Table 14_3_4-5
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 | 288,182 | 40.5 | 1.6 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 49.6 | 1.5 | |
Age | 0–17 | 72,747 | 31.7 | 4.1 | 17.2 | 3.2 | 55.0 | 4.0 |
18–44 | 111,219 | 49.4 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 42.3 | 2.1 | |
45–64 | 67,960 | 37.9 | 2.2 | 13.4 | 1.6 | 51.6 | 2.1 | |
65 and over | 36,256 | 16.1 | 3.3 | 13.4 | 3.6 | 73.1 | 4.2 | |
Gender | Male | 140,802 | 39.6 | 2.1 | 13.7 | 1.6 | 48.9 | 2.1 |
Female | 147,380 | 41.2 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 50.1 | 2.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 233,530 | 40.4 | 1.7 | 12.5 | 1.2 | 49.6 | 1.7 |
Black, single race | 35,504 | 42.8 | 3.9 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 49.1 | 4.5 | |
Asian, single race | 11,567 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | 884 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 2,583 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 4,114 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 248,517 | 38.1 | 1.7 | 12.5 | 1.1 | 51.8 | 1.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 195,463 | 37.5 | 1.9 | 12.8 | 1.3 | 52.0 | 1.9 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 34,875 | 42.7 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 49.3 | 4.6 | |
Hispanic | 39,665 | 60.9 | 3.8 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 31.8 | 3.6 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 35,618 | 59.6 | 3.1 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 33.5 | 2.8 |
Near poor/low | 52,639 | 57.0 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 37.5 | 3.1 | |
Middle | 91,063 | 40.3 | 3.0 | 13.5 | 1.8 | 49.2 | 3.0 | |
High | 108,862 | 15.1 | 2.2 | 17.7 | 2.1 | 70.2 | 2.7 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 45,282 | 57.3 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 40.1 | 3.1 |
High school graduate | 69,829 | 45.6 | 2.5 | 13.6 | 2.1 | 42.8 | 2.7 | |
At least some college | 97,855 | 31.7 | 2.2 | 13.6 | 1.5 | 56.8 | 2.2 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 143,280 | 42.8 | 2.0 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 47.6 | 1.8 |
Not employed | 35,665 | 50.1 | 3.2 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 41.9 | 3.1 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 183,519 | 26.9 | 1.9 | 16.5 | 1.5 | 59.5 | 2.0 |
Public only | 34,249 | 38.5 | 3.1 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 51.6 | 3.5 | |
Uninsured | 33,061 | 83.6 | 2.4 | * | * | 15.7 | 2.5 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 10,202 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 20,648 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 3,788 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 241,330 | 39.5 | 1.7 | 13.3 | 1.2 | 49.5 | 1.7 |
Large central metro | 87,683 | 39.2 | 3.1 | 13.8 | 2.0 | 49.5 | 2.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 69,802 | 31.2 | 2.9 | 15.8 | 2.5 | 55.8 | 3.2 | |
Medium metro | 58,570 | 43.2 | 3.3 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 47.0 | 3.1 | |
Small metro | 25,275 | 54.7 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 38.4 | 4.4 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 46,852 | 46.0 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 50.1 | 3.2 | |
Micropolitan | 31,339 | 42.9 | 4.6 | * | * | 54.2 | 4.5 | |
Noncore | 15,513 | 52.3 | 5.5 | * | * | 41.9 | 6.5 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 252,871 | 38.2 | 1.6 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 51.9 | 1.6 |
Other | 31,079 | 67.7 | 3.6 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 24.5 | 3.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 255,683 | 38.4 | 1.8 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 51.8 | 1.8 |
Fair/poor | 30,511 | 46.0 | 2.9 | 13.5 | 1.9 | 43.9 | 2.7 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 27,554 | 37.2 | 2.6 | 13.5 | 1.9 | 53.6 | 2.8 |
Complex activities | 16,398 | 39.8 | 3.1 | 13.6 | 2.1 | 50.0 | 3.2 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 179,243 | 42.9 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 47.6 | 1.9 |
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.