Table 14_4_5-1c
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 | 43.9 | 0.8 | 35.7 | 1.4 | 40.0 | 1.4 | 45.4 | 1.3 | 46.8 | 1.1 | |
Age | 0–17 | 56.4 | 1.1 | 40.1 | 2.1 | 49.1 | 2.3 | 59.7 | 1.9 | 66.9 | 1.7 |
18–44 | 44.7 | 1.1 | 35.5 | 2.3 | 42.9 | 2.0 | 45.6 | 1.8 | 47.1 | 1.6 | |
45–64 | 37.9 | 1.2 | 33.1 | 2.6 | 30.7 | 2.1 | 36.2 | 1.9 | 41.1 | 1.5 | |
65 and over | 26.9 | 1.4 | 24.1 | 2.8 | 28.0 | 2.4 | 27.1 | 2.4 | 26.8 | 2.0 | |
Gender | Male | 44.7 | 1.0 | 35.7 | 1.7 | 41.2 | 1.8 | 46.6 | 1.5 | 46.8 | 1.3 |
Female | 43.2 | 0.8 | 35.7 | 1.6 | 39.2 | 1.5 | 44.3 | 1.4 | 46.9 | 1.1 | |
Race | White, single race | 43.7 | 0.9 | 35.0 | 1.8 | 40.3 | 1.5 | 44.8 | 1.4 | 46.1 | 1.2 |
Black, single race | 43.5 | 1.6 | 37.9 | 2.5 | 37.8 | 3.1 | 46.4 | 2.5 | 52.3 | 3.4 | |
Asian, single race | 47.2 | 3.5 | * | * | 38.5 | 6.8 | 50.3 | 6.1 | 50.6 | 4.8 | |
NHOPI, single race | 57.5 | 13.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 41.0 | 5.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 47.8 | 3.2 | 38.4 | 6.2 | 50.0 | 7.1 | 49.1 | 6.9 | 50.3 | 6.7 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 44.0 | 0.9 | 35.8 | 1.7 | 39.6 | 1.7 | 45.6 | 1.4 | 46.4 | 1.1 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 43.7 | 1.0 | 34.8 | 2.4 | 39.8 | 2.0 | 45.0 | 1.6 | 45.5 | 1.2 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 43.4 | 1.7 | 37.9 | 2.6 | 37.6 | 3.2 | 46.0 | 2.6 | 52.2 | 3.5 | |
Hispanic | 43.3 | 1.5 | 35.5 | 2.9 | 41.8 | 2.1 | 43.9 | 2.7 | 53.2 | 3.1 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 37.4 | 1.3 | 31.9 | 2.2 | 37.8 | 2.1 | 36.7 | 2.3 | 45.2 | 3.7 |
High school graduate | 40.3 | 1.3 | 32.4 | 2.7 | 36.5 | 2.0 | 40.4 | 1.8 | 44.4 | 1.9 | |
At least some college | 38.2 | 1.0 | 33.6 | 2.8 | 30.9 | 2.2 | 38.7 | 1.7 | 39.6 | 1.3 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 42.6 | 1.0 | 38.2 | 2.6 | 38.6 | 1.8 | 41.9 | 1.6 | 44.4 | 1.3 |
Not employed | 37.7 | 1.4 | 32.0 | 2.1 | 37.5 | 2.4 | 40.9 | 2.3 | 39.8 | 2.5 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 48.4 | 1.0 | 38.7 | 3.4 | 43.0 | 2.2 | 49.1 | 1.5 | 49.8 | 1.2 |
Public only | 41.3 | 1.3 | 35.7 | 1.7 | 45.4 | 2.5 | 46.5 | 3.4 | 50.3 | 6.8 | |
Uninsured | 40.9 | 1.7 | 42.1 | 3.5 | 37.4 | 2.9 | 39.8 | 3.2 | 46.3 | 4.2 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 30.6 | 2.4 | 30.1 | 6.0 | 29.9 | 4.0 | 27.0 | 3.6 | 35.9 | 4.8 |
Medicare and private | 25.6 | 1.7 | 25.5 | 5.5 | 27.3 | 3.4 | 27.5 | 2.9 | 23.5 | 2.2 | |
Medicare and other public | 24.9 | 2.6 | 19.2 | 2.9 | 26.6 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 46.5 | 0.9 | 37.0 | 1.6 | 42.8 | 1.5 | 48.5 | 1.5 | 49.1 | 1.2 |
Large central metro | 45.4 | 1.1 | 36.2 | 2.0 | 46.3 | 2.1 | 46.3 | 2.4 | 47.5 | 1.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 52.7 | 1.5 | 41.3 | 4.4 | 48.8 | 3.2 | 55.3 | 2.6 | 53.9 | 1.6 | |
Medium metro | 40.4 | 2.5 | 35.2 | 4.1 | 30.6 | 3.5 | 44.7 | 3.3 | 42.7 | 3.2 | |
Small metro | 46.6 | 2.9 | 36.0 | 4.8 | 45.6 | 4.3 | 44.2 | 5.4 | 51.5 | 3.4 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 31.3 | 1.5 | 30.6 | 2.9 | 30.1 | 2.9 | 32.3 | 2.2 | 31.4 | 2.5 | |
Micropolitan | 32.2 | 2.1 | 33.1 | 4.5 | 32.8 | 4.0 | 33.1 | 2.3 | 30.8 | 3.3 | |
Noncore | 29.8 | 3.4 | 27.2 | 4.5 | 26.5 | 4.6 | 31.1 | 4.6 | 33.1 | 5.1 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 44.0 | 0.9 | 36.0 | 1.6 | 39.3 | 1.7 | 45.5 | 1.4 | 46.7 | 1.1 |
Other | 43.0 | 1.9 | 34.3 | 2.9 | 43.4 | 2.4 | 44.8 | 4.0 | 49.6 | 4.5 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 45.3 | 0.9 | 36.7 | 1.6 | 42.0 | 1.6 | 46.9 | 1.4 | 47.6 | 1.1 |
Fair/poor | 32.8 | 1.4 | 31.7 | 2.3 | 30.7 | 2.1 | 32.7 | 2.4 | 36.3 | 2.7 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 29.8 | 1.3 | 27.6 | 2.4 | 29.1 | 2.3 | 28.4 | 2.0 | 33.4 | 2.4 |
Complex activities | 32.4 | 1.6 | 29.7 | 2.6 | 31.9 | 3.0 | 33.7 | 2.7 | 34.3 | 3.5 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 40.5 | 1.0 | 35.0 | 2.1 | 37.3 | 1.7 | 40.7 | 1.5 | 42.1 | 1.2 |
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.