Table 2_1_4-2c
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 59.7 | 1.8 | 47.5 | 3.4 | 47.2 | 3.1 | 59.3 | 3.3 | 72.3 | 2.6 | |
Age, not adjusted | 40–59 | 54.9 | 2.3 | 39.4 | 5.0 | 38.2 | 4.7 | 55.4 | 4.4 | 69.2 | 3.4 |
60 and over | 67.5 | 2.1 | 60.4 | 5.0 | 61.6 | 3.8 | 65.5 | 3.6 | 77.4 | 3.5 | |
Gender | Male | 59.5 | 2.7 | * | * | 45.1 | 4.3 | 58.6 | 4.8 | 70.5 | 3.5 |
Female | 59.9 | 2.1 | 50.4 | 3.9 | 49.3 | 4.2 | 59.9 | 3.9 | 74.8 | 3.8 | |
Race | White, single race | 60.5 | 2.0 | 48.9 | 4.2 | 45.0 | 3.7 | 58.5 | 3.7 | 73.2 | 2.9 |
Black, single race | 54.3 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Asian, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 61.3 | 1.9 | 47.3 | 4.0 | 46.4 | 3.8 | 61.4 | 3.6 | 73.8 | 2.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 62.4 | 2.2 | 48.9 | 5.6 | 42.0 | 4.7 | 60.5 | 4.2 | 74.9 | 3.1 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 54.8 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Hispanic | 50.3 | 3.6 | * | * | 49.4 | 5.4 | * | * | * | * | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 48.9 | 3.1 | 41.4 | 4.3 | 44.0 | 4.5 | 49.9 | 5.7 | * | * |
High school graduate | 61.9 | 2.6 | * | * | 52.9 | 5.8 | 60.7 | 4.6 | 72.0 | 4.6 | |
At least some college | 65.4 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | 62.3 | 5.6 | 73.0 | 3.1 | |
Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 61.1 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | 58.1 | 5.5 | 69.1 | 4.6 |
Not employed | 57.7 | 2.7 | 48.9 | 4.6 | 44.8 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 67.9 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | 65.8 | 4.4 | 75.5 | 3.2 |
Public only | 48.2 | 3.9 | 49.8 | 6.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 43.9 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 69.8 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 69.0 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 56.1 | 5.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 60.5 | 2.1 | 48.8 | 4.1 | 49.1 | 3.8 | 59.6 | 3.7 | 72.8 | 2.8 |
Large central metro | 55.5 | 2.9 | 43.5 | 5.9 | 44.7 | 5.2 | 57.2 | 6.1 | 68.2 | 5.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 69.8 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 56.5 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 62.9 | 6.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 56.8 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 57.2 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 56.8 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 60.9 | 1.9 | 47.6 | 3.6 | 47.7 | 3.8 | 59.3 | 3.5 | 74.2 | 2.6 |
Other | 49.5 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 61.3 | 2.2 | 48.3 | 6.0 | 44.4 | 4.3 | 59.0 | 3.9 | 72.5 | 2.9 |
Fair/poor | 57.2 | 2.4 | 47.9 | 4.3 | 50.2 | 4.5 | 59.9 | 4.7 | * | * | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 55.6 | 2.9 | 48.4 | 4.4 | 52.0 | 5.3 | 59.2 | 5.2 | 65.5 | 7.3 |
Complex activities | 58.2 | 3.0 | 49.2 | 4.5 | 52.8 | 5.3 | 64.5 | 5.3 | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 60.9 | 2.2 | * | * | 41.8 | 4.2 | 58.5 | 3.7 | 72.3 | 2.8 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over, except where indicated.
b 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.
c 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.
d 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.