Table 15_1_2-1b
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 | 63.1 | 0.5 | 66.0 | 0.5 | 69.5 | 0.5 | 54.5 | 1.0 | 46.5 | 1.0 | |
Age | 0–17 | 49.5 | 0.8 | 51.5 | 0.9 | 56.1 | 1.1 | 39.8 | 1.8 | 41.7 | 1.3 |
18–44 | 54.9 | 0.7 | 58.4 | 0.7 | 61.7 | 0.8 | 49.4 | 1.4 | 38.7 | 1.2 | |
45–64 | 74.8 | 0.7 | 75.8 | 0.7 | 77.6 | 0.8 | 69.7 | 1.7 | 64.8 | 2.0 | |
65 and over | 91.1 | 0.6 | 91.5 | 0.6 | 91.9 | 0.6 | 90.2 | 1.4 | 85.8 | 2.2 | |
Gender | Male | 56.2 | 0.6 | 59.1 | 0.6 | 62.4 | 0.7 | 46.6 | 1.4 | 40.6 | 1.3 |
Female | 69.8 | 0.5 | 72.6 | 0.6 | 76.3 | 0.6 | 61.5 | 1.1 | 52.8 | 1.2 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 57.1 | 0.8 | 61.0 | 1.0 | 67.1 | 1.4 | 52.7 | 1.6 | 45.4 | 1.5 |
Near poor/low | 59.6 | 1.0 | 64.9 | 1.1 | 69.5 | 1.3 | 53.3 | 1.9 | 42.6 | 1.3 | |
Middle | 61.7 | 0.8 | 64.8 | 0.9 | 68.1 | 0.9 | 55.1 | 1.9 | 43.5 | 1.7 | |
High | 68.1 | 0.7 | 68.7 | 0.7 | 71.0 | 0.7 | 57.3 | 2.0 | 59.6 | 2.4 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 62.7 | 0.9 | 69.8 | 1.0 | 72.4 | 1.2 | 63.2 | 2.0 | 46.4 | 1.4 |
High school graduate | 66.6 | 0.8 | 69.3 | 0.9 | 72.3 | 0.9 | 57.0 | 1.9 | 45.6 | 2.1 | |
At least some college | 70.5 | 0.6 | 71.5 | 0.6 | 74.1 | 0.6 | 62.8 | 1.4 | 57.9 | 2.2 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 61.2 | 0.6 | 64.2 | 0.6 | 66.9 | 0.6 | 54.6 | 1.1 | 41.7 | 1.2 |
Not employed | 69.5 | 0.8 | 72.0 | 0.9 | 76.3 | 1.1 | 62.6 | 1.9 | 57.2 | 2.0 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 63.4 | 0.6 | 64.6 | 0.6 | 67.4 | 0.6 | 53.8 | 1.3 | 52.5 | 1.6 |
Public only | 59.0 | 0.9 | 62.8 | 1.1 | 69.1 | 1.5 | 55.6 | 1.5 | 49.6 | 1.7 | |
Uninsured | 37.3 | 0.9 | 42.6 | 1.2 | 46.7 | 1.5 | 32.9 | 2.1 | 26.0 | 1.2 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 90.0 | 1.0 | 90.2 | 1.0 | 90.2 | 1.1 | 89.7 | 2.6 | 87.4 | 3.0 |
Medicare and private | 92.6 | 0.7 | 92.6 | 0.7 | 92.7 | 0.8 | 92.6 | 2.1 | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 90.0 | 1.5 | 91.3 | 1.6 | 92.3 | 2.1 | 89.8 | 2.5 | 84.3 | 3.5 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 62.3 | 0.6 | 65.4 | 0.6 | 69.2 | 0.6 | 54.7 | 1.1 | 46.4 | 1.0 |
Large central metro | 56.7 | 0.8 | 60.9 | 1.0 | 66.1 | 1.2 | 53.9 | 1.5 | 45.0 | 1.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 63.5 | 0.8 | 65.5 | 0.9 | 69.3 | 1.0 | 50.8 | 1.7 | 46.9 | 2.6 | |
Medium metro | 67.5 | 1.1 | 69.7 | 1.1 | 71.3 | 1.1 | 61.4 | 1.7 | 49.4 | 2.5 | |
Small metro | 66.5 | 1.5 | 68.4 | 1.6 | 70.5 | 1.5 | 57.6 | 4.9 | 49.5 | 3.0 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 67.3 | 1.1 | 68.6 | 1.1 | 70.9 | 1.2 | 53.4 | 1.8 | 48.3 | 4.1 | |
Micropolitan | 67.0 | 1.4 | 68.0 | 1.5 | 70.1 | 1.7 | 51.6 | 2.5 | 53.1 | 4.1 | |
Noncore | 68.0 | 1.7 | 69.7 | 1.6 | 72.3 | 1.4 | 56.0 | 3.6 | 34.6 | 7.6 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 66.3 | 0.5 | 67.2 | 0.5 | 70.2 | 0.5 | 55.0 | 1.0 | 55.2 | 1.4 |
Other | 42.1 | 1.1 | 45.4 | 2.5 | 45.6 | 4.6 | 48.2 | 6.1 | 40.7 | 1.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 60.2 | 0.5 | 63.2 | 0.6 | 67.1 | 0.6 | 49.4 | 1.1 | 42.9 | 1.0 |
Fair/poor | 87.8 | 0.6 | 89.5 | 0.7 | 90.2 | 0.8 | 88.0 | 1.3 | 77.7 | 2.0 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 92.3 | 0.6 | 92.6 | 0.6 | 92.7 | 0.7 | 92.3 | 1.5 | 88.8 | 2.0 |
Complex activities | 92.7 | 0.7 | 93.1 | 0.7 | 93.2 | 0.8 | 91.6 | 2.1 | 88.0 | 3.0 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 63.5 | 0.6 | 66.4 | 0.6 | 69.7 | 0.6 | 54.5 | 1.2 | 45.5 | 1.1 |
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.