Table 14_2_1-1b
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 | 16.0 | 0.8 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 13.0 | 0.9 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 23.6 | 1.6 | |
Age | 0–17 | 16.4 | 1.9 | 13.0 | 2.1 | 12.8 | 2.9 | * | * | 23.3 | 3.2 |
18–44 | 16.8 | 0.9 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 14.8 | 1.2 | 12.1 | 1.4 | 23.4 | 1.7 | |
45–64 | 15.8 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 1.4 | 20.6 | 3.9 | 26.9 | 3.2 | |
65 and over | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 14.0 | 0.8 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 10.2 | 0.9 | 12.2 | 1.8 | 21.2 | 1.7 |
Female | 19.0 | 1.1 | 16.5 | 1.2 | 16.9 | 1.4 | 13.9 | 2.1 | 27.4 | 2.1 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 25.4 | 1.9 | 22.2 | 2.2 | 24.8 | 3.0 | 15.9 | 3.1 | 32.1 | 3.2 |
Near poor/low | 22.6 | 1.5 | 20.7 | 1.9 | 22.7 | 2.5 | 15.8 | 2.9 | 26.0 | 2.4 | |
Middle | 13.8 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 1.4 | 12.4 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 18.7 | 2.5 | |
High | 8.0 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 1.0 | * | * | 15.5 | 4.0 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 21.6 | 1.4 | 18.5 | 1.9 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 15.1 | 2.4 | 25.1 | 1.9 |
High school graduate | 15.5 | 1.1 | 14.2 | 1.2 | 13.6 | 1.5 | 14.8 | 2.2 | 20.0 | 2.1 | |
At least some college | 13.3 | 1.0 | 11.9 | 1.1 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 11.4 | 2.0 | 25.8 | 3.6 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 15.5 | 0.9 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 1.1 | 12.8 | 1.5 | 22.3 | 1.7 |
Not employed | 21.5 | 1.6 | 17.9 | 1.8 | 17.3 | 2.2 | 17.7 | 3.5 | 30.3 | 2.9 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 7.2 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 1.7 |
Public only | 21.0 | 2.2 | 18.9 | 2.6 | 23.9 | 3.7 | 12.6 | 3.6 | 25.2 | 3.4 | |
Uninsured | 30.7 | 1.5 | 30.2 | 2.0 | 30.6 | 2.5 | 24.7 | 3.0 | 31.5 | 2.1 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 16.9 | 0.9 | 14.3 | 1.0 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 14.6 | 1.6 | 24.3 | 1.7 |
Large central metro | 20.0 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 1.7 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 16.3 | 2.7 | 27.8 | 2.3 | |
Large fringe metro | 15.9 | 1.6 | 15.2 | 1.7 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 17.8 | 3.8 | 18.8 | 3.8 | |
Medium metro | 15.3 | 1.9 | 13.9 | 1.9 | 14.2 | 2.2 | 10.5 | 2.4 | 20.9 | 4.2 | |
Small metro | 9.3 | 1.6 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 9.6 | 2.3 | * | * | 13.4 | 2.0 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 10.8 | 1.3 | 10.4 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 1.6 | * | * | 14.0 | 4.2 | |
Micropolitan | 11.2 | 1.7 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 11.1 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 9.8 | 2.4 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 12.3 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 12.9 | 0.7 | 12.5 | 0.8 | 12.4 | 0.9 | 12.4 | 1.3 | 16.5 | 2.0 |
Other | 27.2 | 2.2 | 27.9 | 5.7 | 29.2 | 7.7 | * | * | 27.0 | 2.2 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 14.7 | 0.8 | 12.2 | 0.8 | 11.7 | 0.9 | 11.1 | 1.2 | 22.5 | 1.6 |
Fair/poor | 32.9 | 2.6 | 31.2 | 3.0 | 30.7 | 4.0 | 32.9 | 6.6 | 37.9 | 4.8 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 27.1 | 3.0 | 25.0 | 3.2 | 22.3 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 27.1 | 3.5 | 25.8 | 3.7 | 24.6 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 14.9 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 0.8 | 12.0 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 22.4 | 1.6 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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.