Table 8_3_1-3d
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Population group | Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
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Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
Total | 32.7 | 1.3 | 28.3 | 2.6 | 33.0 | 2.9 | 34.5 | 2.1 | |
Age | 18–44 | 23.1 | 1.9 | 17.9 | 3.7 | 27.2 | 4.3 | 22.7 | 2.9 |
45–64 | 40.7 | 2.5 | 37.8 | 5.7 | 38.0 | 4.0 | 43.3 | 3.8 | |
65 and over | 40.5 | 3.5 | 33.0 | 6.0 | * | * | * | * | |
Gender | Male | 29.8 | 2.2 | 26.2 | 4.9 | 27.9 | 4.3 | 32.5 | 3.4 |
Female | 34.3 | 1.8 | 29.6 | 3.3 | 35.7 | 3.7 | 35.8 | 2.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 34.3 | 1.6 | 30.0 | 3.1 | 32.8 | 3.2 | 37.0 | 2.4 |
Black, single race | 29.1 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Asian, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Multiple races | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 34.0 | 1.5 | 29.4 | 2.9 | 35.4 | 3.0 | 35.2 | 2.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 36.0 | 1.8 | 31.4 | 3.5 | 35.9 | 3.4 | 37.8 | 2.7 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 29.4 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Hispanic | 20.3 | 3.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 26.1 | 3.3 | 22.5 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * |
Near poor/low | 29.4 | 3.3 | 25.8 | 4.7 | 25.2 | 5.1 | * | * | |
Middle | 31.7 | 2.8 | * | * | 39.6 | 4.8 | 27.2 | 3.8 | |
High | 38.0 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | 38.5 | 3.3 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 30.3 | 1.7 | 24.8 | 4.4 | 30.0 | 3.5 | 31.6 | 2.4 |
Not employed | 33.1 | 2.6 | 28.3 | 4.1 | 36.1 | 5.5 | 35.7 | 5.0 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 32.9 | 1.9 | 28.3 | 4.9 | 33.9 | 3.8 | 33.4 | 2.4 |
Public only | 30.7 | 3.2 | 32.0 | 4.6 | 27.9 | 5.0 | * | * | |
Uninsured | 18.5 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
Medicare and private | 45.2 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 33.1 | 1.5 | 29.6 | 3.0 | 31.8 | 3.3 | 35.4 | 2.3 |
Large central metro | 27.8 | 2.4 | 19.2 | 4.4 | 26.6 | 4.6 | 31.4 | 3.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 39.5 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | 38.6 | 4.5 | |
Medium metro | 33.6 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | 38.5 | 4.6 | |
Small metro | 32.8 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Nonmetropolitan | 30.7 | 2.8 | 23.6 | 4.6 | 37.6 | 5.5 | * | * | |
Micropolitan | 33.9 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Noncore | 25.7 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 33.3 | 1.4 | 29.6 | 2.7 | 33.9 | 2.9 | 34.6 | 2.2 |
Other | 19.0 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 30.7 | 1.7 | 23.8 | 3.2 | 30.7 | 3.5 | 32.9 | 2.3 |
Fair/poor | 38.1 | 2.7 | 34.3 | 4.1 | 38.5 | 4.6 | 42.0 | 5.1 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 35.1 | 2.6 | 36.4 | 4.2 | 32.4 | 5.1 | 36.5 | 4.7 |
Complex activities | 35.2 | 3.3 | 28.7 | 4.3 | 43.1 | 5.9 | * | * | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 31.5 | 1.7 | 24.2 | 3.4 | 31.0 | 3.6 | 34.1 | 2.3 |
a 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.
b 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.
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.