Table 14_3_4-8
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 | 63.7 | 1.6 | 10.3 | 1.0 | 27.4 | 1.3 | |
Age | 0–17 | 72,747 | 53.0 | 4.3 | 14.3 | 2.7 | 33.7 | 3.6 |
18–44 | 111,219 | 69.8 | 2.2 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 22.1 | 1.7 | |
45–64 | 67,960 | 61.5 | 2.5 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 31.2 | 2.2 | |
65 and over | 36,256 | 51.3 | 4.4 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 37.9 | 4.2 | |
Gender | Male | 140,802 | 63.1 | 2.3 | 12.0 | 1.4 | 26.5 | 1.8 |
Female | 147,380 | 64.2 | 1.8 | 9.0 | 1.1 | 28.2 | 1.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 233,530 | 64.3 | 1.8 | 10.4 | 1.2 | 26.9 | 1.4 |
Black, single race | 35,504 | 62.5 | 4.2 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 29.0 | 3.6 | |
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 | 62.1 | 1.9 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 28.3 | 1.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 195,463 | 62.6 | 2.1 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 27.6 | 1.6 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 34,875 | 61.9 | 4.2 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 29.6 | 3.7 | |
Hispanic | 39,665 | 73.9 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 22.2 | 3.2 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 35,618 | 70.9 | 2.6 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 17.6 | 2.1 |
Near poor/low | 52,639 | 78.1 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 15.7 | 1.9 | |
Middle | 91,063 | 67.0 | 3.2 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 25.7 | 2.8 | |
High | 108,862 | 37.1 | 2.9 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 51.5 | 3.0 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 45,282 | 74.2 | 2.3 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 18.5 | 2.2 |
High school graduate | 69,829 | 67.0 | 2.5 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 25.8 | 2.0 | |
At least some college | 97,855 | 59.4 | 2.5 | 10.9 | 1.5 | 31.4 | 2.0 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 143,280 | 66.0 | 2.0 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 26.4 | 1.6 |
Not employed | 35,665 | 69.8 | 2.6 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 21.8 | 2.5 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 183,519 | 55.3 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 1.4 | 35.2 | 2.2 |
Public only | 34,249 | 60.2 | 3.2 | 21.0 | 3.0 | 21.5 | 2.5 | |
Uninsured | 33,061 | 88.5 | 1.8 | * | * | 11.3 | 1.8 | |
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 | 64.0 | 1.8 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 26.9 | 1.4 |
Large central metro | 87,683 | 64.3 | 2.7 | 11.8 | 1.7 | 25.5 | 2.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 69,802 | 62.5 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 29.6 | 3.4 | |
Medium metro | 58,570 | 65.3 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 1.9 | 26.8 | 2.7 | |
Small metro | 25,275 | 62.6 | 5.7 | * | * | 26.4 | 4.1 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 46,852 | 62.3 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 30.4 | 3.4 | |
Micropolitan | 31,339 | 62.8 | 5.0 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 27.4 | 4.2 | |
Noncore | 15,513 | 61.2 | 5.7 | * | * | 37.0 | 5.2 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 252,871 | 62.3 | 1.8 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 28.3 | 1.4 |
Other | 31,079 | 76.4 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 19.6 | 3.3 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 255,683 | 62.4 | 1.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 28.4 | 1.5 |
Fair/poor | 30,511 | 68.9 | 2.7 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 23.5 | 2.6 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 27,554 | 65.0 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 28.0 | 2.7 |
Complex activities | 16,398 | 63.2 | 3.4 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 27.0 | 3.2 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 179,243 | 65.8 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 26.2 | 1.6 |
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.