Table 12_1_9-3b
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 | 48.7 | 0.5 | 49.3 | 0.6 | 49.6 | 0.7 | 50.5 | 1.6 | 42.4 | 1.7 | |
Age | 18–44 | 44.3 | 0.8 | 45.1 | 0.8 | 45.3 | 1.0 | 45.9 | 2.3 | 38.4 | 2.1 |
45–64 | 49.8 | 0.8 | 50.2 | 0.9 | 50.8 | 1.0 | 51.2 | 2.4 | 44.0 | 3.0 | |
65 and over | 56.5 | 1.1 | 56.5 | 1.2 | 55.7 | 1.3 | 64.5 | 2.9 | 57.7 | 5.0 | |
Gender | Male | 49.2 | 0.8 | 49.9 | 0.9 | 50.5 | 1.0 | 50.3 | 2.5 | 41.9 | 2.6 |
Female | 48.3 | 0.6 | 48.9 | 0.7 | 49.0 | 0.8 | 50.6 | 1.6 | 42.7 | 2.0 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 45.4 | 1.5 | 46.8 | 1.8 | 45.8 | 2.3 | 48.8 | 2.9 | 38.2 | 3.1 |
Near poor/low | 48.6 | 1.4 | 49.7 | 1.6 | 49.6 | 1.8 | 49.9 | 3.2 | 42.4 | 2.6 | |
Middle | 46.8 | 1.0 | 47.6 | 1.1 | 47.3 | 1.3 | 54.9 | 2.6 | 39.7 | 2.8 | |
High | 50.6 | 0.8 | 50.8 | 0.8 | 51.6 | 0.9 | 47.6 | 3.3 | 48.2 | 4.0 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 48.7 | 1.3 | 52.3 | 1.5 | 52.5 | 1.7 | 52.3 | 3.1 | 36.4 | 2.3 |
High school graduate | 51.1 | 0.9 | 51.2 | 1.0 | 51.3 | 1.1 | 52.6 | 2.3 | 50.8 | 3.0 | |
At least some college | 47.4 | 0.7 | 47.6 | 0.8 | 48.0 | 0.8 | 48.7 | 2.5 | 44.1 | 2.6 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 47.2 | 0.7 | 47.8 | 0.7 | 48.1 | 0.8 | 49.2 | 1.9 | 41.3 | 2.0 |
Not employed | 45.3 | 1.1 | 46.4 | 1.2 | 47.4 | 1.4 | 45.0 | 2.9 | 37.6 | 2.8 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 48.1 | 0.6 | 48.4 | 0.7 | 48.9 | 0.8 | 49.6 | 1.9 | 44.1 | 2.2 |
Public only | 42.7 | 1.6 | 43.5 | 1.9 | 41.6 | 2.4 | 47.5 | 3.4 | 39.1 | 2.9 | |
Uninsured | 40.0 | 1.9 | 42.8 | 2.3 | 42.9 | 2.8 | 40.3 | 4.5 | 30.7 | 2.5 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 58.2 | 2.2 | 58.3 | 2.3 | 56.1 | 2.6 | 72.6 | 5.3 | * | * |
Medicare and private | 56.6 | 1.5 | 56.0 | 1.5 | 56.1 | 1.7 | 58.4 | 5.1 | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 53.2 | 3.4 | 53.9 | 4.0 | 50.0 | 4.8 | 63.7 | 5.3 | 50.2 | 4.8 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 48.2 | 0.6 | 48.9 | 0.6 | 49.2 | 0.7 | 50.2 | 1.7 | 42.2 | 1.8 |
Large central metro | 46.6 | 1.0 | 47.7 | 1.2 | 48.5 | 1.5 | 47.4 | 2.2 | 41.3 | 2.0 | |
Large fringe metro | 50.0 | 1.1 | 50.3 | 1.1 | 51.0 | 1.2 | 51.5 | 3.6 | 45.9 | 4.4 | |
Medium metro | 48.4 | 1.3 | 48.8 | 1.4 | 48.4 | 1.3 | 53.9 | 3.7 | 42.3 | 4.0 | |
Small metro | 47.7 | 1.6 | 48.2 | 1.7 | 47.9 | 1.9 | 57.2 | 4.8 | 39.4 | 7.1 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 51.1 | 1.5 | 51.4 | 1.5 | 51.3 | 1.5 | 52.7 | 6.0 | 45.2 | 6.2 | |
Micropolitan | 50.6 | 1.9 | 50.9 | 2.0 | 51.1 | 2.0 | 46.6 | 7.6 | 45.6 | 7.4 | |
Noncore | 52.0 | 2.3 | 52.2 | 2.3 | 51.8 | 2.3 | 62.3 | 5.2 | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 49.5 | 0.6 | 49.5 | 0.6 | 49.6 | 0.7 | 50.6 | 1.6 | 49.8 | 2.5 |
Other | 38.0 | 2.1 | 42.5 | 4.0 | 51.3 | 6.3 | * | * | 35.3 | 2.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 49.9 | 0.5 | 50.5 | 0.6 | 50.9 | 0.7 | 51.3 | 1.9 | 42.6 | 1.8 |
Fair/poor | 42.3 | 1.3 | 42.4 | 1.4 | 41.6 | 1.7 | 47.7 | 2.8 | 41.7 | 3.2 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 45.8 | 1.2 | 45.9 | 1.2 | 45.1 | 1.4 | 53.4 | 3.2 | 44.1 | 4.4 |
Complex activities | 42.5 | 1.6 | 42.9 | 1.7 | 41.8 | 1.9 | 50.1 | 3.8 | 37.6 | 4.8 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 49.6 | 0.6 | 50.4 | 0.7 | 51.0 | 0.7 | 49.7 | 1.8 | 42.1 | 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.