Table 15_1_4-1d
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 14.2 | 0.3 | 19.4 | 0.7 | 14.8 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 0.4 | |
Age | 18–44 | 13.1 | 0.4 | 17.0 | 0.9 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 10.6 | 0.5 |
45–64 | 12.7 | 0.5 | 18.7 | 1.3 | 12.8 | 0.8 | 11.0 | 0.6 | |
65 and over | 20.3 | 0.7 | 25.5 | 1.6 | 19.0 | 1.3 | 17.8 | 1.2 | |
Gender | Male | 12.4 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 0.9 | 13.4 | 0.7 | 10.4 | 0.5 |
Female | 15.8 | 0.4 | 23.2 | 0.9 | 16.1 | 0.8 | 12.8 | 0.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 13.8 | 0.4 | 19.0 | 0.8 | 14.5 | 0.6 | 11.4 | 0.5 |
Black, single race | 18.6 | 0.7 | 22.7 | 1.6 | 17.9 | 1.3 | 16.7 | 1.1 | |
Asian, single race | 7.3 | 1.1 | * | * | 8.1 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 1.1 | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 17.0 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 18.9 | 2.6 | * | * | 17.5 | 4.2 | 15.9 | 3.7 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 14.5 | 0.4 | 22.3 | 0.9 | 15.4 | 0.6 | 11.6 | 0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 14.2 | 0.4 | 22.6 | 1.1 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 11.3 | 0.5 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 18.6 | 0.7 | 23.5 | 1.7 | 18.0 | 1.3 | 16.4 | 1.2 | |
Hispanic | 12.0 | 0.8 | 12.7 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 1.2 | 12.7 | 1.5 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 23.2 | 1.0 | 23.9 | 1.3 | 23.7 | 1.9 | 21.4 | 1.9 |
Near poor/low | 18.8 | 0.7 | 21.2 | 1.3 | 17.7 | 1.2 | 17.5 | 1.3 | |
Middle | 13.3 | 0.5 | 17.7 | 1.2 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 0.6 | |
High | 10.5 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 1.7 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 0.5 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 11.6 | 0.3 | 15.1 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 0.5 |
Not employed | 18.1 | 0.7 | 21.9 | 1.3 | 18.2 | 1.2 | 14.9 | 1.1 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 11.5 | 0.4 | 14.9 | 1.1 | 13.1 | 0.7 | 10.1 | 0.4 |
Public only | 26.5 | 1.1 | 28.5 | 1.5 | 24.7 | 2.0 | 25.2 | 2.5 | |
Uninsured | 11.9 | 0.7 | 13.9 | 1.1 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 1.2 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 22.6 | 1.5 | 26.7 | 2.8 | 20.6 | 2.7 | 21.0 | 3.1 |
Medicare and private | 18.2 | 0.9 | 22.6 | 2.2 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 16.9 | 1.3 | |
Medicare and other public | 25.7 | 2.2 | 28.9 | 3.0 | 23.2 | 3.9 | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 13.8 | 0.3 | 19.6 | 0.8 | 14.5 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 0.4 |
Large central metro | 13.1 | 0.5 | 17.9 | 1.1 | 13.0 | 1.0 | 11.1 | 0.7 | |
Large fringe metro | 13.3 | 0.6 | 18.2 | 1.7 | 14.9 | 1.2 | 10.9 | 0.7 | |
Medium metro | 14.1 | 0.7 | 21.4 | 1.6 | 15.3 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 0.8 | |
Small metro | 17.0 | 1.2 | 25.3 | 3.4 | 15.8 | 1.7 | 14.5 | 1.5 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 16.1 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 1.2 | 15.9 | 1.3 | 14.8 | 1.4 | |
Micropolitan | 16.5 | 1.2 | 18.5 | 1.6 | 16.4 | 1.8 | 15.6 | 1.8 | |
Noncore | 15.2 | 1.1 | 18.6 | 1.8 | 15.0 | 1.9 | 12.9 | 1.5 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 14.6 | 0.4 | 22.4 | 0.8 | 15.4 | 0.6 | 11.7 | 0.4 |
Other | 8.9 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 8.7 | 1.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 11.8 | 0.3 | 15.6 | 0.7 | 12.5 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 0.4 |
Fair/poor | 29.3 | 1.0 | 32.3 | 1.7 | 27.8 | 1.8 | 28.0 | 1.8 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 27.8 | 1.0 | 33.6 | 1.9 | 25.9 | 1.6 | 25.1 | 1.6 |
Complex activities | 32.5 | 1.3 | 37.3 | 2.3 | 30.0 | 2.0 | 30.9 | 2.0 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 11.5 | 0.3 | 15.1 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 0.4 |
a Persons age 18 and over. 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.
b 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.
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.