Table 14_1_7-1d
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 11.5 | 0.4 | 24.6 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.3 | |
Age | 18–44 | 11.7 | 0.5 | 23.0 | 1.2 | 14.4 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
45–64 | 11.2 | 0.5 | 28.0 | 1.6 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 0.5 | |
65 and over | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 8.4 | 0.4 | 18.4 | 1.0 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
Female | 14.6 | 0.5 | 31.7 | 1.5 | 17.3 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 0.4 | |
Race | White, single race | 10.0 | 0.4 | 21.6 | 1.1 | 11.5 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
Black, single race | 21.6 | 1.0 | 39.2 | 2.7 | 22.3 | 1.5 | 12.0 | 1.1 | |
Asian, single race | 7.1 | 1.2 | 28.6 | 5.4 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 21.0 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 17.3 | 2.6 | * | * | 14.7 | 3.5 | 13.4 | 3.8 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 10.9 | 0.4 | 27.0 | 1.3 | 13.1 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 9.0 | 0.4 | 23.0 | 1.5 | 11.1 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 0.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 21.4 | 1.1 | 39.8 | 2.8 | 22.4 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 1.1 | |
Hispanic | 15.7 | 0.9 | 20.1 | 1.3 | 13.9 | 1.2 | 10.5 | 1.2 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 42.6 | 1.4 | 48.8 | 2.0 | 44.2 | 2.1 | 30.8 | 2.3 |
Near poor/low | 23.0 | 1.0 | 28.0 | 1.7 | 22.7 | 1.4 | 18.1 | 1.5 | |
Middle | 7.8 | 0.4 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.7 | |
High | 2.0 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 6.2 | 0.3 | 13.6 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
Not employed | 31.7 | 1.0 | 44.3 | 1.8 | 33.5 | 1.4 | 19.4 | 1.2 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 11.2 | 0.4 | 24.7 | 1.2 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
Large central metro | 13.5 | 0.8 | 28.1 | 1.9 | 16.3 | 1.3 | 6.2 | 0.5 | |
Large fringe metro | 8.2 | 0.7 | 20.0 | 2.2 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 0.6 | |
Medium metro | 11.6 | 0.9 | 23.6 | 1.9 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 0.8 | |
Small metro | 11.0 | 1.2 | 23.4 | 3.5 | 11.7 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 1.3 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 13.1 | 0.8 | 24.4 | 2.1 | 13.1 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 0.9 | |
Micropolitan | 12.3 | 1.0 | 23.6 | 2.7 | 12.6 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 1.1 | |
Noncore | 14.7 | 1.6 | 25.6 | 3.1 | 14.1 | 1.6 | 8.9 | 1.6 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 11.0 | 0.4 | 26.7 | 1.3 | 12.9 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
Other | 14.8 | 1.0 | 19.6 | 1.6 | 15.5 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 1.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 8.6 | 0.3 | 19.8 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
Fair/poor | 35.2 | 1.4 | 47.0 | 2.3 | 33.9 | 2.1 | 26.3 | 2.0 | |
Activity limitations,c ages 18–64 | Basic activities | 39.5 | 1.6 | 56.3 | 3.0 | 40.1 | 2.5 | 29.1 | 2.3 |
Complex activities | 50.7 | 1.7 | 63.3 | 2.9 | 52.5 | 2.7 | 38.3 | 2.7 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 8.0 | 0.3 | 19.0 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
a Persons ages 18–64. 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.
b 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.
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.