Table 14_3_4-12a
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 | 68.4 | 2.1 | 66.7 | 2.4 | 76.7 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Age | 0–17 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
18–44 | 78.9 | 3.0 | 77.3 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
45–64 | 68.1 | 2.6 | 66.9 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 46.2 | 5.3 | 42.7 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 64.2 | 3.4 | 61.5 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 70.7 | 2.3 | 69.6 | 2.6 | 76.7 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 79.9 | 3.1 | 80.1 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 78.4 | 2.9 | 79.5 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 66.6 | 3.4 | 65.1 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 50.3 | 4.9 | 47.5 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 79.2 | 3.2 | 78.8 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 72.0 | 3.1 | 70.0 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 61.2 | 3.3 | 59.5 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 72.7 | 2.6 | 71.3 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Not employed | 75.3 | 2.6 | 74.0 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 63.8 | 3.1 | 60.9 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 71.1 | 3.1 | 72.5 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 89.6 | 2.2 | 90.1 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 66.1 | 2.5 | 64.2 | 2.9 | 74.9 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Large central metro | 65.1 | 3.9 | 62.0 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Large fringe metro | 64.6 | 3.9 | 63.6 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 65.0 | 5.6 | 62.8 | 6.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 76.3 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 78.7 | 3.3 | 77.0 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 77.3 | 4.1 | 75.3 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 67.0 | 2.2 | 64.8 | 2.5 | 77.0 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other | 86.7 | 4.6 | 95.3 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 66.4 | 2.5 | 64.4 | 2.9 | 74.1 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Fair/poor | 72.2 | 2.9 | 71.4 | 3.5 | 79.8 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 68.1 | 3.1 | 67.1 | 3.8 | 70.7 | 6.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 70.1 | 2.8 | 68.8 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 69.5 | 2.9 | 67.4 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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: 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.