Table 14_4_3-2a
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 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.9 | * | * | 12.5 | 3.1 | 8.5 | 1.5 | |
Age | 0–17 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
18–44 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 1.0 | * | * | * | * | 17.4 | 4.4 | 9.8 | 2.3 | |
45–64 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 1.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 17.2 | 4.2 | |
65 and over | 3.9 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 1.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 5.9 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 1.2 | * | * | * | * | 7.9 | 2.2 |
Female | 7.0 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 0.9 | * | * | 12.4 | 3.5 | 9.1 | 1.6 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 10.5 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 0.8 | 8.0 | 1.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 10.9 | 3.2 |
Near poor/low | 9.1 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | 11.7 | 2.7 | |
Middle | 6.8 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 3.6 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 1.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 10.0 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 9.9 | 1.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 7.2 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 6.4 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 1.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 7.6 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.8 | * | * | * | * | 8.1 | 1.9 |
Not employed | 9.6 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 1.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 5.0 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 8.2 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 0.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 14.2 | 0.8 | 14.4 | 0.8 | 12.7 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 4.4 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 2.9 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 0.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 8.5 | 1.4 | 9.9 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 6.3 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.9 | * | * | 8.2 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 1.7 |
Large central metro | 6.4 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Large fringe metro | 5.7 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 1.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 7.2 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 9.2 | 1.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 5.8 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 7.1 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 0.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 6.3 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 0.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 8.5 | 1.5 | 8.9 | 1.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 6.5 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | * | * | 12.9 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 1.5 |
Other | 6.3 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 0.6 | * | * | 5.5 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 5.7 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.9 | * | * | 10.1 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 1.5 |
Fair/poor | 12.5 | 0.7 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 10.5 | 1.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 11.9 | 0.8 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 12.2 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 14.8 | 1.0 | 14.5 | 1.2 | 14.1 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 6.4 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 0.9 | * | * | 12.5 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 1.5 |
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: 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.