Table 6_3_9-1
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 | 73,446 | 41.6 | 1.7 | 25.7 | 1.3 | 32.1 | 1.5 | |
Age | 0–5 | 23,707 | 50.7 | 2.8 | 39.2 | 2.5 | 45.6 | 2.6 |
6–17 | 49,740 | 39.0 | 1.8 | 21.9 | 1.3 | 28.3 | 1.5 | |
Gender | Male | 37,725 | 41.0 | 1.9 | 24.6 | 1.6 | 31.2 | 1.7 |
Female | 35,721 | 42.3 | 2.2 | 26.9 | 1.9 | 33.1 | 2.1 | |
Race | White, single race | 56,074 | 42.4 | 1.9 | 26.5 | 1.5 | 32.2 | 1.7 |
Black, single race | 11,127 | 39.7 | 2.7 | 23.5 | 2.3 | 32.4 | 2.4 | |
Asian, single race | 2,920 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | 323 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | 681 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | 2,321 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 58,835 | 41.5 | 1.9 | 25.3 | 1.6 | 31.5 | 1.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 42,381 | 42.3 | 2.3 | 26.1 | 2.0 | 31.5 | 2.1 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 10,838 | 39.5 | 2.8 | 23.1 | 2.4 | 32.1 | 2.5 | |
Hispanic | 14,612 | 42.2 | 2.3 | 27.7 | 2.2 | 34.5 | 2.2 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 13,351 | 35.0 | 2.7 | 22.6 | 2.3 | 28.7 | 2.4 |
Near poor/low | 15,510 | 36.1 | 2.7 | 21.5 | 2.2 | 27.5 | 2.4 | |
Middle | 23,882 | 45.0 | 2.9 | 25.7 | 2.3 | 32.5 | 2.6 | |
High | 20,704 | 46.6 | 2.9 | 31.2 | 2.8 | 37.6 | 2.8 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 46,689 | 43.7 | 2.1 | 26.9 | 1.8 | 33.4 | 1.9 |
Public only | 22,228 | 38.4 | 2.4 | 24.6 | 2.2 | 30.8 | 2.3 | |
Uninsured | 4,530 | 32.7 | 4.9 | 15.6 | 4.0 | 22.4 | 4.5 | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 61,986 | 43.8 | 1.8 | 26.8 | 1.4 | 33.6 | 1.6 |
Large central metro | 22,637 | 46.1 | 3.0 | 28.4 | 2.5 | 35.9 | 3.0 | |
Large fringe metro | 19,021 | 49.0 | 2.8 | 31.8 | 2.8 | 40.2 | 2.6 | |
Medium metro | 14,076 | 38.4 | 4.0 | 23.4 | 3.0 | 28.2 | 3.1 | |
Small metro | 6,253 | 34.4 | 4.2 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 3.3 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 11,460 | 28.5 | 3.3 | 19.3 | 2.8 | 23.6 | 2.9 | |
Micropolitan | 7,410 | 26.2 | 3.9 | 15.9 | 2.9 | 20.3 | 3.0 | |
Noncore | 4,050 | 33.4 | 6.2 | 26.3 | 5.7 | 30.4 | 6.0 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 62,623 | 41.2 | 1.8 | 25.2 | 1.4 | 31.6 | 1.6 |
Other | 10,773 | 43.9 | 2.8 | 28.7 | 2.7 | 35.4 | 2.8 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 71,574 | 41.9 | 1.6 | 25.9 | 1.3 | 32.4 | 1.5 |
Fair/poor | 1,858 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
CSHCN | Yes | 14,389 | 44.7 | 3.1 | 30.8 | 2.9 | 35.4 | 2.9 |
No | 58,351 | 40.7 | 1.7 | 24.2 | 1.2 | 31.2 | 1.5 |
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.