Table 16_8_1-1b
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 | 71.7 | 0.6 | 72.8 | 0.7 | 74.6 | 0.7 | 56.3 | 1.9 | 58.6 | 2.8 | |
Age | 65–74 | 66.6 | 0.9 | 67.7 | 0.9 | 69.3 | 1.0 | 53.9 | 2.8 | 53.7 | 3.6 |
75–84 | 77.0 | 0.8 | 78.0 | 0.8 | 80.1 | 0.9 | 57.2 | 3.2 | 63.7 | 3.6 | |
85 and over | 78.2 | 1.1 | 78.9 | 1.1 | 80.2 | 1.1 | 66.1 | 4.1 | 68.8 | 4.7 | |
Gender | Male | 72.7 | 0.8 | 73.7 | 0.8 | 75.1 | 0.9 | 59.9 | 3.3 | 59.2 | 3.8 |
Female | 70.9 | 0.9 | 72.0 | 0.9 | 74.3 | 0.9 | 53.9 | 2.6 | 58.2 | 3.1 | |
Incomeb | Negative/poor | 61.3 | 1.8 | 64.3 | 1.8 | 65.6 | 2.3 | 57.6 | 3.7 | 46.5 | 4.7 |
Near poor/low | 68.6 | 0.9 | 69.6 | 1.0 | 72.7 | 1.1 | 51.2 | 3.5 | 58.8 | 3.7 | |
Middle | 74.4 | 0.7 | 74.5 | 0.8 | 75.6 | 0.8 | 59.4 | 4.3 | 71.8 | 3.8 | |
High | 77.6 | 1.4 | 78.0 | 1.4 | 78.6 | 1.4 | 62.9 | 7.1 | 62.0 | 7.0 | |
Health insurance | Medicare and Medicaid | 60.9 | 1.6 | 63.7 | 1.7 | 67.0 | 2.2 | 56.7 | 4.0 | 52.3 | 3.9 |
Medicare HMO | 76.9 | 1.4 | 77.5 | 1.5 | 79.6 | 1.5 | 61.3 | 5.5 | 72.8 | 3.5 | |
Medicare and private | 74.6 | 0.7 | 75.2 | 0.8 | 76.0 | 0.8 | 60.4 | 3.3 | 58.8 | 3.9 | |
Medicare fee for service only | 53.9 | 2.4 | 54.2 | 2.4 | 56.8 | 2.8 | 41.5 | 4.7 | 47.3 | 9.3 | |
Residence location | MSA | 71.4 | 0.8 | 72.8 | 0.8 | 74.8 | 0.9 | 57.4 | 2.2 | 57.9 | 2.9 |
Non-MSA | 72.7 | 1.1 | 72.8 | 1.1 | 74.3 | 1.2 | 50.4 | 3.7 | 68.3 | 8.8 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 71.2 | 0.7 | 72.2 | 0.7 | 73.9 | 0.8 | 53.4 | 2.4 | 57.0 | 3.2 |
Fair/poor | 73.7 | 1.0 | 75.3 | 1.1 | 77.6 | 1.1 | 62.6 | 3.6 | 62.6 | 3.6 | |
Functional limitations | No limitation | 70.0 | 0.9 | 71.1 | 0.9 | 72.7 | 0.9 | 55.8 | 2.8 | 55.3 | 3.5 |
IADLs only | 74.5 | 1.3 | 76.0 | 1.4 | 77.9 | 1.4 | 60.4 | 6.2 | 59.0 | 4.8 | |
1–2 ADLs | 73.3 | 1.1 | 74.4 | 1.1 | 77.2 | 1.1 | 52.1 | 4.5 | 60.1 | 5.6 | |
Three or more ADLs | 75.7 | 1.6 | 76.1 | 1.7 | 78.8 | 1.7 | 61.7 | 5.3 | 71.6 | 4.4 | |
At least 1 ADL/IADL | 74.2 | 0.7 | 75.3 | 0.8 | 77.7 | 0.8 | 56.9 | 2.9 | 62.6 | 3.2 |
a Estimates are for full-year community residents age 65 and over.
b Negative/poor refers to incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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.
Key: HMO: Health Maintenance Organization; MSA: metropolitan statistical area; IADLs: instrumental activities of daily living; ADLs: activities of daily living; SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.