Table 14_4_2-2c
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 5.0 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 | |
| Age | 0–17 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| 18–44 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.3 | |
| 45–64 | 7.2 | 0.3 | 16.8 | 1.7 | 11.7 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 | |
| 65 and over | 4.0 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 0.6 | |
| Gender | Male | 4.4 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Female | 5.7 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 | |
| Race | White, single race | 5.1 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.2 |
| Black, single race | 4.3 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.5 | |
| Asian, single race | 3.9 | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AI/AN, single race | 7.8 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Multiple races | 8.1 | 1.3 | * | * | 14.0 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 5.2 | 0.2 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 5.3 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.2 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 4.4 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | |
| Hispanic | 4.2 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.7 | |
| Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 7.3 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| High school graduate | 5.7 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.5 | |
| At least some college | 5.7 | 0.3 | 15.1 | 1.8 | 9.6 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 0.3 | |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 5.7 | 0.3 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Not employed | 8.9 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 11.2 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.8 | |
| Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 3.8 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Public only | 5.8 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 1.3 | * | * | |
| Uninsured | 11.6 | 0.7 | 14.9 | 1.5 | 13.9 | 1.3 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 1.5 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 6.1 | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | 7.4 | 1.9 | * | * |
| Medicare and private | 3.3 | 0.5 | * | * | * | * | 3.5 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 0.7 | |
| Medicare and other public | 3.2 | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 5.1 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Large central metro | 5.2 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.3 | |
| Large fringe metro | 4.7 | 0.4 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | |
| Medium metro | 5.5 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 1.1 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 0.5 | |
| Small metro | 4.9 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.7 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 4.9 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 0.7 | |
| Micropolitan | 4.7 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 0.8 | |
| Noncore | 5.1 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 1.2 | * | * | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 5.1 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Other | 4.3 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 0.6 | * | * | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 4.0 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
| Fair/poor | 14.0 | 0.8 | 16.5 | 1.6 | 17.3 | 1.6 | 13.1 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 1.3 | |
| Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 13.1 | 0.7 | 18.0 | 1.9 | 14.8 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 1.1 |
| Complex activities | 16.2 | 1.0 | 22.3 | 2.3 | 18.5 | 1.9 | 14.1 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 1.8 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 4.6 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.2 | |
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.
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