Table 6_3_3-3c
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 54.5 | 1.0 | 51.4 | 1.7 | 50.0 | 1.8 | 54.6 | 1.7 | 59.9 | 2.0 | |
Age | 2–5 | 62.0 | 1.6 | 52.7 | 2.6 | 54.9 | 3.1 | 67.2 | 2.8 | 69.3 | 3.3 |
6–17 | 52.1 | 1.1 | 50.9 | 2.0 | 48.3 | 1.8 | 50.9 | 1.9 | 57.0 | 2.4 | |
Gender | Male | 53.4 | 1.3 | 51.1 | 2.3 | 47.6 | 2.3 | 53.3 | 2.1 | 59.5 | 2.4 |
Female | 55.6 | 1.2 | 51.7 | 2.1 | 52.5 | 2.2 | 55.9 | 2.0 | 60.3 | 2.5 | |
Race | White, single race | 55.4 | 1.2 | 50.7 | 2.2 | 50.1 | 2.2 | 55.4 | 1.9 | 60.9 | 2.1 |
Black, single race | 54.3 | 2.0 | 52.7 | 3.2 | 54.5 | 3.3 | 52.4 | 3.9 | 60.4 | 5.4 | |
Asian, single race | 50.6 | 5.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 56.8 | 7.0 | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 43.5 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 54.8 | 1.2 | 51.0 | 2.2 | 48.8 | 2.2 | 55.2 | 1.9 | 59.7 | 2.1 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 56.0 | 1.4 | 49.1 | 3.2 | 48.8 | 3.1 | 56.1 | 2.3 | 60.6 | 2.3 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 54.1 | 2.0 | 52.9 | 3.2 | 54.0 | 3.4 | 52.2 | 3.9 | 59.9 | 5.6 | |
Hispanic, all races | 53.3 | 1.8 | 52.4 | 2.7 | 52.7 | 2.6 | 51.4 | 3.7 | 61.7 | 5.6 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 56.9 | 1.3 | 54.9 | 4.7 | 49.5 | 3.0 | 56.0 | 1.9 | 60.6 | 2.0 |
Public only | 51.8 | 1.4 | 52.4 | 1.8 | 50.4 | 2.3 | 53.9 | 4.0 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 42.2 | 3.4 | 31.6 | 5.5 | 50.0 | 4.7 | 35.5 | 5.8 | * | * | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 56.7 | 1.1 | 52.5 | 1.8 | 52.5 | 1.9 | 57.1 | 1.9 | 61.4 | 2.0 |
Large central metro | 57.2 | 1.8 | 52.6 | 2.7 | 55.8 | 2.5 | 56.3 | 3.4 | 63.7 | 3.7 | |
Large fringe metro | 60.1 | 2.0 | 56.2 | 4.7 | 50.4 | 4.6 | 62.1 | 3.3 | 63.1 | 3.0 | |
Medium metro | 53.8 | 2.3 | 51.7 | 3.8 | 50.0 | 4.2 | 54.8 | 3.4 | 57.0 | 4.6 | |
Small metro | 50.9 | 3.2 | 46.6 | 6.5 | 48.8 | 6.6 | 49.5 | 6.3 | 56.9 | 5.9 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 42.9 | 2.2 | 47.3 | 5.1 | 38.9 | 4.1 | 42.6 | 3.2 | 43.9 | 6.2 | |
Micropolitan | 41.7 | 3.0 | 48.2 | 6.6 | 38.2 | 4.8 | 37.4 | 4.3 | * | * | |
Noncore | 45.2 | 4.0 | 45.9 | 7.4 | 39.8 | 6.6 | 53.4 | 6.8 | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 55.2 | 1.1 | 51.5 | 2.1 | 49.6 | 2.1 | 55.6 | 1.8 | 59.8 | 2.1 |
Other | 50.7 | 2.1 | 50.7 | 2.9 | 51.2 | 2.7 | 46.6 | 4.3 | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 54.5 | 1.1 | 50.9 | 1.8 | 49.8 | 1.8 | 54.6 | 1.7 | 60.2 | 2.0 |
Fair/poor | 54.5 | 4.0 | 63.1 | 6.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CSHCN | Yes | 62.2 | 1.7 | 64.0 | 2.8 | 56.0 | 3.6 | 60.9 | 2.6 | 66.4 | 3.1 |
No | 52.4 | 1.1 | 47.7 | 1.9 | 48.5 | 1.9 | 52.9 | 1.9 | 57.8 | 2.2 |
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.
* - 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.