Table 14_4_6-1b
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic, all races | ||||||||
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All races | White | Black | |||||||||
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 16.1 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 0.6 | 14.1 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 0.9 | |
Age | 0–17 | 12.3 | 0.7 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 11.3 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 1.4 | 14.2 | 1.1 |
18–44 | 17.3 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 0.8 | 17.6 | 0.9 | 14.9 | 1.7 | 16.6 | 1.3 | |
45–64 | 18.4 | 0.8 | 18.1 | 0.9 | 18.3 | 1.0 | 14.8 | 1.5 | 22.0 | 2.2 | |
65 and over | 17.4 | 0.9 | 17.4 | 0.9 | 17.2 | 1.0 | 15.6 | 2.6 | 16.7 | 2.9 | |
Gender | Male | 15.8 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 0.7 | 16.0 | 0.7 | 14.0 | 1.2 | 15.2 | 1.1 |
Female | 16.4 | 0.5 | 16.2 | 0.6 | 16.4 | 0.7 | 14.2 | 1.2 | 17.6 | 1.1 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 18.1 | 1.1 | 18.1 | 1.2 | 18.4 | 1.7 | 18.6 | 1.9 | 18.1 | 1.9 |
Near poor/low | 15.6 | 0.9 | 15.1 | 1.1 | 15.0 | 1.3 | 14.7 | 2.1 | 17.5 | 1.6 | |
Middle | 15.3 | 0.8 | 15.5 | 0.8 | 15.5 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 13.6 | 1.4 | |
High | 16.4 | 0.7 | 16.4 | 0.7 | 16.6 | 0.8 | 11.5 | 1.6 | 17.3 | 2.3 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 18.4 | 1.1 | 18.2 | 1.2 | 17.8 | 1.4 | 19.0 | 2.2 | 18.8 | 1.7 |
High school graduate | 16.4 | 0.8 | 16.3 | 0.8 | 16.5 | 0.9 | 13.2 | 1.6 | 17.1 | 1.9 | |
At least some college | 18.2 | 0.7 | 18.3 | 0.7 | 18.5 | 0.8 | 13.8 | 1.6 | 18.0 | 1.9 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 17.1 | 0.7 | 17.1 | 0.7 | 17.3 | 0.9 | 13.8 | 1.5 | 17.0 | 1.3 |
Not employed | 20.1 | 1.0 | 19.9 | 1.0 | 20.4 | 1.2 | 17.8 | 2.1 | 21.9 | 2.1 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 15.3 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 0.7 | 11.5 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 1.3 |
Public only | 17.5 | 1.0 | 17.2 | 1.1 | 17.3 | 1.4 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 18.3 | 1.6 | |
Uninsured | 19.0 | 1.3 | 17.9 | 1.6 | 16.6 | 1.9 | 21.1 | 3.7 | 22.4 | 2.7 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 17.7 | 1.6 | 17.9 | 1.7 | 16.8 | 1.8 | 22.1 | 4.9 | * | * |
Medicare and private | 17.1 | 1.2 | 17.1 | 1.2 | 16.9 | 1.3 | 15.4 | 4.3 | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 16.2 | 2.5 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 19.5 | 4.4 | * | * | 16.5 | 3.6 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 16.3 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 0.7 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 16.6 | 0.9 |
Large central metro | 17.7 | 0.9 | 17.5 | 1.1 | 17.3 | 1.4 | 15.8 | 1.4 | 18.3 | 1.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 16.1 | 0.9 | 16.3 | 1.0 | 16.9 | 1.1 | 14.1 | 1.8 | 14.0 | 2.3 | |
Medium metro | 15.8 | 1.1 | 15.9 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 1.2 | 15.8 | 2.4 | 15.2 | 2.3 | |
Small metro | 13.2 | 1.6 | 13.2 | 1.6 | 12.9 | 1.9 | 10.9 | 2.6 | 12.7 | 2.2 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 15.5 | 1.3 | 15.5 | 1.3 | 15.9 | 1.3 | * | * | 14.9 | 3.5 | |
Micropolitan | 15.8 | 1.7 | 15.9 | 1.6 | 16.1 | 1.8 | * | * | 15.0 | 4.2 | |
Noncore | 14.8 | 2.0 | 14.8 | 2.1 | 15.7 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 16.1 | 0.6 | 16.1 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 0.6 | 14.1 | 1.0 | 16.4 | 1.5 |
Other | 16.6 | 1.3 | 16.9 | 2.4 | 14.9 | 3.8 | * | * | 16.5 | 1.4 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 15.2 | 0.5 | 15.3 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 0.6 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 15.1 | 0.9 |
Fair/poor | 23.2 | 1.2 | 22.6 | 1.3 | 22.7 | 1.4 | 20.4 | 2.0 | 27.2 | 2.5 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 21.9 | 0.9 | 22.0 | 1.0 | 22.1 | 1.1 | 21.3 | 2.2 | 20.4 | 2.9 |
Complex activities | 24.3 | 1.3 | 24.3 | 1.3 | 25.1 | 1.6 | 21.4 | 2.3 | 25.4 | 3.4 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 16.7 | 0.6 | 16.6 | 0.6 | 16.8 | 0.7 | 12.7 | 1.2 | 17.8 | 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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.