Table 4_1_7-2a
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 | 49.7 | 0.8 | 50.7 | 1.0 | 46.5 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 51.2 | 5.6 | |
Age | 18–44 | 36.7 | 1.2 | 37.3 | 1.5 | 34.9 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
45–64 | 58.6 | 1.4 | 58.8 | 1.6 | 58.9 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 65.4 | 1.8 | 65.8 | 2.0 | 65.5 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 47.0 | 1.2 | 48.4 | 1.4 | 41.0 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 52.1 | 1.1 | 52.8 | 1.3 | 49.9 | 1.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 45.3 | 2.0 | 46.0 | 2.4 | 44.6 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 42.9 | 1.8 | 43.2 | 2.3 | 40.4 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 49.0 | 1.5 | 49.1 | 1.7 | 49.5 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 55.2 | 1.5 | 56.5 | 1.6 | 49.7 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 46.0 | 1.5 | 46.0 | 1.8 | 43.1 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 46.8 | 1.3 | 48.0 | 1.6 | 41.8 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 54.1 | 1.3 | 55.2 | 1.5 | 53.1 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 45.4 | 1.0 | 46.4 | 1.1 | 42.3 | 2.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Not employed | 52.0 | 1.7 | 52.6 | 2.0 | 49.8 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 50.3 | 1.1 | 51.7 | 1.2 | 45.4 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 49.3 | 1.9 | 49.6 | 2.5 | 50.3 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 29.8 | 1.9 | 27.7 | 2.2 | 33.7 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 59.2 | 3.9 | 60.3 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 68.7 | 2.4 | 68.8 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | 65.0 | 4.5 | 63.6 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 49.8 | 0.9 | 50.6 | 1.1 | 48.2 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Large central metro | 46.6 | 1.6 | 46.9 | 2.2 | 47.9 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Large fringe metro | 53.4 | 2.0 | 55.5 | 2.1 | 46.8 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 50.4 | 2.2 | 50.5 | 2.6 | 49.4 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 49.3 | 2.3 | 48.6 | 2.7 | 52.4 | 8.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 49.0 | 2.1 | 50.7 | 2.3 | 33.7 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 50.5 | 2.7 | 51.8 | 3.1 | 39.2 | 6.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 46.1 | 3.6 | 48.7 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 51.2 | 0.9 | 52.4 | 1.0 | 47.1 | 1.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 51.1 | 5.7 |
Other | 33.7 | 2.1 | 34.7 | 2.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 46.6 | 1.0 | 47.7 | 1.2 | 43.3 | 1.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Fair/poor | 62.7 | 1.6 | 63.4 | 1.9 | 58.8 | 2.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 64.6 | 1.6 | 65.6 | 1.8 | 60.9 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 64.5 | 1.9 | 65.0 | 2.2 | 63.1 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 45.4 | 0.9 | 46.4 | 1.1 | 43.0 | 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.