Table 14_1_5-1a
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 | 14.1 | 0.4 | 13.8 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 0.8 | 14.3 | 2.0 | * | * | 20.6 | 3.3 | 15.8 | 1.8 | |
Age | 0–17 | 6.4 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 9.6 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
18–44 | 20.1 | 0.6 | 19.8 | 0.7 | 22.0 | 1.4 | 16.6 | 2.6 | * | * | 33.8 | 5.4 | 26.2 | 3.8 | |
45–64 | 12.6 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 0.6 | 17.7 | 1.3 | 14.7 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | 19.0 | 4.2 | |
65 and over | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 16.1 | 0.5 | 15.4 | 0.5 | 20.4 | 1.3 | 16.1 | 2.4 | * | * | 18.2 | 3.7 | 17.6 | 2.6 |
Female | 12.1 | 0.4 | 12.1 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 2.0 | * | * | 23.5 | 4.9 | 14.0 | 2.6 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 24.3 | 1.0 | 25.8 | 1.1 | 18.5 | 1.5 | 36.2 | 7.4 | * | * | * | * | 22.1 | 4.4 |
Near poor/low | 24.3 | 0.9 | 25.9 | 1.1 | 20.5 | 1.5 | 22.1 | 5.2 | * | * | * | * | 13.4 | 3.3 | |
Middle | 13.9 | 0.6 | 13.6 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 1.5 | 14.1 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | 18.8 | 3.6 | |
High | 6.2 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 1.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Education,b ages 18–64 | Less than high school | 33.3 | 0.9 | 34.4 | 1.1 | 30.6 | 2.6 | 22.0 | 5.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 19.1 | 0.6 | 18.2 | 0.7 | 22.2 | 1.7 | 26.7 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | 24.6 | 5.7 | |
At least some college | 10.0 | 0.5 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 1.1 | 11.3 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | 22.3 | 4.2 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 15.8 | 0.5 | 15.4 | 0.6 | 18.5 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 2.0 | * | * | 23.1 | 4.6 | 22.5 | 3.3 |
Not employed | 22.0 | 0.8 | 20.9 | 0.9 | 26.1 | 2.1 | 23.8 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 14.0 | 0.4 | 13.7 | 0.5 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 14.3 | 2.1 | * | * | 23.5 | 4.4 | 16.1 | 2.0 |
Large central metro | 17.8 | 0.8 | 18.1 | 1.0 | 16.8 | 1.3 | 17.8 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | 20.3 | 4.3 | |
Large fringe metro | 11.1 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 13.0 | 1.3 | 10.6 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | 17.7 | 4.9 | |
Medium metro | 12.3 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 1.0 | 14.9 | 1.9 | 12.5 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 12.7 | 0.9 | 12.8 | 1.2 | 13.1 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 14.5 | 0.8 | 14.1 | 0.8 | 17.9 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 13.1 | 1.0 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 21.2 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 17.2 | 1.5 | 17.5 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 11.2 | 0.3 | 10.4 | 0.4 | 14.7 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 1.9 | * | * | 19.4 | 3.4 | 15.1 | 1.8 |
Other | 32.7 | 1.3 | 35.8 | 1.3 | 38.5 | 6.8 | 18.8 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 13.7 | 0.4 | 13.3 | 0.4 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 13.9 | 2.0 | * | * | 20.0 | 3.1 | 16.1 | 1.9 |
Fair/poor | 18.5 | 0.9 | 18.7 | 1.1 | 17.5 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitations,c ages 18–64 | Basic activities | 14.4 | 1.0 | 14.3 | 1.1 | 12.3 | 1.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 14.9 | 1.1 | 14.7 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 17.2 | 0.5 | 16.5 | 0.6 | 21.3 | 1.2 | 16.2 | 2.3 | * | * | 28.0 | 5.4 | 23.1 | 3.5 |
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.