Table 14_4_8-1a
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 | 79.0 | 1.4 | 79.9 | 1.5 | 74.6 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Age | 0–5 | 77.9 | 2.5 | 79.6 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
6–17 | 79.4 | 1.6 | 80.0 | 1.7 | 77.3 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 77.0 | 2.0 | 77.7 | 2.2 | 70.9 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 81.4 | 1.8 | 82.4 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 75.3 | 3.0 | 76.3 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 77.3 | 2.8 | 77.3 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 78.7 | 2.7 | 79.7 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 81.5 | 2.2 | 82.2 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance | Any private | 80.6 | 1.6 | 81.1 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 75.1 | 2.5 | 76.7 | 2.8 | 71.8 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 78.9 | 1.5 | 80.2 | 1.6 | 73.7 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Large central metro | 75.6 | 2.6 | 77.8 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Large fringe metro | 78.5 | 2.5 | 79.2 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 83.0 | 3.1 | 83.8 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 81.0 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 79.7 | 3.4 | 78.7 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 78.7 | 3.9 | 77.6 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 79.7 | 1.5 | 80.4 | 1.5 | 75.5 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other | 72.8 | 4.4 | 76.5 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 79.6 | 1.4 | 80.7 | 1.5 | 74.2 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Fair/poor | 71.0 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CSHCN | Yes | 76.5 | 1.9 | 78.5 | 2.0 | 71.1 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
No | 81.9 | 1.8 | 81.6 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.