Table 14_3_4-10
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total population (in thousands) | Main reasonsd | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Couldn't afford | Insurance related | Other | ||||||
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |||
Total | 296,185 | 53.2 | 2.1 | 15.8 | 1.6 | 32.8 | 2.1 | |
Age | 0–17 | 73,563 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
18–44 | 111,067 | 65.7 | 3.1 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 23.3 | 3.2 | |
45–64 | 74,078 | 51.0 | 2.8 | 18.1 | 2.3 | 32.0 | 2.6 | |
65 and over | 37,477 | 35.5 | 4.8 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 54.1 | 5.1 | |
Gender | Male | 145,116 | 49.9 | 3.5 | 14.7 | 2.3 | 37.3 | 3.4 |
Female | 151,069 | 55.0 | 2.4 | 16.4 | 1.9 | 30.3 | 2.3 | |
Race | White, single race | 237,761 | 50.3 | 2.4 | 17.1 | 1.8 | 34.5 | 2.5 |
Black, single race | 36,870 | 68.1 | 3.8 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 24.4 | 3.8 | |
Asian, single race | 12,659 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | 1,078 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 2,332 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 5,484 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 252,609 | 50.6 | 2.2 | 16.1 | 1.7 | 35.1 | 2.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 196,514 | 47.1 | 2.6 | 17.4 | 2.1 | 37.5 | 2.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 35,880 | 67.7 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 24.7 | 3.9 | |
Hispanic | 43,576 | 74.9 | 4.0 | 13.2 | 3.4 | 12.6 | 2.8 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 37,915 | 70.0 | 3.5 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 21.8 | 3.6 |
Near poor/low | 54,033 | 68.5 | 3.5 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 22.4 | 3.0 | |
Middle | 92,693 | 53.3 | 3.7 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 34.6 | 3.4 | |
High | 111,543 | 22.1 | 3.8 | 28.2 | 4.6 | 50.6 | 4.9 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 41,928 | 70.9 | 3.3 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 21.9 | 3.2 |
High school graduate | 70,724 | 56.5 | 3.1 | 15.9 | 2.1 | 29.0 | 3.1 | |
At least some college | 107,388 | 43.3 | 3.3 | 18.1 | 2.6 | 40.3 | 3.2 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 147,001 | 57.1 | 2.9 | 16.4 | 2.3 | 28.6 | 2.6 |
Not employed | 37,780 | 60.4 | 3.4 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 26.1 | 2.9 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 182,776 | 41.3 | 3.0 | 23.5 | 3.1 | 37.2 | 3.1 |
Public only | 38,952 | 52.7 | 3.6 | 18.5 | 3.1 | 30.8 | 3.3 | |
Uninsured | 35,796 | 88.7 | 2.3 | * | * | 11.7 | 2.3 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 10,078 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 21,331 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 4,477 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 247,418 | 50.0 | 2.4 | 16.7 | 1.8 | 34.9 | 2.5 |
Large central metro | 89,436 | 50.4 | 3.7 | 15.9 | 2.4 | 35.4 | 3.9 | |
Large fringe metro | 73,350 | 46.6 | 4.7 | 18.3 | 3.8 | 36.9 | 3.8 | |
Medium metro | 59,108 | 49.4 | 5.8 | 15.6 | 2.8 | 35.6 | 5.5 | |
Small metro | 25,524 | 59.9 | 6.6 | * | * | 25.8 | 6.8 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 48,767 | 67.7 | 3.8 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 23.0 | 3.4 | |
Micropolitan | 31,968 | 67.1 | 4.8 | * | * | 25.4 | 4.4 | |
Noncore | 16,799 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 257,411 | 51.3 | 2.2 | 16.2 | 1.7 | 34.2 | 2.2 |
Other | 34,902 | 76.9 | 5.2 | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 262,298 | 49.7 | 2.9 | 16.5 | 2.1 | 35.4 | 2.7 |
Fair/poor | 31,890 | 59.4 | 3.1 | 14.5 | 1.8 | 27.9 | 2.9 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 29,148 | 56.0 | 3.4 | 12.5 | 1.8 | 33.3 | 3.1 |
Complex activities | 17,758 | 58.3 | 3.1 | 12.2 | 2.1 | 31.0 | 2.9 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 183,537 | 52.5 | 3.1 | 17.9 | 2.5 | 31.7 | 2.9 |
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.
d Denominator is persons who experienced difficulty. Responses unrelated to inability to afford care or insurance were collapsed into the "Other" category. For a full list of responses, see the documentation for the MEPS public use file.
* - 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.