Table 15_1_2-1c
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 | 63.1 | 0.5 | 57.1 | 0.8 | 59.6 | 1.0 | 61.7 | 0.8 | 68.1 | 0.7 | |
Age | 0–17 | 49.5 | 0.8 | 43.9 | 1.3 | 46.2 | 1.3 | 49.2 | 1.4 | 56.1 | 1.6 |
18–44 | 54.9 | 0.7 | 53.0 | 1.4 | 50.0 | 1.5 | 54.2 | 1.1 | 58.7 | 1.0 | |
45–64 | 74.8 | 0.7 | 73.4 | 1.9 | 70.0 | 1.7 | 74.2 | 1.2 | 76.6 | 0.9 | |
65 and over | 91.1 | 0.6 | 90.6 | 1.4 | 90.3 | 1.2 | 92.1 | 0.9 | 91.2 | 0.9 | |
Gender | Male | 56.2 | 0.6 | 48.0 | 1.3 | 52.1 | 1.2 | 54.5 | 1.0 | 61.7 | 0.9 |
Female | 69.8 | 0.5 | 64.0 | 1.0 | 66.2 | 1.1 | 68.9 | 1.0 | 74.8 | 0.8 | |
Race | White, single race | 65.4 | 0.5 | 59.6 | 1.1 | 61.2 | 1.1 | 63.9 | 0.9 | 70.0 | 0.7 |
Black, single race | 54.6 | 0.9 | 52.2 | 1.5 | 53.7 | 1.9 | 54.9 | 1.9 | 57.9 | 2.0 | |
Asian, single race | 46.6 | 2.1 | 40.4 | 5.2 | 51.2 | 5.4 | 39.6 | 3.9 | 51.3 | 3.4 | |
NHOPI, single race | 45.4 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 64.2 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 63.1 | 2.6 | 62.1 | 4.8 | 61.4 | 5.5 | 61.0 | 4.5 | 67.8 | 5.6 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 66.0 | 0.5 | 61.0 | 1.0 | 64.9 | 1.1 | 64.8 | 0.9 | 68.7 | 0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 69.5 | 0.5 | 67.1 | 1.4 | 69.5 | 1.3 | 68.1 | 0.9 | 71.0 | 0.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 54.5 | 1.0 | 52.7 | 1.6 | 53.3 | 1.9 | 55.1 | 1.9 | 57.3 | 2.0 | |
Hispanic | 46.5 | 1.0 | 45.4 | 1.5 | 42.6 | 1.3 | 43.5 | 1.7 | 59.6 | 2.4 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 62.7 | 0.9 | 61.8 | 1.6 | 62.3 | 1.3 | 62.1 | 1.7 | 66.2 | 2.3 |
High school graduate | 66.6 | 0.8 | 64.3 | 1.9 | 64.9 | 1.7 | 66.5 | 1.3 | 68.7 | 1.3 | |
At least some college | 70.5 | 0.6 | 69.8 | 2.3 | 68.0 | 1.6 | 67.9 | 1.1 | 72.3 | 0.8 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 61.2 | 0.6 | 51.1 | 1.7 | 51.5 | 1.4 | 59.6 | 1.0 | 66.6 | 0.8 |
Not employed | 69.5 | 0.8 | 67.0 | 1.5 | 68.4 | 1.6 | 69.4 | 1.6 | 73.1 | 1.9 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 63.4 | 0.6 | 58.7 | 2.1 | 57.9 | 1.6 | 61.0 | 1.0 | 66.8 | 0.7 |
Public only | 59.0 | 0.9 | 58.7 | 1.2 | 58.5 | 1.4 | 60.0 | 2.4 | 62.7 | 4.8 | |
Uninsured | 37.3 | 0.9 | 35.7 | 1.8 | 36.3 | 1.6 | 38.4 | 1.8 | 39.0 | 2.8 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 90.0 | 1.0 | 88.7 | 2.6 | 89.0 | 1.9 | 92.4 | 1.5 | 88.7 | 2.0 |
Medicare and private | 92.6 | 0.7 | 94.8 | 2.2 | 91.6 | 1.6 | 93.0 | 1.1 | 92.5 | 1.0 | |
Medicare and other public | 90.0 | 1.5 | 89.5 | 2.3 | 92.4 | 2.1 | 87.2 | 4.2 | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 62.3 | 0.6 | 56.2 | 1.0 | 58.4 | 1.1 | 60.3 | 0.9 | 67.5 | 0.7 |
Large central metro | 56.7 | 0.8 | 52.8 | 1.4 | 51.1 | 1.5 | 53.4 | 1.4 | 64.4 | 1.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 63.5 | 0.8 | 61.4 | 2.2 | 61.8 | 2.2 | 60.7 | 1.5 | 66.1 | 1.2 | |
Medium metro | 67.5 | 1.1 | 56.3 | 2.0 | 64.9 | 2.1 | 68.2 | 1.7 | 72.5 | 1.8 | |
Small metro | 66.5 | 1.5 | 60.5 | 3.2 | 65.2 | 2.6 | 63.0 | 2.4 | 71.8 | 1.7 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 67.3 | 1.1 | 60.8 | 1.4 | 64.1 | 1.9 | 68.4 | 1.9 | 72.0 | 1.6 | |
Micropolitan | 67.0 | 1.4 | 61.9 | 1.8 | 63.4 | 2.7 | 66.7 | 2.4 | 71.8 | 2.0 | |
Noncore | 68.0 | 1.7 | 59.1 | 3.1 | 65.0 | 3.0 | 71.7 | 2.5 | 72.9 | 2.9 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 66.3 | 0.5 | 61.0 | 0.9 | 64.5 | 1.1 | 65.0 | 0.9 | 69.5 | 0.7 |
Other | 42.1 | 1.1 | 42.9 | 1.6 | 42.1 | 1.5 | 39.0 | 2.0 | 47.0 | 2.9 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 60.2 | 0.5 | 50.8 | 1.0 | 54.2 | 1.1 | 58.8 | 0.9 | 66.7 | 0.7 |
Fair/poor | 87.8 | 0.6 | 85.4 | 1.3 | 87.0 | 1.2 | 89.1 | 1.2 | 89.6 | 1.4 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 92.3 | 0.6 | 93.1 | 1.2 | 92.4 | 1.1 | 92.3 | 1.1 | 91.7 | 1.4 |
Complex activities | 92.7 | 0.7 | 92.7 | 1.5 | 92.7 | 1.4 | 92.3 | 1.5 | 93.4 | 1.7 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 63.5 | 0.6 | 54.6 | 1.3 | 56.8 | 1.2 | 61.9 | 1.0 | 68.9 | 0.7 |
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.