Table 6_3_2-1
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total population (in thousands)c | Ever given advice | Within past year | Within past 2 years | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentd | SE | Percente | SE | Percente | SE | |||
Total | 65,689 | 34.8 | 0.9 | 27.2 | 0.8 | 31.9 | 0.8 | |
Age | 2–5 | 15,950 | 31.6 | 1.5 | 27.9 | 1.4 | 31.1 | 1.5 |
6–17 | 49,740 | 35.8 | 1.0 | 27.0 | 0.8 | 32.2 | 0.9 | |
Gender | Male | 33,828 | 35.2 | 1.1 | 27.1 | 1.0 | 31.9 | 1.1 |
Female | 31,861 | 34.4 | 1.0 | 27.2 | 1.0 | 31.9 | 1.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 50,024 | 35.9 | 1.0 | 28.1 | 0.9 | 32.7 | 1.0 |
Black, single race | 10,136 | 33.5 | 1.9 | 27.0 | 1.8 | 31.8 | 1.9 | |
Asian, single race | 2,622 | 26.3 | 3.1 | 18.1 | 3.2 | 24.8 | 3.1 | |
NHOPI, single race | 292 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 622 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 1,994 | 28.0 | 3.8 | 20.6 | 3.3 | 25.5 | 3.5 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 52,745 | 34.3 | 1.0 | 26.9 | 0.9 | 31.4 | 1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 37,903 | 35.5 | 1.2 | 27.9 | 1.1 | 32.1 | 1.2 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 9,886 | 33.3 | 1.9 | 26.8 | 1.8 | 31.5 | 1.9 | |
Hispanic | 12,945 | 36.8 | 1.7 | 28.5 | 1.4 | 34.3 | 1.6 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 11,662 | 30.9 | 1.5 | 25.3 | 1.5 | 29.1 | 1.5 |
Near poor/low | 13,820 | 34.6 | 1.7 | 27.3 | 1.6 | 32.4 | 1.7 | |
Middle | 21,765 | 33.7 | 1.5 | 25.0 | 1.2 | 30.4 | 1.4 | |
High | 18,443 | 38.7 | 1.9 | 30.9 | 1.7 | 35.2 | 1.8 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 42,351 | 36.1 | 1.2 | 28.2 | 1.1 | 32.9 | 1.2 |
Public only | 19,342 | 33.2 | 1.4 | 27.2 | 1.3 | 31.6 | 1.4 | |
Uninsured | 3,996 | 28.5 | 2.9 | 16.6 | 2.4 | 23.0 | 2.6 | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 55,344 | 36.6 | 1.0 | 28.7 | 0.9 | 33.6 | 0.9 |
Large central metro | 20,360 | 37.5 | 1.3 | 29.3 | 1.2 | 34.3 | 1.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 17,053 | 38.6 | 2.0 | 30.7 | 1.8 | 35.7 | 1.9 | |
Medium metro | 12,489 | 33.8 | 2.3 | 27.2 | 2.1 | 31.9 | 2.2 | |
Small metro | 5,441 | 33.1 | 2.6 | 24.3 | 2.7 | 28.6 | 2.6 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 10,346 | 25.5 | 1.9 | 19.0 | 1.7 | 22.9 | 1.8 | |
Micropolitan | 6,716 | 24.1 | 2.2 | 17.6 | 2.0 | 21.2 | 2.2 | |
Noncore | 3,629 | 28.0 | 4.4 | 21.8 | 3.8 | 26.0 | 4.3 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 56,162 | 34.8 | 1.0 | 27.3 | 0.9 | 31.9 | 0.9 |
Other | 9,477 | 34.7 | 2.0 | 26.4 | 1.8 | 31.8 | 1.9 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 64,020 | 34.5 | 0.9 | 26.8 | 0.8 | 31.6 | 0.8 |
Fair/poor | 1,670 | 48.2 | 4.1 | 41.1 | 4.1 | 46.0 | 4.2 | |
CSHCN | Yes | 13,762 | 43.5 | 1.6 | 37.7 | 1.6 | 41.1 | 1.7 |
No | 51,360 | 32.5 | 1.0 | 24.4 | 0.8 | 29.5 | 0.9 |
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 they had ever been given advice.
e Denominator is total population, excluding children whose parents don't know if they had ever been given the advice, or when they were given advice.
* - 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.