Table 4_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 | 58.3 | 0.9 | 58.7 | 1.1 | 56.0 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 60.8 | 5.7 | |
Age | 18–44 | 47.4 | 1.4 | 48.0 | 1.6 | 44.8 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
45–64 | 67.8 | 1.3 | 67.5 | 1.4 | 69.2 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 66.0 | 2.0 | 65.1 | 2.2 | 69.9 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 53.5 | 1.2 | 54.3 | 1.4 | 47.4 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 62.6 | 1.0 | 63.0 | 1.3 | 61.1 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 49.5 | 2.0 | 49.4 | 2.4 | 48.2 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 51.9 | 1.6 | 51.9 | 2.0 | 51.4 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 58.7 | 1.5 | 58.8 | 1.7 | 58.7 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 64.2 | 1.4 | 64.2 | 1.6 | 63.6 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 50.5 | 1.6 | 50.7 | 2.0 | 47.0 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 57.0 | 1.5 | 58.1 | 1.7 | 52.1 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 63.2 | 1.3 | 63.2 | 1.5 | 64.2 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 56.0 | 1.1 | 56.4 | 1.3 | 54.0 | 2.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Not employed | 60.0 | 1.7 | 61.7 | 2.0 | 54.9 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 60.7 | 1.2 | 61.4 | 1.3 | 58.3 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 59.4 | 1.9 | 60.6 | 2.4 | 57.9 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 38.2 | 2.0 | 37.2 | 2.3 | 36.8 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 62.5 | 3.9 | 62.3 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 68.6 | 2.3 | 67.2 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 62.4 | 4.5 | 61.1 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 59.1 | 1.1 | 59.4 | 1.2 | 57.8 | 1.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Large central metro | 55.2 | 1.4 | 54.2 | 1.8 | 57.3 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Large fringe metro | 61.4 | 1.9 | 63.3 | 2.0 | 53.2 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 60.5 | 2.4 | 60.1 | 2.7 | 64.3 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 62.1 | 2.7 | 61.6 | 3.1 | 62.3 | 7.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 55.0 | 1.9 | 56.2 | 2.1 | 42.2 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 55.2 | 2.5 | 55.6 | 2.8 | 46.1 | 6.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 54.4 | 3.4 | 57.2 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 60.2 | 1.0 | 61.0 | 1.1 | 56.5 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 61.4 | 6.0 |
Other | 38.4 | 2.4 | 38.2 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 55.7 | 1.0 | 56.3 | 1.2 | 53.2 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Fair/poor | 69.3 | 1.7 | 69.1 | 2.0 | 66.6 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 70.6 | 1.5 | 70.2 | 1.7 | 69.9 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 69.3 | 1.8 | 69.3 | 2.0 | 67.2 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 54.8 | 1.0 | 55.6 | 1.2 | 52.5 | 1.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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: 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.