Table 4_1_4-2b
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 | 64.5 | 1.3 | 65.0 | 1.4 | 65.8 | 1.6 | 61.9 | 2.6 | 58.8 | 3.6 | |
Age | 18–44 | 56.4 | 2.1 | 56.9 | 2.3 | 57.3 | 2.6 | 54.9 | 4.5 | 51.2 | 5.0 |
45–64 | 70.5 | 2.0 | 70.4 | 2.0 | 70.9 | 2.4 | 67.7 | 3.4 | * | * | |
65 and over | 73.0 | 3.2 | 73.8 | 3.3 | 76.0 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 61.7 | 2.2 | 61.5 | 2.3 | 61.9 | 2.6 | 59.5 | 4.6 | 64.3 | 5.1 |
Female | 67.0 | 1.6 | 68.0 | 1.7 | 69.2 | 2.0 | 64.1 | 3.0 | 52.2 | 5.2 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 65.5 | 2.9 | 66.4 | 3.2 | 69.9 | 4.1 | 64.3 | 5.5 | * | * |
Near poor/low | 61.5 | 2.9 | 61.1 | 3.2 | 58.9 | 3.9 | 61.4 | 5.0 | * | * | |
Middle | 64.8 | 2.4 | 66.0 | 2.6 | 67.5 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | |
High | 65.4 | 2.7 | 65.4 | 2.8 | 65.9 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 64.2 | 2.4 | 65.3 | 2.6 | 67.4 | 3.1 | 60.0 | 5.1 | 56.4 | 5.7 |
High school graduate | 66.3 | 2.2 | 66.4 | 2.3 | 68.6 | 2.6 | 56.4 | 5.2 | * | * | |
At least some college | 63.2 | 2.5 | 63.8 | 2.5 | 62.0 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 60.9 | 1.8 | 61.2 | 1.9 | 61.2 | 2.1 | 61.8 | 3.9 | 56.8 | 4.8 |
Not employed | 68.8 | 2.5 | 69.3 | 2.7 | 72.0 | 3.2 | 60.7 | 5.2 | * | * | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 64.0 | 2.0 | 64.2 | 2.1 | 64.5 | 2.3 | 61.1 | 4.1 | 61.3 | 5.3 |
Public only | 70.4 | 2.9 | 70.0 | 3.1 | 72.6 | 4.1 | 67.4 | 5.3 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 48.8 | 3.8 | 50.5 | 4.2 | 48.8 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 74.7 | 4.0 | 74.4 | 4.1 | 75.1 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 65.0 | 1.5 | 65.7 | 1.6 | 66.3 | 1.8 | 62.7 | 2.8 | 58.0 | 3.7 |
Large central metro | 65.0 | 2.5 | 65.5 | 2.9 | 66.6 | 4.3 | 63.2 | 3.8 | 62.3 | 4.9 | |
Large fringe metro | 64.5 | 2.5 | 66.2 | 2.6 | 67.3 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 63.4 | 3.3 | 63.0 | 3.4 | 61.9 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 70.2 | 4.3 | 71.2 | 4.1 | 73.1 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 62.5 | 2.8 | 62.3 | 2.8 | 64.1 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 58.6 | 3.1 | 58.3 | 3.2 | 59.4 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 70.4 | 4.7 | 70.1 | 4.7 | 72.7 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 65.1 | 1.4 | 65.2 | 1.4 | 66.1 | 1.6 | 62.0 | 2.6 | 62.3 | 5.3 |
Other | 53.2 | 5.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 53.6 | 5.6 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 62.0 | 1.5 | 62.6 | 1.6 | 63.6 | 1.8 | 57.2 | 2.9 | 54.7 | 4.4 |
Fair/poor | 72.9 | 2.4 | 73.1 | 2.4 | 73.9 | 3.0 | 73.6 | 4.5 | * | * | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 75.9 | 2.3 | 76.4 | 2.4 | 76.0 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 77.2 | 2.6 | 77.1 | 2.7 | 78.5 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 61.3 | 1.6 | 61.7 | 1.7 | 63.0 | 1.8 | 57.2 | 3.3 | 57.3 | 4.3 |
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.
* - 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.