Table 15_1_3-1c
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 43.3 | 0.6 | 27.1 | 0.9 | 29.7 | 0.9 | 41.5 | 0.9 | 56.9 | 0.8 | |
| Age | 0–17 | 45.5 | 1.0 | 32.0 | 1.7 | 35.6 | 1.6 | 47.2 | 1.6 | 59.9 | 1.7 |
| 18–44 | 38.1 | 0.8 | 21.8 | 1.4 | 27.2 | 1.4 | 37.1 | 1.3 | 50.4 | 1.1 | |
| 45–64 | 48.1 | 0.8 | 25.3 | 2.0 | 25.3 | 1.5 | 41.6 | 1.4 | 61.0 | 1.0 | |
| 65 and over | 44.7 | 1.3 | 32.1 | 2.5 | 29.5 | 1.9 | 44.7 | 2.3 | 60.0 | 1.9 | |
| Gender | Male | 40.0 | 0.7 | 24.8 | 1.1 | 26.2 | 1.1 | 36.7 | 1.1 | 53.0 | 1.0 |
| Female | 46.5 | 0.6 | 28.8 | 1.2 | 32.8 | 1.1 | 46.3 | 1.1 | 60.9 | 1.0 | |
| Race | White, single race | 45.7 | 0.7 | 29.1 | 1.1 | 30.7 | 1.0 | 43.0 | 1.0 | 58.7 | 0.9 |
| Black, single race | 30.5 | 1.1 | 22.8 | 1.4 | 25.2 | 1.9 | 32.3 | 1.8 | 43.1 | 2.9 | |
| Asian, single race | 41.0 | 2.2 | 24.2 | 5.0 | 31.8 | 5.1 | 39.1 | 4.2 | 49.0 | 3.2 | |
| NHOPI, single race | 41.0 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AI/AN, single race | 32.6 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Multiple races | 36.6 | 2.6 | 22.8 | 4.1 | 28.6 | 4.9 | 38.4 | 5.4 | 53.2 | 5.9 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 46.0 | 0.6 | 28.5 | 1.1 | 32.5 | 1.1 | 43.6 | 1.0 | 57.9 | 0.9 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 49.5 | 0.7 | 32.3 | 1.5 | 34.9 | 1.4 | 45.8 | 1.1 | 60.0 | 0.9 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 30.4 | 1.1 | 22.9 | 1.5 | 25.2 | 1.9 | 32.2 | 1.9 | 42.4 | 3.2 | |
| Hispanic | 27.8 | 1.0 | 22.9 | 1.4 | 20.8 | 1.2 | 29.5 | 1.7 | 43.1 | 3.1 | |
| Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 25.4 | 0.9 | 17.5 | 1.2 | 18.6 | 1.2 | 26.4 | 1.6 | 49.6 | 2.6 |
| High school graduate | 37.0 | 0.9 | 24.8 | 1.9 | 27.0 | 1.4 | 36.7 | 1.4 | 47.5 | 1.4 | |
| At least some college | 53.6 | 0.7 | 36.0 | 2.3 | 38.9 | 1.7 | 48.6 | 1.3 | 60.4 | 1.0 | |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 43.5 | 0.7 | 20.1 | 1.5 | 26.9 | 1.3 | 38.8 | 1.1 | 55.3 | 0.9 |
| Not employed | 36.9 | 1.0 | 25.5 | 1.5 | 25.8 | 1.7 | 38.2 | 1.9 | 57.6 | 2.0 | |
| Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 50.9 | 0.7 | 34.1 | 2.5 | 37.2 | 1.7 | 46.2 | 1.1 | 58.6 | 0.9 |
| Public only | 30.7 | 0.9 | 29.6 | 1.3 | 30.9 | 1.5 | 31.4 | 2.7 | 41.2 | 5.4 | |
| Uninsured | 17.3 | 0.8 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 14.2 | 1.3 | 18.1 | 1.7 | 27.1 | 2.6 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 36.6 | 2.0 | 34.4 | 5.7 | 26.1 | 3.1 | 36.3 | 3.6 | 51.1 | 3.8 |
| Medicare and private | 53.3 | 1.7 | 46.9 | 5.0 | 35.5 | 3.0 | 51.0 | 2.8 | 64.0 | 2.2 | |
| Medicare and other public | 24.2 | 2.8 | 19.7 | 3.5 | 21.5 | 4.1 | 31.9 | 7.2 | * | * | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 44.4 | 0.7 | 27.2 | 1.0 | 30.3 | 1.0 | 42.3 | 1.0 | 57.7 | 0.9 |
| Large central metro | 39.8 | 1.0 | 26.7 | 1.3 | 27.9 | 1.4 | 38.2 | 1.4 | 53.5 | 1.7 | |
| Large fringe metro | 48.1 | 1.1 | 28.8 | 2.2 | 29.8 | 2.0 | 45.2 | 1.9 | 58.5 | 1.4 | |
| Medium metro | 45.8 | 1.5 | 25.8 | 2.3 | 33.2 | 2.2 | 44.1 | 2.0 | 61.2 | 2.3 | |
| Small metro | 46.4 | 1.7 | 29.9 | 2.8 | 33.6 | 2.4 | 43.7 | 3.4 | 60.4 | 2.0 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 37.7 | 1.4 | 26.6 | 2.2 | 27.4 | 1.8 | 37.9 | 2.0 | 51.5 | 2.0 | |
| Micropolitan | 39.0 | 1.6 | 25.3 | 2.4 | 28.1 | 2.6 | 38.2 | 2.1 | 52.6 | 2.3 | |
| Noncore | 35.3 | 2.4 | 28.8 | 3.7 | 26.5 | 2.8 | 37.3 | 3.9 | 48.3 | 4.0 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 46.1 | 0.6 | 29.2 | 1.1 | 32.8 | 1.1 | 43.5 | 1.0 | 58.3 | 0.8 |
| Other | 27.0 | 1.1 | 21.2 | 1.7 | 20.4 | 1.3 | 30.0 | 2.2 | 40.7 | 3.1 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 44.8 | 0.6 | 28.0 | 1.1 | 30.7 | 1.0 | 42.7 | 1.0 | 57.6 | 0.9 |
| Fair/poor | 31.4 | 1.0 | 23.6 | 1.8 | 25.2 | 1.8 | 31.4 | 2.0 | 47.2 | 2.4 | |
| Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 36.9 | 1.1 | 26.5 | 2.3 | 23.6 | 1.6 | 36.3 | 2.0 | 59.5 | 2.1 |
| Complex activities | 32.7 | 1.2 | 25.7 | 2.6 | 25.7 | 2.1 | 30.3 | 2.4 | 53.6 | 3.0 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 44.3 | 0.7 | 24.5 | 1.3 | 29.1 | 1.1 | 40.6 | 1.1 | 56.4 | 0.9 | |
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.
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