Table 8_3_1-3a
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Single race | Multiple races | ||||||||||||
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White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | |||||||||||
Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 32.2 | 1.1 | 34.0 | 1.3 | 27.4 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Age | 0–17 | 30.6 | 2.3 | 32.8 | 2.9 | 25.5 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
18–44 | 23.1 | 1.9 | 24.1 | 2.3 | 23.7 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
45–64 | 40.7 | 2.5 | 42.4 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
65 and over | 41.0 | 3.6 | 43.0 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 30.3 | 1.8 | 31.9 | 2.1 | 27.6 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Female | 33.6 | 1.6 | 35.6 | 1.9 | 27.3 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 27.1 | 2.4 | 27.7 | 3.3 | 26.5 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 29.3 | 2.7 | 31.5 | 3.3 | 25.2 | 4.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Middle | 30.1 | 2.4 | 31.7 | 2.7 | 22.9 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
High | 38.5 | 2.2 | 39.7 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Educationb | Less than high school | 28.3 | 2.6 | 30.0 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
High school graduate | 33.0 | 2.9 | 32.8 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
At least some college | 34.5 | 2.1 | 37.0 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 30.3 | 1.7 | 32.2 | 2.0 | 24.3 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Not employed | 33.1 | 2.6 | 33.8 | 3.1 | 34.7 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 32.8 | 1.6 | 34.4 | 1.8 | 27.4 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Public only | 30.1 | 2.3 | 30.8 | 3.1 | 29.6 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Uninsured | 16.9 | 3.8 | 20.1 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 45.2 | 4.7 | 45.0 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 32.7 | 1.3 | 34.9 | 1.5 | 27.4 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Large central metro | 26.6 | 2.0 | 28.3 | 2.6 | 24.4 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Large fringe metro | 37.8 | 2.8 | 40.1 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medium metro | 34.7 | 2.5 | 35.1 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Small metro | 36.5 | 4.2 | 40.0 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 29.5 | 2.2 | 30.4 | 2.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 30.9 | 2.8 | 31.5 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 27.2 | 3.1 | 28.5 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 32.8 | 1.2 | 34.8 | 1.5 | 27.7 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Other | 22.4 | 4.4 | 23.3 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 30.2 | 1.3 | 31.8 | 1.5 | 25.4 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Fair/poor | 38.9 | 2.6 | 42.4 | 3.1 | 33.0 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 35.0 | 2.6 | 37.1 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Complex activities | 35.1 | 3.2 | 36.4 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 31.7 | 1.7 | 33.6 | 1.9 | 26.0 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
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 Persons age 18 and over. Less than high school refers to fewer than 12 years of education; high school graduate, 12 years of education; and at least some college, more than 12 years of education.
c For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources. Activity limitations includes persons age 18 and over.
* - 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.