Table 14_1_7-1a
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 | 18.3 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 0.5 | 33.1 | 1.2 | 11.5 | 1.8 | * | * | 35.6 | 3.9 | 30.1 | 2.8 | |
Age | 0–17 | 35.3 | 1.0 | 30.8 | 1.1 | 56.8 | 2.0 | 23.4 | 4.3 | * | * | 66.0 | 7.7 | 45.5 | 4.8 |
18–44 | 11.8 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 0.5 | 21.5 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 1.2 | * | * | 19.8 | 4.8 | 16.0 | 2.8 | |
45–64 | 11.3 | 0.5 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 21.6 | 1.5 | 11.4 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | 19.4 | 4.5 | |
65 and over | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 16.1 | 0.5 | 13.9 | 0.5 | 28.0 | 1.3 | 10.8 | 1.8 | * | * | 36.3 | 5.1 | 28.6 | 3.3 |
Female | 20.5 | 0.6 | 17.6 | 0.7 | 37.8 | 1.5 | 12.2 | 2.2 | * | * | 34.8 | 4.7 | 31.5 | 3.3 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 58.7 | 1.2 | 55.3 | 1.5 | 69.5 | 2.0 | 34.4 | 7.7 | * | * | * | * | 72.3 | 4.7 |
Near poor/low | 35.4 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 1.3 | 42.2 | 2.0 | 29.4 | 5.5 | * | * | * | * | 37.4 | 5.6 | |
Middle | 11.4 | 0.6 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | 19.5 | 4.0 | |
High | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Education,b ages 18–64 | Less than high school | 24.6 | 1.0 | 21.6 | 1.1 | 39.2 | 2.7 | 28.6 | 5.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 13.2 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 0.6 | 22.3 | 1.5 | 9.8 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | 14.7 | 3.5 | |
At least some college | 5.9 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 12.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0.7 | * | * | * | * | 13.4 | 3.8 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 6.2 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 11.6 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 | * | * | * | * | 8.5 | 1.7 |
Not employed | 31.7 | 1.0 | 28.4 | 1.0 | 49.4 | 2.0 | 19.2 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 17.7 | 0.6 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 32.3 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 1.8 | * | * | 38.6 | 4.8 | 29.9 | 3.1 |
Large central metro | 21.3 | 1.0 | 17.9 | 1.2 | 34.3 | 1.7 | 15.6 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | 31.2 | 4.9 | |
Large fringe metro | 12.5 | 0.9 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 24.5 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 26.0 | 6.0 | |
Medium metro | 18.4 | 1.3 | 15.7 | 1.3 | 37.3 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 34.0 | 4.7 | |
Small metro | 18.8 | 1.8 | 16.5 | 1.7 | 33.1 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 21.5 | 1.2 | 19.0 | 1.2 | 39.5 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | 30.9 | 5.8 | 30.6 | 5.7 | |
Micropolitan | 19.8 | 1.5 | 18.0 | 1.6 | 36.0 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 24.1 | 5.0 | |
Noncore | 24.8 | 2.1 | 20.9 | 1.8 | 44.2 | 5.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 16.6 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 0.5 | 33.1 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 1.8 | * | * | 34.9 | 3.9 | 29.5 | 2.8 |
Other | 29.2 | 1.2 | 31.3 | 1.2 | 31.7 | 5.8 | 18.1 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 16.5 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 0.5 | 31.2 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 1.8 | * | * | 35.2 | 4.4 | 29.2 | 2.9 |
Fair/poor | 37.2 | 1.3 | 34.8 | 1.5 | 48.5 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitations,c ages 18–64 | Basic activities | 39.6 | 1.6 | 37.1 | 1.9 | 54.6 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 50.7 | 1.7 | 48.1 | 2.2 | 62.8 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 8.0 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 6.5 | 1.3 | * | * | 18.4 | 4.3 | 10.2 | 2.0 |
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.