Table 14_4_5-1a
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 | 43.9 | 0.8 | 43.7 | 0.9 | 43.5 | 1.6 | 47.2 | 3.5 | 57.5 | 13.0 | 41.0 | 5.9 | 47.8 | 3.2 | |
Age | 0–17 | 56.4 | 1.1 | 56.7 | 1.3 | 54.0 | 2.4 | 66.6 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * | 49.5 | 4.6 |
18–44 | 44.7 | 1.1 | 44.5 | 1.1 | 44.1 | 2.5 | 46.4 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | 52.3 | 5.9 | |
45–64 | 37.9 | 1.2 | 38.3 | 1.3 | 33.6 | 2.6 | 35.8 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 26.9 | 1.4 | 27.0 | 1.5 | 26.7 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 44.7 | 1.0 | 44.4 | 1.1 | 45.4 | 2.0 | 47.2 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | 43.6 | 4.9 |
Female | 43.2 | 0.8 | 43.0 | 0.9 | 42.1 | 1.8 | 47.1 | 3.4 | * | * | 37.9 | 7.7 | 51.3 | 3.8 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 35.7 | 1.4 | 35.0 | 1.8 | 37.9 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 38.4 | 6.2 |
Near poor/low | 40.0 | 1.4 | 40.3 | 1.5 | 37.8 | 3.1 | 38.5 | 6.8 | * | * | * | * | 50.0 | 7.1 | |
Middle | 45.4 | 1.3 | 44.8 | 1.4 | 46.4 | 2.5 | 50.3 | 6.1 | * | * | * | * | 49.1 | 6.9 | |
High | 46.8 | 1.1 | 46.1 | 1.2 | 52.3 | 3.4 | 50.6 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | 50.3 | 6.7 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 37.4 | 1.3 | 38.6 | 1.5 | 30.3 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 40.3 | 1.3 | 40.3 | 1.4 | 38.5 | 2.5 | 41.1 | 6.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 38.2 | 1.0 | 37.6 | 1.1 | 41.3 | 2.5 | 39.5 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | 43.0 | 5.9 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 42.6 | 1.0 | 42.5 | 1.1 | 41.6 | 2.1 | 45.0 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | 49.8 | 5.2 |
Not employed | 37.7 | 1.4 | 38.1 | 1.5 | 34.0 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 48.4 | 1.0 | 48.2 | 1.1 | 48.0 | 2.3 | 51.3 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | 52.2 | 4.8 |
Public only | 41.3 | 1.3 | 41.3 | 1.7 | 40.7 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 46.8 | 5.6 | |
Uninsured | 40.9 | 1.7 | 40.2 | 1.9 | 44.7 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 30.6 | 2.4 | 30.7 | 2.5 | 28.9 | 5.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 25.6 | 1.7 | 25.4 | 1.7 | 26.9 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 24.9 | 2.6 | 27.2 | 3.3 | 23.6 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 46.5 | 0.9 | 46.4 | 0.9 | 46.1 | 1.6 | 47.8 | 3.5 | * | * | 46.2 | 6.8 | 49.7 | 3.6 |
Large central metro | 45.4 | 1.1 | 44.1 | 1.4 | 49.0 | 1.8 | 46.9 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | 51.6 | 6.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 52.7 | 1.5 | 53.0 | 1.6 | 48.2 | 3.7 | 53.7 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 40.4 | 2.5 | 40.8 | 2.6 | 39.1 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 40.2 | 6.0 | |
Small metro | 46.6 | 2.9 | 46.7 | 3.0 | 35.7 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 31.3 | 1.5 | 31.8 | 1.5 | 23.6 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 40.1 | 7.5 | |
Micropolitan | 32.2 | 2.1 | 32.2 | 2.2 | 31.5 | 7.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 29.8 | 3.4 | 31.2 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 44.0 | 0.9 | 43.8 | 1.0 | 43.5 | 1.7 | 52.8 | 4.6 | * | * | 40.8 | 6.0 | 47.4 | 3.2 |
Other | 43.0 | 1.9 | 42.7 | 1.9 | * | * | 40.2 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 45.3 | 0.9 | 44.9 | 0.9 | 46.0 | 1.7 | 48.5 | 3.7 | * | * | 44.2 | 6.8 | 50.5 | 3.4 |
Fair/poor | 32.8 | 1.4 | 33.8 | 1.6 | 29.9 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 29.8 | 1.3 | 30.6 | 1.4 | 23.7 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 32.4 | 1.6 | 33.8 | 1.8 | 24.8 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 40.5 | 1.0 | 40.2 | 1.0 | 41.5 | 2.0 | 40.7 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | 49.5 | 5.4 |
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.