 1.4 | 15.5 | 1.3 | 13.7 | 1.3 | |
Age | 0–5 | 16.3 | 1.1 | 18.6 | 2.2 | 18.3 | 2.0 | 14.8 | 2.1 | 15.0 | 2.2 |
6–17 | 15.4 | 0.8 | 18.2 | 2.0 | 16.1 | 1.8 | 15.8 | 1.6 | 13.1 | 1.3 | |
Gender | Male | 16.1 | 0.9 | 18.1 | 2.0 | 16.1 | 1.7 | 16.6 | 1.7 | 14.5 | 1.6 |
Female | 15.3 | 0.8 | 18.5 | 2.1 | 17.8 | 1.8 | 14.3 | 1.5 | 12.9 | 1.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 15.7 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 2.1 | 18.2 | 1.8 | 15.7 | 1.5 | 12.8 | 1.3 |
Black, single race | 13.0 | 1.6 | 18.1 | 2.9 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 12.4 | 3.6 | |
Asian, single race | 26.6 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 17.0 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 15.0 | 0.8 | 16.5 | 2.0 | 15.4 | 1.7 | 15.1 | 1.4 | 14.0 | 1.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 14.7 | 0.9 | 16.0 | 2.9 | 16.4 | 2.3 | 15.3 | 1.6 | 13.1 | 1.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 13.1 | 1.6 | 18.4 | 3.0 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 12.8 | 3.7 | |
Hispanic, all races | 19.1 | 1.6 | 22.5 | 2.5 | 20.8 | 2.5 | 17.9 | 3.6 | * | * | |
Health insurance | Any private | 15.1 | 0.9 | 12.9 | 3.2 | 17.1 | 2.4 | 16.5 | 1.6 | 13.6 | 1.4 |
Public only | 16.9 | 1.2 | 19.4 | 1.9 | 16.0 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 2.4 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 16.4 | 2.8 | * | * | 24.1 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 15.4 | 0.8 | 18.2 | 1.8 | 17.6 | 1.7 | 15.1 | 1.4 | 13.3 | 1.4 |
Large central metro | 17.1 | 1.4 | 22.0 | 2.5 | 19.4 | 2.6 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 16.9 | 2.9 | |
Large fringe metro | 14.8 | 1.4 | 18.7 | 4.3 | 16.5 | 3.2 | 17.1 | 2.4 | 11.8 | 1.9 | |
Medium metro | 13.7 | 1.4 | 12.5 | 2.9 | 15.7 | 3.2 | 14.9 | 2.8 | 11.9 | 2.5 | |
Small metro | 15.5 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | 18.0 | 3.8 | 12.2 | 3.2 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 17.2 | 1.6 | 18.8 | 4.2 | 14.2 | 2.3 | 17.6 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 4.5 | |
Micropolitan | 16.1 | 1.9 | 19.6 | 5.2 | 13.1 | 3.1 | 17.4 | 3.2 | * | * | |
Noncore | 19.2 | 3.2 | * | * | 15.6 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 14.5 | 0.7 | 15.9 | 1.9 | 14.7 | 1.6 | 15.1 | 1.3 | 13.3 | 1.3 |
Other | 23.7 | 1.9 | 26.8 | 3.5 | 24.5 | 3.0 | 19.2 | 4.5 | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 15.4 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 1.7 | 16.9 | 1.5 | 15.4 | 1.3 | 13.5 | 1.3 |
Fair/poor | 24.1 | 3.5 | 33.8 | 6.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CSHCN | Yes | 19.3 | 1.3 | 19.4 | 2.8 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 19.5 | 2.4 | 21.1 | 2.9 |
No | 14.6 | 0.8 | 18.1 | 1.9 | 17.2 | 1.6 | 14.1 | 1.5 | 11.7 | 1.4 |
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 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.