Table 4_1_7-2d
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 49.7 | 0.8 | 46.0 | 1.5 | 46.8 | 1.3 | 54.1 | 1.3 | |
Age | 18–44 | 36.8 | 1.2 | 31.2 | 2.2 | 32.8 | 1.9 | 42.6 | 2.0 |
45–64 | 58.6 | 1.4 | 55.0 | 2.4 | 56.0 | 2.2 | 62.1 | 2.0 | |
65 and over | 65.5 | 1.8 | 61.3 | 3.1 | 64.8 | 3.1 | 70.6 | 3.0 | |
Gender | Male | 47.1 | 1.2 | 42.6 | 2.3 | 43.1 | 1.9 | 52.3 | 2.1 |
Female | 52.1 | 1.1 | 48.6 | 2.0 | 50.1 | 1.8 | 55.8 | 1.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 50.7 | 1.0 | 46.0 | 1.8 | 48.0 | 1.6 | 55.2 | 1.5 |
Black, single race | 46.7 | 1.6 | 43.1 | 3.2 | 41.8 | 2.6 | 53.1 | 2.5 | |
Asian, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 51.2 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 51.8 | 0.9 | 51.1 | 1.8 | 48.4 | 1.4 | 54.8 | 1.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 53.5 | 1.1 | 52.8 | 2.3 | 50.5 | 1.7 | 56.3 | 1.6 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 46.7 | 1.6 | 44.0 | 3.4 | 42.0 | 2.6 | 52.5 | 2.7 | |
Hispanic | 37.2 | 1.8 | 33.8 | 2.4 | 35.2 | 3.0 | 45.9 | 3.9 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 45.4 | 2.0 | 42.8 | 2.7 | 43.8 | 3.4 | 52.4 | 4.3 |
Near poor/low | 43.0 | 1.8 | 45.7 | 2.6 | 39.0 | 2.4 | 45.1 | 3.6 | |
Middle | 49.1 | 1.5 | 44.7 | 2.9 | 46.7 | 2.3 | 53.8 | 2.4 | |
High | 55.2 | 1.5 | 56.6 | 4.9 | 52.8 | 2.4 | 56.2 | 2.0 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 45.5 | 1.0 | 35.5 | 2.0 | 41.8 | 1.7 | 51.1 | 1.5 |
Not employed | 52.1 | 1.7 | 49.5 | 2.5 | 50.6 | 2.9 | 57.5 | 3.7 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 50.4 | 1.1 | 42.6 | 2.5 | 48.5 | 1.8 | 53.4 | 1.5 |
Public only | 49.3 | 1.9 | 47.8 | 3.0 | 46.3 | 3.6 | 57.7 | 4.3 | |
Uninsured | 29.8 | 1.9 | 33.4 | 2.8 | 23.7 | 2.7 | 34.7 | 4.1 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 59.4 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 68.8 | 2.4 | 68.0 | 4.6 | 69.2 | 3.8 | 68.8 | 3.8 | |
Medicare and other public | 64.5 | 4.6 | 63.6 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 49.9 | 0.9 | 45.4 | 1.6 | 48.2 | 1.5 | 53.3 | 1.5 |
Large central metro | 46.6 | 1.5 | 41.2 | 2.5 | 44.5 | 2.6 | 51.1 | 2.3 | |
Large fringe metro | 53.5 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 3.6 | 51.0 | 3.0 | 57.0 | 3.1 | |
Medium metro | 50.5 | 2.2 | 43.5 | 3.3 | 50.8 | 3.0 | 53.1 | 3.0 | |
Small metro | 49.3 | 2.3 | 53.5 | 4.5 | 45.5 | 4.1 | 50.5 | 3.4 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 49.1 | 2.0 | 48.1 | 3.5 | 41.6 | 2.9 | 58.1 | 3.0 | |
Micropolitan | 50.6 | 2.6 | 52.6 | 4.4 | 40.7 | 3.9 | 59.5 | 3.9 | |
Noncore | 46.2 | 3.5 | 40.9 | 4.5 | 43.0 | 4.3 | 54.9 | 7.2 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 51.3 | 0.9 | 49.8 | 1.8 | 47.6 | 1.4 | 54.9 | 1.3 |
Other | 33.6 | 2.1 | 33.5 | 2.7 | 33.9 | 4.4 | 33.7 | 5.6 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 46.6 | 1.0 | 39.6 | 1.9 | 43.5 | 1.5 | 51.9 | 1.4 |
Fair/poor | 62.7 | 1.6 | 60.5 | 2.4 | 60.4 | 2.7 | 68.2 | 3.2 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 64.7 | 1.6 | 64.1 | 2.9 | 62.4 | 2.7 | 67.5 | 2.6 |
Complex activities | 64.6 | 1.9 | 62.0 | 3.3 | 60.3 | 3.0 | 71.8 | 3.4 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 45.4 | 0.9 | 38.7 | 1.8 | 42.2 | 1.5 | 50.9 | 1.4 |
a 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.
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 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.