Table 15_1_5-1b
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 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 0.3 | |
Age | 0–17 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
18–44 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 0.5 | |
45–64 | 7.4 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 10.2 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 0.7 | |
65 and over | 18.7 | 0.7 | 18.9 | 0.8 | 18.9 | 0.9 | 23.3 | 2.2 | 15.1 | 2.0 | |
Gender | Male | 5.6 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
Female | 9.2 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 0.5 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 10.8 | 0.6 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 12.8 | 0.9 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 0.7 |
Near poor/low | 8.9 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 0.6 | |
Middle | 7.0 | 0.4 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.5 | |
High | 5.8 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 1.0 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 11.4 | 0.6 | 12.9 | 0.8 | 13.4 | 0.9 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 0.6 |
High school graduate | 9.5 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 0.5 | 10.4 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 0.8 | |
At least some college | 7.7 | 0.3 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 6.9 | 0.9 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 5.5 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
Not employed | 12.9 | 0.6 | 12.9 | 0.7 | 12.8 | 0.9 | 15.4 | 1.4 | 12.9 | 1.1 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 5.4 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.5 |
Public only | 9.9 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 8.0 | 0.7 | |
Uninsured | 3.3 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.4 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 18.4 | 1.5 | 18.7 | 1.6 | 18.2 | 1.8 | 24.2 | 3.9 | 14.1 | 3.5 |
Medicare and private | 17.2 | 1.0 | 17.2 | 1.0 | 17.4 | 1.1 | 18.8 | 3.2 | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 26.3 | 2.2 | 28.8 | 2.5 | 33.9 | 4.0 | 27.5 | 4.1 | 15.9 | 3.5 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 7.1 | 0.2 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.3 |
Large central metro | 6.6 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.4 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 6.7 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 0.8 | |
Medium metro | 7.8 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 0.8 | |
Small metro | 8.5 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 8.8 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 0.9 | |
Micropolitan | 8.6 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 1.1 | |
Noncore | 9.3 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 1.0 | * | * | 5.4 | 1.5 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 7.4 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
Other | 4.7 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 1.1 | * | * | 5.4 | 0.4 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 5.4 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
Fair/poor | 23.2 | 0.8 | 24.6 | 0.9 | 25.7 | 1.1 | 23.6 | 1.7 | 14.6 | 1.4 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 22.9 | 0.9 | 23.2 | 1.0 | 23.0 | 1.2 | 26.8 | 2.1 | 19.5 | 2.4 |
Complex activities | 24.6 | 1.1 | 24.9 | 1.2 | 25.1 | 1.4 | 28.6 | 2.3 | 21.1 | 2.6 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 5.9 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 0.2 | 6.1 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.