Table 6_4_7-1
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
2006 | 2002 | ||||||
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Population group | Total population� (in thousands)c | Percentd | SE | Total population� (in thousands)c | Percentd | SE | |
Total | 16,155 | 62.8 | 1.4 | 15,457 | 59.8 | 1.4 | |
Gender | Male | 8,227 | 63.1 | 1.9 | 7,981 | 59.9 | 1.8 |
Female | 7,928 | 62.4 | 2.0 | 7,476 | 59.7 | 1.8 | |
Race | White, single race | 12,244 | 62.6 | 1.6 | 11,949 | 58.7 | 1.7 |
Black, single race | 2,319 | 65.2 | 3.1 | 2,401 | 65.5 | 2.5 | |
Asian, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | 492 | DSU | DSU | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | 48 | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | 142 | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | 425 | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 12,663 | 64.2 | 1.6 | 12,448 | 61.2 | 1.6 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 8,960 | 64.6 | 1.8 | 9,067 | 60.4 | 2.0 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 2,258 | 65.2 | 3.1 | 2,314 | 65.2 | 2.5 | |
Hispanic, all races | 3,492 | 57.5 | 2.3 | 3,009 | 53.9 | 2.4 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 3,217 | 56.9 | 2.4 | 2,958 | 54.9 | 3.1 |
Near poor/low | 3,420 | 59.7 | 2.8 | 3,385 | 57.5 | 2.7 | |
Middle | 5,060 | 62.3 | 2.5 | 5,433 | 59.3 | 2.3 | |
High | 4,458 | 69.9 | 2.7 | 3,681 | 66.6 | 2.8 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 10,022 | 66.8 | 1.7 | 10,023 | 62.8 | 1.8 |
Public only | 5,471 | 56.7 | 2.0 | 4,511 | 58.0 | 2.0 | |
Uninsured | 662 | 52.1 | 6.6 | 924 | 35.5 | 4.6 | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 13,695 | 64.0 | 1.5 | 13,071 | 59.7 | 1.6 |
Large central metro | 4,914 | 61.9 | 2.4 | 4,828 | 58.7 | 2.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 4,145 | 67.0 | 2.7 | 3,838 | 62.1 | 3.2 | |
Medium metro | 3,154 | 64.0 | 2.7 | 2,980 | 63.1 | 2.8 | |
Small metro | 1,482 | 62.2 | 5.4 | 1,426 | 49.5 | 4.9 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 2,460 | 56.2 | 3.3 | 2,386 | 60.4 | 2.8 | |
Micropolitan | 1,613 | 51.7 | 4.6 | 1,547 | 56.9 | 3.5 | |
Noncore | 847 | 64.8 | 5.9 | 838 | 67.0 | 4.5 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 13,268 | 64.3 | 1.5 | 13,504 | 60.9 | 1.5 |
Other | 2,887 | 55.6 | 2.9 | 1,946 | 52.2 | 3.4 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 15,903 | 62.7 | 1.4 | 15,150 | 59.6 | 1.4 |
Fair/poor | DSU | DSU | DSU | 307 | DSU | DSU | |
CSHCN | Yes | 2,922 | 66.6 | 3.1 | 2,370 | 63.6 | 3.5 |
No | 13,136 | 62.2 | 1.5 | 13,004 | 59.0 | 1.5 |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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 excluded children whose parents don't know if their child had ever had a vision check.
DSU - 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.