Table 6_3_8-3c
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 | 65.6 | 1.3 | 63.6 | 2.5 | 61.1 | 2.7 | 67.3 | 2.7 | 69.2 | 2.6 | |
Age | 0–5 | 66.4 | 1.4 | 64.4 | 2.7 | 61.4 | 2.7 | 68.7 | 2.8 | 69.6 | 2.7 |
6–17 | 47.3 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 67.4 | 1.7 | 65.7 | 3.4 | 60.1 | 3.5 | 72.7 | 3.0 | 69.2 | 3.4 |
Female | 63.9 | 1.7 | 61.9 | 2.9 | 62.1 | 3.5 | 61.8 | 3.8 | 69.2 | 3.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 65.7 | 1.5 | 64.3 | 3.4 | 60.6 | 3.1 | 66.6 | 3.1 | 69.5 | 3.0 |
Black, single race | 66.5 | 3.0 | 66.3 | 4.3 | 67.3 | 6.1 | * | * | * | * | |
Asian, single race | 68.3 | 5.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 57.8 | 6.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 65.7 | 1.6 | 63.5 | 3.1 | 58.2 | 3.7 | 68.2 | 3.1 | 69.0 | 2.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 66.2 | 1.9 | 64.1 | 4.7 | 57.2 | 4.8 | 67.9 | 3.6 | 69.6 | 3.2 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 66.4 | 3.1 | 67.3 | 4.3 | 66.5 | 6.4 | * | * | * | * | |
Hispanic, all races | 65.5 | 2.4 | 64.0 | 4.2 | 66.9 | 3.3 | 63.0 | 4.9 | * | * | |
Health insurance | Any private | 69.0 | 1.6 | * | * | 61.4 | 4.4 | 72.0 | 2.8 | 70.5 | 2.7 |
Public only | 62.2 | 2.1 | 65.7 | 2.7 | 61.5 | 3.2 | 49.1 | 7.2 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 52.8 | 6.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 67.2 | 1.4 | 65.2 | 2.8 | 64.1 | 2.8 | 68.7 | 3.0 | 69.4 | 2.7 |
Large central metro | 69.2 | 2.2 | 63.6 | 4.5 | 64.7 | 4.1 | 68.6 | 5.1 | 79.2 | 3.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 63.1 | 3.1 | 67.5 | 6.4 | * | * | 66.9 | 5.4 | 62.6 | 4.4 | |
Medium metro | 67.3 | 3.7 | 68.6 | 4.7 | 67.2 | 6.0 | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 71.4 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 56.5 | 3.0 | 56.3 | 6.1 | 47.8 | 5.5 | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 52.6 | 3.8 | 54.9 | 6.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 63.5 | 5.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 65.5 | 1.5 | 63.6 | 3.0 | 58.6 | 3.4 | 67.9 | 2.9 | 68.9 | 2.8 |
Other | 66.3 | 2.8 | 63.9 | 4.0 | 67.9 | 3.9 | 64.2 | 6.6 | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 65.4 | 1.4 | 63.0 | 2.5 | 61.2 | 2.7 | 67.1 | 2.8 | 69.0 | 2.7 |
Fair/poor | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CSHCN | Yes | 59.3 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
No | 66.4 | 1.4 | 62.2 | 2.6 | 60.7 | 2.8 | 70.2 | 2.7 | 70.4 | 2.9 |
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.
* - 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.