Table 12_1_10-5b
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Population group | Total | Non-Hispanic | Hispanic, all races | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All races | White | Black | |||||||||
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 7.7 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 12.9 | 1.1 | |
| Age | 0–5 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 1.6 | 15.1 | 1.6 |
| 6–17 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 11.3 | 1.1 | |
| Gender | Male | 7.9 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 13.3 | 1.5 |
| Female | 7.4 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 12.5 | 1.2 | |
| Family incomea | Negative/poor | 13.4 | 1.3 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 12.9 | 2.5 | 15.3 | 2.7 | 13.3 | 1.5 |
| Near poor/low | 9.7 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 14.7 | 1.8 | |
| Middle | 7.4 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 1.0 | * | * | 12.8 | 2.4 | |
| High | 3.6 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.8 | * | * | * | * | |
| Health insurance | Any private | 5.8 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 10.5 | 1.8 |
| Public only | 11.6 | 0.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 11.6 | 1.7 | 14.2 | 1.3 | |
| Uninsured | 9.5 | 2.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 17.0 | 4.2 | |
| Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 7.4 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 13.2 | 1.1 |
| Large central metro | 8.0 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 12.1 | 1.2 | |
| Large fringe metro | 5.9 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 1.1 | * | * | 12.9 | 2.9 | |
| Medium metro | 9.4 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 8.5 | 1.6 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 15.5 | 3.2 | |
| Small metro | 5.8 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 9.0 | 1.5 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 8.6 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | |
| Micropolitan | 7.6 | 1.5 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 1.7 | * | * | * | * | |
| Noncore | 11.6 | 2.6 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 11.9 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 7.0 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 12.7 | 1.7 |
| Other | 12.5 | 1.1 | 10.4 | 2.5 | * | * | * | * | 13.2 | 1.3 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 7.6 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 12.7 | 1.1 |
| Fair/poor | 11.2 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| CSHCN | Yes | 8.1 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 14.6 | 2.7 |
| No | 7.6 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 1.1 | |
a 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.
b For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: 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.


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