Table 8_3_1-2d

2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

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Table 8_3_1.2d
People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine daily or almost daily (either oral or inhaler), by education,^a United States, 2007
		Total		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		28.8	1.5	29.9	3.1	31.3	2.9	27.1	2.0
Age	18-44	19.8	1.9	16.6	3.8	24.8	4.0	18.7	2.5
	45-64	33.0	2.3	32.3	5.2	30.2	4.0	34.8	3.2
	65 and over	43.6	3.8	48.3	6.1	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Gender	Male	23.9	2.1	26.9	5.0	20.5	4.1	24.5	3.0
Gender	Female	31.3	1.9	31.2	3.7	36.7	3.6	28.5	2.6
Race	White, single race	29.9	1.8	29.2	3.5	33.7	3.4	28.4	2.3
	Black, single race	26.4	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	29.5	1.6	30.8	3.4	32.2	3.1	27.7	2.1
	Non-Hispanic, White	30.7	1.8	30.1	4.1	34.5	3.7	29.2	2.4
	Non-Hispanic, Black	27.1	3.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Hispanic, all races	21.8	3.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Family income^b	Negative/poor	22.5	2.8	24.3	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Near poor/low	24.4	3.5	31.0	6.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Middle	31.7	3.0	DSU	DSU	31.4	5.0	30.7	3.8
	High	31.4	2.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	28.2	2.9
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	24.6	1.8	18.6	4.5	27.5	3.8	24.5	2.3
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	27.4	2.6	26.3	4.2	26.7	5.1	29.0	4.4
Health insurance, ages 18-64	Any private	28.2	2.0	DSU	DSU	31.9	4.1	27.9	2.5
	Public only	25.7	3.0	26.4	4.3	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Uninsured	9.8	2.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Health insurance, age 65 and over	Medicare only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and private	45.7	5.7	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Medicare and other public	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	29.3	1.7	28.6	3.4	33.7	3.5	27.5	2.1
	Large central metro	26.1	2.9	25.2	4.4	30.1	5.2	24.5	3.7
	Large fringe metro	31.6	2.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	27.6	3.9
	Medium metro	30.2	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	27.9	4.4
	Small metro	32.4	5.4	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Nonmetropolitan	26.4	3.6	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Micropolitan	27.1	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Noncore	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Language spoken most often at home	English	29.1	1.6	31.3	3.3	31.3	3.0	27.1	2.1
Language spoken most often at home	Other	24.6	4.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	27.5	1.8	25.4	4.0	31.7	3.5	26.1	2.3
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	32.6	2.7	34.8	4.5	30.6	4.5	31.9	4.5
Activity limitations^c	Basic activities	37.1	3.0	37.2	5.1	35.3	4.7	38.8	5.2
	Complex activities	35.1	3.2	32.2	5.2	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Neither basic nor complex activities	25.8	1.7	25.4	3.4	29.4	3.7	24.4	2.2
U.S. born	Yes	29.3	1.6	30.5	3.3	31.1	3.0	27.9	2.1
U.S. born	No	23.5	3.9	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU

^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, 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 B: Detailed Methods.

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.

Current as of February 2011

Internet Citation: Table 8_3_1-2d: 2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. February 2011. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr10/8_respiratorydiseases/T8_3_1-2d.html