Table 14_2_2-1d
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 | 72.8 | 0.6 | 66.5 | 1.1 | 73.5 | 0.8 | 74.9 | 0.7 | |
Age | 18–44 | 62.6 | 0.8 | 53.0 | 1.5 | 62.2 | 1.2 | 66.5 | 0.9 |
45–64 | 80.0 | 0.7 | 73.2 | 1.5 | 80.1 | 1.0 | 81.9 | 0.9 | |
65 and over | 90.0 | 0.6 | 89.0 | 1.2 | 90.6 | 1.0 | 90.1 | 1.0 | |
Gender | Male | 67.6 | 0.7 | 59.4 | 1.4 | 66.5 | 1.2 | 71.7 | 0.9 |
Female | 77.7 | 0.6 | 73.6 | 1.2 | 79.8 | 0.8 | 77.8 | 0.8 | |
Race | White, single race | 74.1 | 0.6 | 66.6 | 1.2 | 75.4 | 0.9 | 76.0 | 0.7 |
Black, single race | 66.8 | 1.1 | 65.6 | 2.3 | 62.8 | 1.9 | 71.0 | 1.4 | |
Asian, single race | 65.4 | 2.6 | 67.1 | 4.5 | 69.1 | 4.8 | 63.9 | 3.0 | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 74.8 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 67.6 | 3.4 | * | * | 64.9 | 5.8 | 74.1 | 4.5 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 75.3 | 0.5 | 73.1 | 1.1 | 76.0 | 0.8 | 75.6 | 0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 77.4 | 0.6 | 75.5 | 1.3 | 78.8 | 0.9 | 76.9 | 0.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 67.1 | 1.1 | 66.7 | 2.2 | 62.7 | 1.9 | 71.0 | 1.4 | |
Hispanic | 55.9 | 1.3 | 51.6 | 1.8 | 53.7 | 2.1 | 65.6 | 2.1 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 63.0 | 1.3 | 60.5 | 1.7 | 62.5 | 1.9 | 67.7 | 2.7 |
Near poor/low | 67.7 | 1.1 | 64.7 | 1.7 | 69.7 | 1.5 | 68.4 | 1.8 | |
Middle | 71.3 | 0.9 | 67.6 | 1.8 | 72.8 | 1.2 | 71.5 | 1.2 | |
High | 78.8 | 0.8 | 77.8 | 2.2 | 80.0 | 1.3 | 78.4 | 0.8 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 68.9 | 0.7 | 56.4 | 1.4 | 68.8 | 1.0 | 72.1 | 0.7 |
Not employed | 72.4 | 0.9 | 66.4 | 1.7 | 73.5 | 1.4 | 76.0 | 1.4 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 75.6 | 0.6 | 71.6 | 1.4 | 76.9 | 1.0 | 75.5 | 0.7 |
Public only | 73.7 | 1.3 | 70.7 | 1.8 | 73.0 | 2.0 | 80.7 | 2.1 | |
Uninsured | 40.8 | 1.3 | 36.7 | 1.8 | 41.3 | 1.9 | 45.0 | 2.1 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 90.7 | 1.1 | 88.8 | 2.0 | 92.1 | 1.8 | 90.9 | 2.0 |
Medicare and private | 90.6 | 0.9 | 90.4 | 1.9 | 90.1 | 1.4 | 91.0 | 1.3 | |
Medicare and other public | 88.3 | 1.7 | 89.6 | 1.9 | 92.9 | 2.5 | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 72.4 | 0.7 | 65.5 | 1.2 | 73.0 | 0.9 | 74.6 | 0.7 |
Large central metro | 67.9 | 1.0 | 60.8 | 1.8 | 65.6 | 1.3 | 72.2 | 1.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 75.7 | 1.0 | 69.4 | 2.6 | 77.8 | 1.5 | 76.1 | 1.1 | |
Medium metro | 74.4 | 1.3 | 68.3 | 2.4 | 75.7 | 1.8 | 75.9 | 1.8 | |
Small metro | 74.0 | 1.8 | 68.5 | 3.3 | 75.1 | 2.5 | 75.4 | 2.0 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 75.0 | 1.1 | 70.8 | 2.1 | 75.3 | 1.3 | 76.9 | 1.4 | |
Micropolitan | 72.5 | 1.3 | 67.2 | 2.5 | 73.4 | 1.7 | 74.4 | 1.9 | |
Noncore | 79.6 | 2.2 | 76.4 | 3.4 | 79.3 | 2.7 | 82.2 | 2.8 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 75.2 | 0.5 | 71.7 | 1.1 | 75.7 | 0.8 | 76.0 | 0.7 |
Other | 53.5 | 1.6 | 52.3 | 2.0 | 49.3 | 2.4 | 59.0 | 2.9 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 71.6 | 0.6 | 62.7 | 1.2 | 72.0 | 0.9 | 74.2 | 0.7 |
Fair/poor | 81.2 | 0.9 | 79.8 | 1.5 | 81.8 | 1.5 | 82.0 | 1.5 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 85.4 | 0.8 | 85.7 | 1.3 | 83.2 | 1.5 | 87.4 | 1.3 |
Complex activities | 83.7 | 1.1 | 85.1 | 1.7 | 79.9 | 2.2 | 86.7 | 1.7 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 70.8 | 0.6 | 60.8 | 1.3 | 71.7 | 0.9 | 73.6 | 0.7 |
a Persons age 18 and over. 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, 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.
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.