Table 2_1_6-2a
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Single race | Multiple races | ||||||||||||
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White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | |||||||||||
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 54.6 | 1.6 | 58.0 | 1.8 | 39.8 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Age, not adjusted | 40–59 | 46.6 | 2.3 | 50.3 | 2.6 | 32.6 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
60 and over | 67.5 | 2.0 | 70.4 | 2.3 | 51.2 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 53.3 | 2.3 | 56.3 | 2.6 | 40.7 | 5.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 55.7 | 2.2 | 59.6 | 2.6 | 39.1 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 47.5 | 3.4 | 53.2 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 46.2 | 3.2 | 48.6 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 54.4 | 3.0 | 54.8 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 62.3 | 3.1 | 66.4 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 45.4 | 3.0 | 48.0 | 3.5 | 40.9 | 6.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 54.7 | 2.9 | 57.2 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 61.3 | 2.6 | 65.0 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 48.5 | 3.5 | 49.2 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Not employed | 48.7 | 2.8 | 52.7 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 51.5 | 2.7 | 53.6 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 49.3 | 4.1 | 55.1 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 33.1 | 5.5 | 36.2 | 6.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 70.2 | 3.9 | 72.8 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 76.7 | 2.8 | 78.6 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 59.3 | 5.0 | 65.7 | 6.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 54.0 | 1.7 | 57.9 | 2.0 | 38.5 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Large central metro | 45.6 | 2.8 | 50.9 | 3.8 | 35.7 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Large fringe metro | 51.9 | 3.7 | 52.7 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 64.2 | 3.1 | 66.7 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 63.7 | 6.7 | 65.9 | 6.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 56.7 | 3.5 | 58.1 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 61.6 | 4.1 | 63.7 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 50.4 | 5.9 | 51.2 | 6.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 56.2 | 1.7 | 59.9 | 1.9 | 39.5 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other | 40.6 | 3.5 | 40.1 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 54.4 | 2.1 | 57.5 | 2.4 | 39.5 | 4.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Fair/poor | 54.8 | 2.2 | 58.8 | 2.7 | 40.0 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 58.6 | 2.6 | 62.9 | 2.7 | 40.6 | 5.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 57.7 | 2.9 | 60.7 | 3.3 | 45.2 | 5.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 51.7 | 2.1 | 54.5 | 2.4 | 37.9 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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.