Table 14_3_4-9a
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 | 75.7 | 1.4 | 75.6 | 1.6 | 75.5 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Age | 0–17 | 71.2 | 3.8 | 71.8 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
18–44 | 79.1 | 1.8 | 79.8 | 2.1 | 74.9 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
45–64 | 74.4 | 2.4 | 72.9 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 66.8 | 4.6 | 64.5 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 76.1 | 2.0 | 75.1 | 2.3 | 78.2 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 75.4 | 1.7 | 76.0 | 1.9 | 73.6 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 83.4 | 2.0 | 85.4 | 2.1 | 74.0 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 86.5 | 2.0 | 86.9 | 2.4 | 84.4 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 75.4 | 2.9 | 74.7 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 55.5 | 3.7 | 56.4 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 83.5 | 2.2 | 82.8 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 79.0 | 2.1 | 80.0 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 70.6 | 2.4 | 69.5 | 2.7 | 76.0 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 76.5 | 1.7 | 76.3 | 1.9 | 78.2 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Not employed | 80.2 | 2.3 | 80.7 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 65.9 | 2.4 | 65.7 | 2.6 | 70.6 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 79.1 | 2.7 | 81.6 | 3.1 | 67.0 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 93.9 | 1.2 | 93.9 | 1.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 77.1 | 1.4 | 77.7 | 1.6 | 74.7 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Large central metro | 77.8 | 2.0 | 79.4 | 2.5 | 72.1 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Large fringe metro | 71.9 | 3.1 | 73.0 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 78.5 | 2.9 | 77.1 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 85.7 | 3.2 | 85.7 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 69.2 | 4.2 | 67.3 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 71.5 | 4.9 | 69.2 | 5.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 66.0 | 7.2 | 64.7 | 7.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 74.3 | 1.5 | 73.5 | 1.8 | 75.4 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other | 86.2 | 3.3 | 91.0 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 74.0 | 1.6 | 73.9 | 1.9 | 73.6 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Fair/poor | 82.4 | 2.0 | 82.3 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 82.1 | 2.1 | 80.5 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 84.0 | 2.3 | 83.0 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 74.7 | 1.7 | 74.9 | 2.0 | 75.0 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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.