Table 4_1_6-2c
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 | 58.3 | 0.9 | 49.5 | 2.0 | 51.9 | 1.6 | 58.7 | 1.5 | 64.2 | 1.4 | |
Age | 18–44 | 47.4 | 1.4 | 41.1 | 2.7 | 41.2 | 2.7 | 48.7 | 2.3 | 53.3 | 2.3 |
45–64 | 67.8 | 1.3 | 62.1 | 3.3 | 61.5 | 2.6 | 69.5 | 2.0 | 69.7 | 1.8 | |
65 and over | 66.0 | 2.0 | 57.5 | 5.0 | 61.4 | 3.7 | 66.4 | 3.6 | 73.1 | 3.6 | |
Gender | Male | 53.5 | 1.2 | 48.1 | 3.7 | 41.9 | 2.5 | 52.8 | 1.9 | 59.4 | 1.9 |
Female | 62.6 | 1.0 | 50.3 | 2.3 | 58.2 | 2.0 | 64.5 | 2.0 | 69.9 | 1.7 | |
Race | White, single race | 58.7 | 1.1 | 49.4 | 2.4 | 51.9 | 2.0 | 58.8 | 1.7 | 64.2 | 1.6 |
Black, single race | 56.0 | 1.6 | 48.2 | 3.1 | 51.4 | 3.7 | 58.7 | 2.9 | 63.6 | 3.6 | |
Asian, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 60.8 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 60.7 | 1.1 | 51.1 | 2.3 | 55.4 | 1.9 | 61.6 | 1.7 | 65.1 | 1.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 61.9 | 1.2 | 52.0 | 3.1 | 56.8 | 2.5 | 62.6 | 1.9 | 65.3 | 1.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 56.1 | 1.6 | 48.0 | 3.1 | 51.5 | 3.5 | 58.7 | 2.9 | 64.0 | 3.7 | |
Hispanic | 44.1 | 1.9 | 43.5 | 2.9 | 39.1 | 3.0 | 41.0 | 3.7 | 54.8 | 5.0 | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 50.5 | 1.6 | 46.4 | 2.6 | 51.4 | 2.3 | 49.6 | 3.2 | 58.6 | 5.0 |
High school graduate | 57.0 | 1.5 | 48.9 | 3.4 | 50.2 | 2.4 | 58.7 | 2.3 | 62.1 | 2.5 | |
At least some college | 63.2 | 1.3 | 56.2 | 3.9 | 55.2 | 3.5 | 63.4 | 2.5 | 65.7 | 1.7 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 56.0 | 1.1 | 40.5 | 3.2 | 44.6 | 2.3 | 56.5 | 1.8 | 62.2 | 1.7 |
Not employed | 60.0 | 1.7 | 54.3 | 2.8 | 58.8 | 3.1 | 61.8 | 3.5 | 68.0 | 4.2 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 60.7 | 1.2 | 45.3 | 5.0 | 53.2 | 2.7 | 60.0 | 1.9 | 64.2 | 1.5 |
Public only | 59.4 | 1.9 | 55.4 | 2.6 | 63.8 | 3.7 | 59.7 | 5.4 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 38.2 | 2.0 | 40.8 | 3.9 | 32.6 | 2.9 | 42.2 | 3.9 | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 62.5 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 68.6 | 2.3 | * | * | 61.5 | 5.4 | 71.4 | 4.1 | 72.7 | 3.7 | |
Medicare and other public | 62.4 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 59.1 | 1.1 | 49.6 | 2.3 | 52.6 | 1.8 | 59.4 | 1.7 | 64.8 | 1.6 |
Large central metro | 55.2 | 1.4 | 51.5 | 3.2 | 49.3 | 3.0 | 54.2 | 2.6 | 61.2 | 2.3 | |
Large fringe metro | 61.4 | 1.9 | 59.1 | 6.3 | 58.4 | 4.4 | 60.9 | 3.8 | 63.0 | 2.7 | |
Medium metro | 60.5 | 2.4 | 42.9 | 4.6 | 50.4 | 4.2 | 66.2 | 3.3 | 66.7 | 3.3 | |
Small metro | 62.1 | 2.7 | 40.1 | 5.5 | 57.4 | 4.9 | 56.0 | 5.5 | 75.3 | 3.9 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 55.0 | 1.9 | 49.2 | 3.8 | 49.6 | 3.0 | 55.9 | 3.3 | 60.7 | 3.5 | |
Micropolitan | 55.2 | 2.5 | 52.3 | 4.4 | 49.7 | 3.9 | 53.6 | 4.5 | 61.5 | 4.3 | |
Noncore | 54.4 | 3.4 | 44.5 | 6.3 | 49.4 | 4.8 | 60.3 | 4.0 | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 60.2 | 1.0 | 51.2 | 2.2 | 54.4 | 1.8 | 61.2 | 1.6 | 64.8 | 1.4 |
Other | 38.4 | 2.4 | 39.3 | 4.2 | 38.6 | 3.7 | 33.3 | 4.0 | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 55.7 | 1.0 | 40.9 | 2.5 | 48.8 | 1.9 | 55.1 | 1.8 | 62.7 | 1.5 |
Fair/poor | 69.3 | 1.7 | 67.2 | 2.7 | 59.6 | 2.8 | 74.9 | 2.5 | 76.0 | 4.2 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 70.6 | 1.5 | 67.2 | 3.3 | 63.3 | 3.4 | 74.1 | 2.5 | 76.2 | 3.2 |
Complex activities | 69.3 | 1.8 | 66.0 | 3.5 | 66.0 | 3.7 | 73.4 | 3.7 | 72.1 | 4.6 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 54.8 | 1.0 | 40.5 | 2.6 | 46.7 | 1.9 | 54.4 | 1.8 | 62.3 | 1.5 |
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.