Table 15_1_4-1c
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 | 13.8 | 0.3 | 20.2 | 0.8 | 17.3 | 0.6 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 0.4 | |
Age | 0–17 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 0.9 | 10.8 | 0.8 | 12.5 | 0.9 |
18–44 | 13.1 | 0.4 | 21.6 | 1.3 | 17.0 | 0.9 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 0.6 | |
45–64 | 12.7 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 1.8 | 16.5 | 1.3 | 13.1 | 0.8 | 9.7 | 0.6 | |
65 and over | 20.3 | 0.7 | 26.9 | 2.4 | 25.0 | 1.6 | 19.3 | 1.4 | 15.7 | 1.2 | |
Gender | Male | 12.7 | 0.4 | 16.9 | 1.0 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 12.4 | 0.5 | 10.9 | 0.6 |
Female | 14.8 | 0.4 | 22.8 | 1.0 | 19.6 | 0.8 | 13.0 | 0.6 | 10.8 | 0.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 13.5 | 0.3 | 20.3 | 1.1 | 16.6 | 0.6 | 12.8 | 0.5 | 10.9 | 0.5 |
Black, single race | 17.0 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 1.2 | 20.7 | 1.1 | 14.6 | 1.1 | 11.9 | 1.4 | |
Asian, single race | 6.9 | 0.9 | * | * | * | * | 5.3 | 1.2 | 6.7 | 1.4 | |
NHOPI, single race | 10.3 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 18.4 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 18.1 | 1.8 | 29.2 | 4.2 | 21.8 | 3.9 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 14.0 | 2.9 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 14.1 | 0.3 | 22.0 | 1.0 | 19.2 | 0.7 | 13.1 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 13.9 | 0.4 | 23.5 | 1.5 | 19.0 | 0.8 | 13.3 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 0.5 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 17.0 | 0.5 | 20.6 | 1.3 | 20.7 | 1.1 | 14.6 | 1.1 | 11.8 | 1.4 | |
Hispanic | 11.9 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 1.1 | 11.2 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 1.1 | 12.0 | 1.6 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 19.4 | 0.7 | 23.9 | 1.3 | 21.2 | 1.3 | 17.7 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 1.7 |
High school graduate | 14.8 | 0.5 | 23.7 | 1.9 | 17.7 | 1.2 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 11.4 | 0.9 | |
At least some college | 11.7 | 0.4 | 21.4 | 1.9 | 17.5 | 1.3 | 11.1 | 0.6 | 9.9 | 0.5 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 11.6 | 0.3 | 18.9 | 1.4 | 15.1 | 0.8 | 11.6 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 0.5 |
Not employed | 18.2 | 0.7 | 25.8 | 1.4 | 21.1 | 1.3 | 15.1 | 1.3 | 10.9 | 1.1 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 11.5 | 0.3 | 17.1 | 1.8 | 15.6 | 0.8 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 10.2 | 0.5 |
Public only | 20.4 | 0.8 | 22.4 | 1.0 | 19.8 | 1.2 | 16.6 | 1.6 | 17.2 | 3.5 | |
Uninsured | 11.2 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 8.0 | 1.3 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 22.4 | 1.5 | 29.5 | 5.3 | 25.2 | 3.1 | 21.1 | 2.7 | 17.2 | 2.9 |
Medicare and private | 18.3 | 0.9 | 27.0 | 4.5 | 22.1 | 2.0 | 19.0 | 1.8 | 15.0 | 1.3 | |
Medicare and other public | 25.8 | 2.1 | 25.0 | 3.3 | 32.6 | 3.6 | 15.1 | 4.3 | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 13.5 | 0.3 | 20.0 | 0.9 | 17.2 | 0.7 | 12.4 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 0.5 |
Large central metro | 12.6 | 0.5 | 17.7 | 1.0 | 14.2 | 1.0 | 10.6 | 0.7 | 11.1 | 0.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 12.9 | 0.5 | 22.1 | 2.0 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 10.2 | 0.8 | |
Medium metro | 14.1 | 0.7 | 20.4 | 1.9 | 20.8 | 1.5 | 12.1 | 1.0 | 10.3 | 0.9 | |
Small metro | 17.0 | 1.1 | 24.8 | 2.7 | 21.5 | 2.5 | 17.8 | 1.7 | 11.6 | 1.5 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 15.3 | 0.8 | 21.2 | 1.6 | 17.4 | 1.1 | 14.0 | 1.4 | 12.1 | 1.3 | |
Micropolitan | 15.9 | 1.1 | 23.5 | 2.0 | 18.6 | 1.4 | 14.7 | 1.7 | 12.2 | 1.5 | |
Noncore | 14.2 | 1.0 | 17.6 | 1.9 | 15.8 | 1.9 | 12.7 | 2.1 | 12.0 | 2.3 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 14.3 | 0.3 | 22.3 | 1.0 | 19.3 | 0.6 | 13.2 | 0.5 | 10.9 | 0.4 |
Other | 9.0 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 1.4 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 11.9 | 0.3 | 16.7 | 0.8 | 14.7 | 0.6 | 11.0 | 0.4 | 10.0 | 0.4 |
Fair/poor | 29.1 | 1.0 | 35.8 | 1.8 | 30.3 | 1.7 | 27.6 | 1.9 | 23.0 | 2.0 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 27.9 | 1.0 | 36.9 | 2.0 | 31.0 | 1.8 | 26.1 | 1.7 | 20.1 | 1.6 |
Complex activities | 32.7 | 1.3 | 39.3 | 2.2 | 35.1 | 2.4 | 29.3 | 2.5 | 26.4 | 2.6 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 11.5 | 0.3 | 17.6 | 1.0 | 15.0 | 0.7 | 11.1 | 0.5 | 9.3 | 0.4 |
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.