Table 8_3_1-1
2009 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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Population group | Total population (in thousands)d | Current asthma (percent) | Percent | SE | Total population (in thousands)d | Current asthma (percent) | Percent | SE | |
Total | 299,267 | 7.1 | 31.6 | 1.3 | 290,604 | 6.8 | 30.1 | 1.3 | |
Age | 0–17 | 73,529 | 8.4 | 31.2 | 2.1 | 72,379 | 8.0 | 28.5 | 2.4 |
18–44 | 110,576 | 6.2 | 23.7 | 2.1 | 110,646 | 6.0 | 21.4 | 1.9 | |
45–64 | 75,820 | 6.8 | 33.8 | 2.3 | 69,659 | 6.7 | 38.7 | 2.7 | |
65 and over | 36,644 | 7.9 | 47.6 | 3.5 | 35,450 | 6.8 | 42.0 | 3.8 | |
Gender | Male | 146,942 | 6.2 | 30.1 | 1.9 | 142,265 | 5.7 | 31.1 | 2.0 |
Female | 152,325 | 8.0 | 32.6 | 1.6 | 148,340 | 7.8 | 29.4 | 1.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 240,005 | 6.8 | 33.6 | 1.5 | 235,232 | 6.5 | 30.4 | 1.5 |
Black, single race | 37,024 | 9.1 | 24.6 | 2.5 | 36,090 | 8.5 | 29.4 | 2.7 | |
Asian, single race | 13,060 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | 11,886 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | |
NHOPI, single race | 1,226 | DSU | DSU | DSU | 881 | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 2,597 | 6.7 | DSU | DSU | 2,095 | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 5,354 | 11.5 | DSU | DSU | 4,420 | 11.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic | 254,106 | 7.4 | 32.7 | 1.4 | 249,909 | 7.0 | 30.3 | 1.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 197,070 | 7.2 | 35.1 | 1.6 | 196,304 | 6.8 | 30.8 | 1.6 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 36,285 | 8.9 | 25.1 | 2.6 | 35,278 | 8.6 | 29.2 | 2.6 | |
Hispanic, all races | 45,161 | 5.5 | 23.2 | 2.6 | 40,696 | 5.1 | 28.0 | 3.3 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 37,365 | 9.0 | 31.2 | 2.7 | 36,827 | 9.7 | 26.0 | 2.3 |
Near poor/low | 54,305 | 7.5 | 30.8 | 2.6 | 53,950 | 7.5 | 26.5 | 2.3 | |
Middle | 93,404 | 6.9 | 31.1 | 2.5 | 90,163 | 6.6 | 29.2 | 2.4 | |
High | 114,194 | 6.5 | 32.6 | 2.1 | 109,664 | 5.5 | 35.7 | 2.4 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 43,402 | 7.5 | 31.2 | 2.6 | 44,872 | 7.1 | 25.4 | 2.6 |
High school graduate | 68,995 | 6.5 | 33.3 | 2.9 | 69,728 | 5.7 | 29.4 | 2.9 | |
At least some college | 111,744 | 6.6 | 31.1 | 2.2 | 102,184 | 6.5 | 34.1 | 2.3 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 148,782 | 5.6 | 27.0 | 1.9 | 143,669 | 5.7 | 26.5 | 1.9 |
Not employed | 40,165 | 10.0 | 30.2 | 2.6 | 39,032 | 8.6 | 33.3 | 2.9 | |
Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 183,275 | 6.7 | 29.8 | 1.7 | 181,476 | 6.3 | 30.8 | 1.8 |
Public only | 39,548 | 11.4 | 30.7 | 2.2 | 36,748 | 10.7 | 28.6 | 2.1 | |
Uninsured | 37,103 | 3.8 | 17.6 | 3.9 | 34,460 | 5.1 | 12.8 | 2.6 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 10,977 | 8.4 | 47.6 | 6.5 | 9,885 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 20,984 | 7.0 | 49.2 | 5.1 | 21,198 | 6.7 | 44.1 | 4.9 | |
Medicare and other public | 4,010 | 11.5 | DSU | DSU | 3,884 | 9.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 250,064 | 7.0 | 32.1 | 1.5 | 244,216 | 6.7 | 29.9 | 1.4 |
Large central metro | 89,315 | 6.7 | 27.1 | 2.1 | 87,418 | 6.8 | 26.8 | 2.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 73,465 | 6.8 | 35.5 | 2.9 | 71,947 | 6.0 | 32.2 | 2.8 | |
Medium metro | 61,459 | 7.8 | 31.1 | 3.1 | 59,119 | 6.9 | 30.9 | 2.6 | |
Small metro | 25,826 | 6.8 | 42.1 | 4.3 | 25,732 | 8.2 | 32.3 | 3.9 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 49,203 | 7.7 | 29.1 | 2.9 | 46,389 | 6.9 | 30.9 | 3.0 | |
Micropolitan | 32,688 | 7.9 | 30.4 | 4.0 | 30,725 | 6.9 | 29.7 | 3.9 | |
Noncore | 16,515 | 7.4 | 26.4 | 3.9 | 15,663 | 6.9 | 33.2 | 3.6 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 259,734 | 7.7 | 31.9 | 1.4 | 253,382 | 7.3 | 29.9 | 1.3 |
Other | 35,611 | 3.2 | 25.8 | 3.6 | 33,778 | 3.3 | 32.8 | 5.0 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 267,762 | 6.2 | 29.3 | 1.4 | 259,009 | 6.0 | 27.4 | 1.5 |
Fair/poor | 31,000 | 15.6 | 39.8 | 2.6 | 31,000 | 13.8 | 40.3 | 2.6 | |
Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 29,321 | 14.1 | 37.8 | 2.7 | 28,740 | 11.6 | 37.2 | 2.9 |
Complex activities | 17,185 | 15.6 | 38.6 | 3.3 | 17,609 | 12.2 | 36.5 | 3.3 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 188,138 | 5.5 | 29.4 | 1.8 | 181,211 | 5.5 | 29.2 | 1.8 |
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 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.
d Numbers may not add to total due to missing values or rounding.
e Denominator includes people with currently active asthma, excluding missing values.
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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.