Table 2_1_1-1
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | 2005 | 2002 | |||||
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Total population (in thousands)d | Percente | SE | Total population (in thousands)d | Percente | SE | ||
Total | 15,757 | 40.1 | 1.8 | 12,935 | 43.2 | 1.6 | |
Age, not adjusted | 40–59 | 6,921 | 39.0 | 2.4 | 5,357 | 41.3 | 2.2 |
60 and over | 8,835 | 41.9 | 2.2 | 7,578 | 46.4 | 2.1 | |
Gender | Male | 7,569 | 39.2 | 2.7 | 6,423 | 43.4 | 2.3 |
Female | 8,187 | 41.0 | 2.2 | 6,512 | 43.1 | 2.4 | |
Race | White, single race | 12,235 | 41.0 | 2.1 | 9,941 | 43.3 | 1.8 |
Black, single race | 2,358 | 37.0 | 3.7 | 2,167 | 42.8 | 3.3 | |
Asian, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 13,613 | 41.2 | 2.0 | 11,400 | 44.6 | 1.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 10,157 | 42.4 | 2.4 | 8,486 | 45.1 | 2.0 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 2,335 | 37.4 | 3.8 | 2,158 | 42.9 | 3.3 | |
Hispanic | 2,144 | 33.8 | 3.3 | 1,535 | 33.7 | 3.5 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 2,174 | 30.3 | 3.4 | 1,629 | 38.6 | 4.2 |
Near poor/low | 3,547 | 28.5 | 2.8 | 3,193 | 35.0 | 3.4 | |
Middle | 4,865 | 38.4 | 3.2 | 3,774 | 41.4 | 2.6 | |
High | 5,171 | 52.6 | 3.1 | 4,339 | 52.1 | 3.0 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 4,606 | 31.5 | 2.8 | 4,299 | 34.1 | 2.8 |
High school graduate | 5,471 | 39.9 | 2.9 | 4,243 | 43.1 | 2.8 | |
At least some college | 5,476 | 47.7 | 3.0 | 4,265 | 51.3 | 2.9 | |
Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 5,192 | 44.7 | 3.8 | 4,298 | 44.4 | 3.2 |
Not employed | 3,800 | 39.8 | 2.7 | 2,868 | 38.9 | 3.1 | |
Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 6,080 | 47.8 | 3.1 | 4,916 | 45.8 | 2.8 |
Public only | 1,884 | 32.6 | 3.7 | 1,400 | 34.6 | 4.1 | |
Uninsured | 1,028 | 32.9 | 5.8 | 850 | 23.2 | 4.6 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 1,989 | 39.5 | 4.7 | 1,730 | 45.9 | 3.7 |
Medicare and private | 3,527 | 43.1 | 3.3 | 3,060 | 50.9 | 3.2 | |
Medicare and other public | 1,143 | 31.0 | 4.5 | 927 | 44.5 | 5.5 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 12,335 | 41.9 | 2.1 | 10,329 | 45.7 | 1.9 |
Large central metro | 4,283 | 40.4 | 3.2 | 4,175 | 44.6 | 3.5 | |
Large fringe metro | 3,332 | 43.5 | 3.6 | 2,325 | 50.4 | 3.7 | |
Medium metro | 3,336 | 42.3 | 4.2 | 2,625 | 45.5 | 3.9 | |
Small metro | 1,382 | 41.5 | 8.0 | 1,204 | 39.1 | 5.7 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 3,422 | 33.8 | 3.5 | 2,607 | 33.4 | 3.4 | |
Micropolitan | 2,153 | 35.9 | 5.0 | 1,775 | 35.5 | 4.6 | |
Noncore | 1,269 | 31.9 | 4.1 | 832 | 29.7 | 6.3 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 14,190 | 40.9 | 2.0 | 11,482 | 44.7 | 1.7 |
Other | 1,567 | 33.1 | 3.7 | 1,453 | 32.1 | 3.3 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 9,567 | 41.0 | 2.4 | 7,307 | 45.7 | 2.1 |
Fair/poor | 6,190 | 38.7 | 2.3 | 5,629 | 39.8 | 2.5 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 6,549 | 37.0 | 2.8 | 5,424 | 42.5 | 3.0 |
Complex activities | 3,916 | 38.7 | 3.2 | 3,233 | 40.9 | 3.1 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 8,616 | 40.7 | 2.3 | 7,149 | 43.4 | 2.0 |
a Negative/poor refers to household 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.
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.
d Adult diabetes population, age 40 and over. Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
e Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over, except where indicated. Denominator excludes missing values.
* - 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.