Table 2_1_5-2b
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 | 70.7 | 1.4 | 71.9 | 1.5 | 72.2 | 1.9 | 75.5 | 3.1 | 64.7 | 3.1 | |
Age, not adjusted | 40–59 | 70.6 | 2.0 | 72.6 | 2.1 | 72.9 | 2.7 | 77.3 | 4.2 | 59.5 | 4.4 |
60 and over | 70.9 | 1.9 | 70.6 | 2.1 | 71.0 | 2.4 | 72.8 | 4.5 | 73.1 | 4.5 | |
Gender | Male | 70.8 | 2.4 | 71.7 | 2.6 | 72.1 | 3.1 | 77.7 | 5.4 | 66.5 | 5.0 |
Female | 70.6 | 1.8 | 72.0 | 2.0 | 72.3 | 2.6 | 74.1 | 3.9 | 62.9 | 4.1 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 67.9 | 3.2 | 70.1 | 3.8 | 74.2 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 63.8 | 3.4 | 63.0 | 4.1 | 59.6 | 5.8 | * | * | 66.8 | 5.0 | |
Middle | 71.6 | 2.6 | 72.9 | 2.8 | 70.8 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | |
High | 74.6 | 2.6 | 75.4 | 2.6 | 77.0 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 67.6 | 2.7 | 69.0 | 3.5 | 70.0 | 4.4 | 75.8 | 6.8 | 66.2 | 3.6 |
High school graduate | 69.9 | 2.5 | 71.7 | 2.5 | 69.9 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 75.0 | 2.6 | 75.1 | 2.7 | 77.1 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 72.3 | 3.2 | 73.7 | 3.3 | 74.2 | 3.6 | * | * | 62.8 | 9.1 |
Not employed | 67.3 | 2.7 | 68.4 | 3.1 | 68.9 | 4.0 | * | * | 62.4 | 6.1 | |
Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 71.3 | 2.6 | 72.2 | 2.6 | 73.3 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 72.7 | 3.9 | 73.3 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 60.4 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 67.1 | 4.3 | 65.8 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 73.8 | 2.8 | 74.1 | 2.8 | 74.8 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 69.3 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 71.3 | 1.7 | 72.6 | 1.9 | 72.3 | 2.4 | 78.9 | 2.9 | 65.7 | 3.2 |
Large central metro | 72.4 | 2.7 | 74.0 | 3.3 | 77.8 | 4.7 | 78.8 | 3.5 | 69.2 | 4.1 | |
Large fringe metro | 68.3 | 3.5 | 70.5 | 3.8 | 67.4 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 72.2 | 3.2 | 72.9 | 3.3 | 75.0 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 73.7 | 6.0 | 74.0 | 6.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 68.7 | 2.8 | 69.4 | 2.8 | 71.5 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 70.3 | 3.8 | 71.4 | 3.8 | 75.3 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 67.4 | 4.2 | 67.2 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 71.2 | 1.6 | 72.2 | 1.5 | 71.9 | 1.9 | 75.5 | 3.1 | 61.2 | 5.7 |
Other | 66.7 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 68.1 | 3.8 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 71.0 | 1.9 | 71.8 | 2.0 | 71.7 | 2.5 | 76.5 | 4.1 | 66.9 | 4.5 |
Fair/poor | 70.1 | 2.2 | 71.9 | 2.3 | 73.0 | 2.8 | 74.4 | 4.5 | 62.2 | 5.2 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 72.5 | 2.4 | 72.9 | 2.6 | 73.8 | 3.1 | 80.0 | 5.1 | 69.6 | 5.5 |
Complex activities | 72.0 | 2.7 | 72.3 | 2.9 | 72.7 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 68.6 | 1.9 | 70.1 | 2.1 | 70.1 | 2.5 | 73.0 | 4.8 | 63.3 | 4.0 |
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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.