Table 14_3_4-6b
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 | 56.7 | 1.6 | 54.3 | 1.8 | 52.2 | 2.0 | 67.7 | 3.6 | 73.4 | 4.1 | |
Age | 0–17 | 44.3 | 4.7 | 43.4 | 5.3 | 39.2 | 6.3 | * | * | * | * |
18–44 | 66.0 | 2.5 | 62.9 | 2.8 | 62.2 | 3.2 | 65.7 | 5.9 | 84.0 | 3.8 | |
45–64 | 58.2 | 2.5 | 56.6 | 2.7 | 54.6 | 3.0 | * | * | 72.4 | 6.1 | |
65 and over | 23.0 | 4.2 | 22.4 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 54.2 | 2.5 | 52.2 | 2.8 | 49.2 | 3.0 | * | * | 68.8 | 6.2 |
Female | 58.5 | 1.9 | 55.9 | 2.0 | 54.5 | 2.4 | 65.7 | 4.5 | 76.8 | 4.1 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 72.6 | 3.2 | 70.9 | 3.6 | 69.3 | 4.4 | * | * | 80.0 | 5.5 |
Near poor/low | 70.2 | 2.7 | 68.5 | 3.1 | 66.9 | 3.7 | * | * | 79.9 | 4.5 | |
Middle | 56.7 | 3.1 | 55.6 | 3.4 | 56.1 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | |
High | 30.8 | 3.7 | 29.3 | 3.7 | 28.6 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 68.7 | 2.7 | 64.6 | 3.3 | 62.1 | 3.9 | * | * | 82.3 | 4.4 |
High school graduate | 63.6 | 2.6 | 61.7 | 2.8 | 59.0 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 49.4 | 2.8 | 48.1 | 2.9 | 47.8 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 62.6 | 2.2 | 59.8 | 2.5 | 58.4 | 2.7 | 69.0 | 5.2 | 84.6 | 3.6 |
Not employed | 62.3 | 2.8 | 60.6 | 3.2 | 59.2 | 3.8 | * | * | 71.3 | 6.6 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 43.5 | 2.4 | 42.7 | 2.5 | 42.1 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 58.9 | 3.5 | 59.8 | 3.7 | 58.5 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 89.1 | 1.9 | 87.3 | 2.4 | 87.3 | 3.0 | * | * | 95.6 | 1.7 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 56.8 | 1.8 | 54.0 | 2.0 | 51.8 | 2.2 | 67.5 | 3.9 | 74.0 | 4.2 |
Large central metro | 56.4 | 2.8 | 52.6 | 3.5 | 50.8 | 4.5 | 65.3 | 5.7 | 69.4 | 5.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 57.9 | 3.5 | 56.2 | 3.9 | 54.9 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 57.6 | 3.5 | 54.8 | 3.6 | 51.3 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 53.2 | 5.4 | 50.8 | 5.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 56.0 | 4.0 | 55.7 | 4.0 | 54.2 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 53.5 | 4.9 | 53.0 | 4.9 | 51.2 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 60.4 | 5.6 | 60.4 | 5.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 53.8 | 1.7 | 53.5 | 1.8 | 51.7 | 2.0 | 67.1 | 3.7 | 57.3 | 7.0 |
Other | 82.4 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 87.7 | 3.0 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 55.9 | 2.0 | 53.0 | 2.2 | 51.2 | 2.4 | 66.8 | 4.2 | 77.0 | 4.4 |
Fair/poor | 58.4 | 2.7 | 57.6 | 3.0 | 54.9 | 3.5 | * | * | 64.3 | 6.4 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 55.9 | 2.9 | 55.5 | 3.1 | 53.2 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 58.1 | 3.3 | 58.9 | 3.5 | 58.0 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 58.9 | 2.1 | 55.0 | 2.5 | 53.5 | 2.7 | 68.0 | 5.1 | 82.5 | 3.5 |
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.