Table 14_4_3-2c
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 6.4 | 0.3 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 | |
Age | 0–17 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 4.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
18–44 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 12.3 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 0.5 | |
45–64 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 16.5 | 1.8 | 12.5 | 1.1 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 0.4 | |
65 and over | 3.9 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | |
Gender | Male | 5.9 | 0.3 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
Female | 7.0 | 0.3 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 0.4 | |
Race | White, single race | 6.4 | 0.3 | 11.5 | 0.8 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
Black, single race | 6.9 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
Asian, single race | 4.2 | 0.9 | * | * | 9.1 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 12.5 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 8.5 | 1.5 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 11.7 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 6.4 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 0.8 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 6.4 | 0.3 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 6.9 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | |
Hispanic | 6.6 | 0.5 | 9.3 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 0.9 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 10.0 | 0.6 | 13.3 | 1.2 | 11.2 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.3 |
High school graduate | 7.2 | 0.4 | 11.9 | 1.3 | 9.7 | 0.9 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.5 | |
At least some college | 6.4 | 0.3 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 0.4 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 7.6 | 0.3 | 16.5 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
Not employed | 9.6 | 0.6 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 0.9 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 5.0 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
Public only | 8.2 | 0.5 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 1.6 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 14.2 | 0.8 | 18.3 | 1.5 | 16.1 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 1.4 | 8.3 | 1.6 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 4.4 | 0.7 | * | * | 5.2 | 1.3 | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 2.9 | 0.5 | * | * | 4.1 | 1.0 | * | * | 2.3 | 0.6 | |
Medicare and other public | 8.5 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 7.9 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 6.3 | 0.3 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
Large central metro | 6.4 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 5.7 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 0.4 | |
Medium metro | 7.2 | 0.6 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 0.7 | |
Small metro | 5.8 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 2.1 | 10.4 | 2.1 | 5.2 | 1.1 | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 7.1 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 1.0 | |
Micropolitan | 6.3 | 0.8 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 1.3 | |
Noncore | 8.5 | 1.5 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 8.4 | 1.7 | * | * | 7.3 | 1.7 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 6.5 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
Other | 6.3 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 1.1 | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 5.7 | 0.3 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
Fair/poor | 12.5 | 0.7 | 16.6 | 1.6 | 14.7 | 1.1 | 11.3 | 1.3 | 7.3 | 1.3 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 11.9 | 0.8 | 18.5 | 2.0 | 13.6 | 1.3 | 10.6 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 1.2 |
Complex activities | 14.8 | 1.0 | 21.2 | 2.4 | 16.5 | 1.6 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 1.7 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 6.4 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
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.