Table 2_1_4-1
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 | 59.7 | 1.8 | 12,935 | 62.1 | 1.5 | |
Age, not adjusted | 40–59 | 6,921 | 54.9 | 2.3 | 5,357 | 59.1 | 2.2 |
60 and over | 8,835 | 67.5 | 2.1 | 7,578 | 67.0 | 1.6 | |
Gender | Male | 7,569 | 59.5 | 2.6 | 6,423 | 61.2 | 2.0 |
Female | 8,187 | 59.9 | 2.2 | 6,512 | 62.9 | 2.2 | |
Race | White, single race | 12,235 | 60.5 | 2.1 | 9,941 | 62.0 | 1.7 |
Black, single race | 2,358 | 54.3 | 3.5 | 2,167 | 62.6 | 3.1 | |
Asian, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 13,613 | 61.3 | 1.9 | 11,400 | 62.7 | 1.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 10,157 | 62.4 | 2.3 | 8,486 | 62.8 | 1.9 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 2,335 | 54.8 | 3.5 | 2,158 | 62.6 | 3.1 | |
Hispanic | 2,144 | 50.3 | 3.6 | 1,535 | 57.2 | 3.1 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 2,174 | 47.5 | 3.5 | 1,629 | 55.9 | 3.7 |
Near poor/low | 3,547 | 47.2 | 3.2 | 3,193 | 55.5 | 3.4 | |
Middle | 4,865 | 59.3 | 3.3 | 3,774 | 61.2 | 2.5 | |
High | 5,171 | 72.3 | 2.6 | 4,339 | 69.5 | 2.7 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 4,606 | 48.9 | 3.0 | 4,299 | 55.7 | 2.9 |
High school graduate | 5,471 | 61.9 | 2.6 | 4,243 | 63.4 | 2.8 | |
At least some college | 5,476 | 65.4 | 2.8 | 4,265 | 66.3 | 2.5 | |
Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 5,192 | 61.1 | 3.4 | 4,298 | 61.4 | 2.8 |
Not employed | 3,800 | 57.7 | 2.7 | 2,868 | 56.8 | 2.9 | |
Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 6,080 | 67.9 | 2.6 | 4,916 | 62.9 | 2.7 |
Public only | 1,884 | 48.2 | 4.0 | 1,400 | 52.3 | 3.8 | |
Uninsured | 1,028 | 43.9 | 5.5 | 850 | 42.1 | 5.3 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 1,989 | 69.8 | 4.3 | 1,730 | 69.7 | 3.6 |
Medicare and private | 3,527 | 69.0 | 3.2 | 3,060 | 72.2 | 2.4 | |
Medicare and other public | 1,143 | 56.1 | 5.3 | 927 | 64.1 | 4.8 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 12,335 | 60.5 | 2.1 | 10,329 | 63.1 | 1.8 |
Large central metro | 4,283 | 55.5 | 3.0 | 4,175 | 63.9 | 2.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 3,332 | 69.8 | 3.5 | 2,325 | 62.7 | 3.5 | |
Medium metro | 3,336 | 56.5 | 4.2 | 2,625 | 62.0 | 3.5 | |
Small metro | 1,382 | 62.9 | 6.5 | 1,204 | 62.1 | 6.3 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 3,422 | 56.8 | 3.3 | 2,607 | 58.0 | 3.2 | |
Micropolitan | 2,153 | 57.2 | 4.2 | 1,775 | 58.9 | 3.9 | |
Noncore | 1,269 | 56.8 | 4.6 | 832 | 56.5 | 6.0 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 14,190 | 60.9 | 1.9 | 11,482 | 63.3 | 1.6 |
Other | 1,567 | 49.5 | 4.7 | 1,453 | 52.5 | 3.5 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 9,567 | 61.3 | 2.3 | 7,307 | 63.6 | 2.0 |
Fair/poor | 6,190 | 57.2 | 2.4 | 5,629 | 60.2 | 2.2 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 6,549 | 55.6 | 2.9 | 5,424 | 61.2 | 2.6 |
Complex activities | 3,916 | 58.2 | 3.1 | 3,233 | 61.1 | 2.9 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 8,616 | 60.9 | 2.2 | 7,149 | 62.1 | 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.