Table 14_4_7-1a
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 | 72.2 | 0.6 | 73.8 | 0.7 | 64.7 | 2.1 | 54.0 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | 68.1 | 5.9 | |
Age | 18–44 | 65.2 | 1.1 | 66.7 | 1.2 | 56.7 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
45–64 | 72.0 | 1.2 | 73.5 | 1.2 | 66.8 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 82.5 | 1.0 | 83.8 | 1.0 | 78.1 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 72.4 | 1.0 | 74.3 | 1.0 | 66.9 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 72.1 | 0.7 | 73.5 | 0.8 | 63.4 | 2.2 | 63.4 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 56.7 | 2.0 | 59.5 | 2.5 | 47.3 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 69.0 | 1.6 | 70.0 | 1.8 | 67.7 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 71.5 | 1.2 | 73.3 | 1.2 | 65.0 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 76.7 | 0.9 | 77.7 | 1.0 | 73.3 | 3.6 | 61.4 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 66.6 | 1.6 | 66.5 | 1.7 | 69.6 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 74.1 | 1.1 | 76.8 | 1.2 | 57.2 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 72.8 | 0.9 | 74.1 | 1.0 | 67.1 | 3.0 | 60.2 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 69.7 | 0.9 | 70.9 | 1.0 | 65.2 | 2.9 | 53.8 | 6.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Not employed | 65.9 | 1.4 | 68.5 | 1.6 | 52.5 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 72.5 | 0.9 | 74.1 | 0.9 | 65.9 | 2.8 | 53.5 | 5.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 55.7 | 2.3 | 56.6 | 2.8 | 51.9 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 51.1 | 2.6 | 49.6 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 80.5 | 2.1 | 80.7 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 85.2 | 1.2 | 85.7 | 1.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 71.2 | 3.9 | 77.5 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 71.5 | 0.7 | 73.1 | 0.7 | 64.7 | 2.3 | 53.9 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Large central metro | 68.0 | 1.3 | 69.7 | 1.4 | 63.5 | 3.6 | 54.0 | 6.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Large fringe metro | 71.9 | 1.3 | 73.5 | 1.4 | 66.8 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 74.5 | 1.2 | 76.2 | 1.3 | 62.6 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 74.1 | 2.1 | 74.0 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 76.0 | 1.5 | 77.3 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 75.2 | 1.7 | 76.8 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 77.6 | 2.8 | 78.3 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 73.5 | 0.7 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 64.6 | 2.1 | 59.2 | 7.0 | * | * | * | * | 69.2 | 6.0 |
Other | 54.8 | 2.8 | 56.8 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 74.4 | 0.7 | 76.0 | 0.8 | 67.0 | 2.6 | 54.0 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Fair/poor | 63.8 | 1.3 | 65.0 | 1.5 | 59.7 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 70.7 | 1.2 | 71.9 | 1.3 | 66.5 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 65.0 | 1.6 | 67.3 | 1.7 | 58.1 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 73.0 | 0.7 | 74.6 | 0.8 | 65.1 | 2.6 | 53.1 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.