Table 6_3_1-2
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total population (in thousands)c | Ever had both measures | Within past year | Within past 2 years | ||||
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Percentd | SE | Percente | SE | Percente | SE | |||
Total | 72,699 | 91.9 | 0.5 | 72.9 | 0.8 | 86.7 | 0.6 | |
Age | 0–5 | 23,153 | 93.4 | 0.7 | 85.2 | 1.0 | 91.7 | 0.8 |
6–17 | 49,546 | 91.2 | 0.5 | 67.1 | 0.9 | 84.4 | 0.7 | |
Gender | Male | 37,236 | 91.7 | 0.6 | 73.0 | 0.9 | 86.9 | 0.7 |
Female | 35,463 | 92.1 | 0.5 | 72.8 | 0.9 | 86.6 | 0.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 56,132 | 92.3 | 0.5 | 74.1 | 0.8 | 86.9 | 0.6 |
Black, single race | 11,123 | 91.3 | 1.1 | 68.6 | 2.0 | 86.7 | 1.5 | |
Asian, single race | 2,576 | 88.1 | 3.0 | 67.5 | 3.6 | 83.6 | 3.2 | |
NHOPI, single race | 295 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 815 | 77.7 | 6.9 | 59.4 | 6.4 | 73.0 | 7.1 | |
Multiple races | 1,757 | 93.2 | 2.0 | 73.8 | 3.5 | 90.5 | 2.2 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 59,402 | 93.1 | 0.5 | 73.7 | 0.9 | 87.9 | 0.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 43,463 | 94.0 | 0.5 | 75.5 | 1.0 | 88.5 | 0.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 10,859 | 91.3 | 1.2 | 68.3 | 2.0 | 86.6 | 1.5 | |
Hispanic | 13,297 | 86.4 | 1.0 | 69.4 | 1.2 | 81.7 | 1.0 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 12,438 | 88.0 | 1.3 | 66.8 | 1.7 | 82.5 | 1.4 |
Near poor/low | 15,494 | 89.5 | 0.9 | 69.7 | 1.4 | 84.2 | 1.1 | |
Middle | 25,004 | 91.9 | 0.7 | 73.0 | 1.2 | 86.5 | 0.8 | |
High | 19,762 | 96.1 | 0.5 | 79.1 | 1.2 | 91.6 | 0.7 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 47,956 | 94.2 | 0.4 | 76.2 | 0.9 | 89.7 | 0.6 |
Public only | 19,360 | 89.6 | 0.9 | 70.2 | 1.3 | 84.7 | 1.1 | |
Uninsured | 5,382 | 79.1 | 2.4 | 53.4 | 2.6 | 68.1 | 2.9 | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 61,800 | 92.2 | 0.5 | 73.5 | 0.9 | 87.3 | 0.7 |
Large central metro | 22,159 | 90.0 | 0.9 | 71.6 | 1.2 | 85.3 | 1.0 | |
Large fringe metro | 18,261 | 93.8 | 0.8 | 74.9 | 1.6 | 89.0 | 1.1 | |
Medium metro | 14,969 | 92.8 | 1.2 | 74.6 | 1.6 | 87.4 | 1.5 | |
Small metro | 6,410 | 94.0 | 0.8 | 73.6 | 2.8 | 88.9 | 1.3 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 10,899 | 90.0 | 1.3 | 69.5 | 1.9 | 83.8 | 1.4 | |
Micropolitan | 7,270 | 89.2 | 1.6 | 70.5 | 2.2 | 84.6 | 1.7 | |
Noncore | 3,629 | 91.5 | 1.8 | 67.5 | 2.8 | 82.1 | 2.4 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 64,808 | 93.0 | 0.4 | 73.7 | 0.8 | 87.8 | 0.6 |
Other | 7,582 | 82.3 | 2.0 | 65.5 | 2.0 | 77.5 | 2.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 71,080 | 91.9 | 0.5 | 72.7 | 0.8 | 86.7 | 0.6 |
Fair/poor | 1,619 | 92.7 | 2.4 | 80.6 | 3.2 | 88.8 | 2.6 | |
CSHCN | Yes | 14,116 | 95.4 | 0.6 | 83.4 | 1.1 | 92.5 | 0.7 |
No | 57,966 | 91.1 | 0.5 | 70.4 | 0.9 | 85.4 | 0.7 |
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
c Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
d Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if their child had ever had weight and height measured.
e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if their child had ever had weight and height measured, and the time of measurements.
* - 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; CSHCN: children with special health care needs; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.