Table 6_3_3-1
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total population (in thousands)c | Ever given advice | Within past year | Within past 2 years | ||||
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Percentd | SE | Percente | SE | Percente | SE | |||
Total | 65,689 | 54.5 | 1.0 | 41.4 | 0.9 | 50.1 | 1.0 | |
Age | 2–5 | 15,950 | 62.0 | 1.6 | 53.8 | 1.6 | 61.1 | 1.6 |
6–17 | 49,740 | 52.1 | 1.1 | 37.3 | 1.0 | 46.5 | 1.1 | |
Gender | Male | 33,828 | 53.4 | 1.3 | 40.4 | 1.2 | 48.6 | 1.2 |
Female | 31,861 | 55.6 | 1.2 | 42.3 | 1.2 | 51.6 | 1.2 | |
Race | White, single race | 50,024 | 55.4 | 1.2 | 41.6 | 1.1 | 50.3 | 1.1 |
Black, single race | 10,136 | 54.3 | 2.0 | 43.6 | 2.0 | 51.9 | 2.0 | |
Asian, single race | 2,622 | 50.6 | 5.4 | 37.4 | 5.3 | 48.2 | 5.4 | |
NHOPI, single race | 292 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 622 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 1,994 | 43.5 | 4.3 | 33.4 | 4.0 | 39.7 | 4.1 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 52,745 | 54.8 | 1.2 | 41.8 | 1.1 | 50.4 | 1.1 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 37,903 | 56.0 | 1.4 | 42.2 | 1.3 | 50.7 | 1.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 9,886 | 54.1 | 2.0 | 43.4 | 2.1 | 51.7 | 2.1 | |
Hispanic | 12,945 | 53.3 | 1.8 | 39.6 | 1.7 | 48.9 | 1.8 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 11,662 | 51.4 | 1.7 | 39.3 | 1.6 | 47.4 | 1.7 |
Near poor/low | 13,820 | 50.0 | 1.8 | 38.5 | 1.6 | 46.7 | 1.7 | |
Middle | 21,765 | 54.6 | 1.7 | 39.6 | 1.5 | 49.1 | 1.6 | |
High | 18,443 | 59.9 | 2.0 | 47.0 | 1.8 | 55.5 | 1.9 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 42,351 | 56.9 | 1.3 | 43.1 | 1.3 | 52.2 | 1.3 |
Public only | 19,342 | 51.8 | 1.4 | 41.1 | 1.3 | 48.7 | 1.4 | |
Uninsured | 3,996 | 42.2 | 3.4 | 23.5 | 2.7 | 33.9 | 3.2 | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 55,344 | 56.7 | 1.1 | 43.1 | 1.0 | 52.3 | 1.0 |
Large central metro | 20,360 | 57.2 | 1.8 | 44.7 | 1.8 | 53.3 | 1.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 17,053 | 60.1 | 2.0 | 45.7 | 2.1 | 55.9 | 2.1 | |
Medium metro | 12,489 | 53.8 | 2.3 | 39.8 | 2.2 | 49.0 | 2.1 | |
Small metro | 5,441 | 50.9 | 3.2 | 37.2 | 3.3 | 45.0 | 3.4 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 10,346 | 42.9 | 2.2 | 31.9 | 2.1 | 38.3 | 2.2 | |
Micropolitan | 6,716 | 41.7 | 3.0 | 30.4 | 2.8 | 36.5 | 3.0 | |
Noncore | 3,629 | 45.2 | 4.0 | 34.8 | 3.8 | 41.7 | 4.3 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 56,162 | 55.2 | 1.1 | 41.9 | 1.1 | 50.7 | 1.1 |
Other | 9,477 | 50.7 | 2.1 | 38.1 | 1.9 | 46.4 | 2.0 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 64,020 | 54.2 | 1.1 | 41.0 | 1.0 | 49.7 | 1.0 |
Fair/poor | 1,670 | 65.8 | 4.2 | 54.8 | 4.2 | 64.7 | 4.3 | |
CSHCN | Yes | 13,762 | 62.2 | 1.7 | 52.9 | 1.7 | 58.8 | 1.7 |
No | 51,360 | 52.4 | 1.1 | 38.2 | 1.0 | 47.7 | 1.1 |
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.