Table 6_4_8-3c
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Total | Negative/poor | �Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 47.1 | 0.9 | 57.1 | 1.7 | 52.5 | 1.7 | 43.8 | 1.6 | 40.5 | 1.8 | |
Age | 0–5 | 54.4 | 1.5 | 65.7 | 2.2 | 62.0 | 2.5 | 51.4 | 2.7 | 42.9 | 3.0 |
6–17 | 43.4 | 1.0 | 51.0 | 2.1 | 47.7 | 1.9 | 40.5 | 1.7 | 39.4 | 2.0 | |
Gender | Male | 47.9 | 1.1 | 55.7 | 2.0 | 54.0 | 2.2 | 45.5 | 2.0 | 41.1 | 2.5 |
Female | 46.3 | 1.1 | 58.5 | 2.2 | 51.0 | 2.1 | 42.1 | 1.9 | 39.9 | 2.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 46.8 | 1.1 | 55.7 | 2.3 | 52.4 | 2.1 | 44.8 | 1.8 | 41.1 | 2.2 |
Black, single race | 49.7 | 1.8 | 59.7 | 2.6 | 52.5 | 3.5 | 41.4 | 3.7 | 37.0 | 5.0 | |
Asian, single race | 34.3 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 26.3 | 6.1 | 33.6 | 6.5 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 56.5 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 46.0 | 1.0 | 56.2 | 2.2 | 51.6 | 2.1 | 43.7 | 1.8 | 40.6 | 2.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 45.4 | 1.3 | 53.1 | 3.5 | 50.8 | 2.9 | 44.9 | 2.2 | 41.3 | 2.4 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 49.9 | 1.8 | 60.2 | 2.7 | 52.2 | 3.5 | 41.9 | 3.7 | 37.2 | 5.0 | |
Hispanic, all races | 51.2 | 1.8 | 59.0 | 2.7 | 54.6 | 2.9 | 44.3 | 3.1 | 39.7 | 6.0 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 43.1 | 1.1 | 49.9 | 4.6 | 50.0 | 2.6 | 42.6 | 1.8 | 40.7 | 1.9 |
Public only | 56.0 | 1.4 | 59.3 | 2.0 | 55.8 | 2.4 | 49.6 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 42.7 | 3.3 | 48.4 | 5.9 | 42.1 | 5.5 | 43.8 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 47.5 | 1.0 | 57.3 | 2.0 | 54.4 | 1.9 | 44.4 | 1.7 | 40.8 | 1.9 |
Large central metro | 48.1 | 1.7 | 57.0 | 2.6 | 52.1 | 2.9 | 47.3 | 3.0 | 38.7 | 3.1 | |
Large fringe metro | 46.3 | 2.1 | 55.8 | 6.3 | 52.2 | 4.7 | 43.5 | 3.4 | 44.0 | 3.5 | |
Medium metro | 45.3 | 2.0 | 57.5 | 4.0 | 55.5 | 3.5 | 41.0 | 3.5 | 33.9 | 4.1 | |
Small metro | 53.9 | 2.7 | 60.1 | 7.2 | 63.5 | 4.6 | 45.9 | 5.5 | 49.2 | 5.0 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 44.9 | 2.0 | 56.3 | 3.4 | 44.3 | 4.4 | 41.1 | 4.3 | 37.0 | 5.0 | |
Micropolitan | 42.0 | 2.2 | 53.8 | 4.0 | 41.0 | 4.9 | 36.8 | 4.5 | 37.7 | 5.6 | |
Noncore | 50.4 | 3.0 | 61.0 | 6.0 | 49.2 | 7.2 | 48.5 | 6.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 47.2 | 1.0 | 57.5 | 2.0 | 53.0 | 2.0 | 45.1 | 1.7 | 40.9 | 1.9 |
Other | 46.1 | 2.3 | 55.5 | 3.3 | 50.8 | 3.3 | 35.2 | 4.2 | 32.6 | 7.4 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 46.9 | 0.9 | 57.0 | 1.8 | 52.3 | 1.7 | 43.5 | 1.6 | 40.6 | 1.8 |
Fair/poor | 56.4 | 4.3 | 59.2 | 6.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
CSHCN | Yes | 50.1 | 1.6 | 60.2 | 3.5 | 58.4 | 3.0 | 49.6 | 3.0 | 39.5 | 3.0 |
No | 46.4 | 1.0 | 56.1 | 1.8 | 51.2 | 1.9 | 42.6 | 1.8 | 41.0 | 2.0 |
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.
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.