Table 14_3_4-3b
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 | 65.6 | 1.2 | 63.0 | 1.3 | 61.2 | 1.5 | 72.8 | 2.0 | 83.3 | 2.0 | |
| Age | 0–17 | 60.1 | 3.1 | 58.1 | 3.5 | 57.2 | 4.0 | 53.9 | 7.0 | 69.5 | 5.4 |
| 18–44 | 72.7 | 1.7 | 69.9 | 1.9 | 68.8 | 2.2 | 74.4 | 3.2 | 89.3 | 2.2 | |
| 45–64 | 66.1 | 1.8 | 63.9 | 1.9 | 61.8 | 2.1 | 78.7 | 3.8 | 87.8 | 3.2 | |
| 65 and over | 43.4 | 3.1 | 42.2 | 3.2 | 37.9 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | |
| Gender | Male | 64.9 | 1.7 | 62.2 | 1.8 | 59.7 | 2.1 | 73.5 | 3.5 | 82.0 | 3.2 |
| Female | 66.1 | 1.3 | 63.6 | 1.4 | 62.2 | 1.7 | 72.3 | 2.6 | 84.3 | 2.1 | |
| Family incomea | Negative/poor | 78.0 | 1.9 | 75.7 | 2.3 | 75.7 | 2.8 | 73.5 | 3.5 | 87.0 | 3.1 |
| Near poor/low | 79.6 | 2.0 | 78.3 | 2.2 | 77.4 | 2.8 | 80.0 | 3.6 | 86.8 | 3.2 | |
| Middle | 65.3 | 2.2 | 63.5 | 2.3 | 62.5 | 2.6 | 76.4 | 4.1 | 80.9 | 4.3 | |
| High | 44.2 | 2.7 | 42.2 | 2.7 | 41.4 | 2.9 | * | * | * | * | |
| Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 76.6 | 2.0 | 73.0 | 2.1 | 71.2 | 2.6 | 84.5 | 3.1 | 87.8 | 3.1 |
| High school graduate | 69.5 | 1.7 | 67.8 | 1.8 | 66.5 | 2.1 | 75.9 | 4.0 | 86.6 | 3.7 | |
| At least some college | 58.9 | 1.9 | 57.0 | 2.0 | 54.6 | 2.4 | 70.1 | 4.0 | 85.0 | 3.4 | |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 69.0 | 1.5 | 66.4 | 1.6 | 65.0 | 1.8 | 75.5 | 3.6 | 88.7 | 2.2 |
| Not employed | 72.4 | 1.8 | 69.5 | 2.1 | 67.7 | 2.6 | 77.0 | 4.2 | 89.2 | 2.7 | |
| Health insurance, under age 65 | Any private | 57.2 | 1.9 | 55.9 | 2.0 | 54.4 | 2.3 | 68.3 | 3.9 | 73.6 | 4.6 |
| Public only | 72.7 | 2.0 | 71.3 | 2.3 | 72.8 | 2.9 | 63.5 | 4.4 | 79.1 | 3.8 | |
| Uninsured | 91.1 | 1.3 | 89.4 | 1.6 | 88.9 | 1.9 | 91.0 | 4.0 | 96.9 | 1.2 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 51.8 | 5.1 | 49.9 | 5.4 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Medicare and private | 31.2 | 4.1 | 31.3 | 4.2 | 29.2 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | |
| Medicare and other public | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 65.3 | 1.3 | 62.4 | 1.4 | 60.3 | 1.7 | 71.9 | 2.2 | 83.1 | 2.1 |
| Large central metro | 66.8 | 2.2 | 62.4 | 2.6 | 59.2 | 3.7 | 70.4 | 3.0 | 80.9 | 2.8 | |
| Large fringe metro | 61.9 | 2.4 | 59.5 | 2.6 | 58.6 | 3.0 | 64.6 | 6.1 | 84.6 | 4.6 | |
| Medium metro | 65.2 | 2.7 | 63.1 | 2.8 | 60.9 | 3.2 | 81.6 | 3.6 | 85.4 | 4.7 | |
| Small metro | 69.4 | 4.1 | 67.7 | 4.3 | 65.7 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 66.7 | 3.1 | 65.8 | 3.0 | 64.1 | 3.4 | * | * | * | * | |
| Micropolitan | 65.8 | 3.7 | 64.9 | 3.6 | 62.9 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | |
| Noncore | 68.2 | 4.7 | 67.3 | 4.6 | 66.0 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 63.8 | 1.2 | 62.8 | 1.3 | 60.7 | 1.5 | 72.9 | 2.1 | 76.9 | 3.5 |
| Other | 82.5 | 2.8 | 68.3 | 7.4 | * | * | * | * | 88.9 | 2.5 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 63.8 | 1.4 | 60.9 | 1.5 | 59.0 | 1.8 | 71.2 | 2.4 | 84.0 | 2.3 |
| Fair/poor | 71.1 | 1.9 | 69.8 | 2.0 | 68.1 | 2.5 | 76.8 | 3.7 | 80.9 | 4.1 | |
| Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 67.3 | 2.0 | 66.2 | 2.1 | 63.3 | 2.6 | 78.9 | 4.3 | 81.0 | 5.1 |
| Complex activities | 70.9 | 2.0 | 69.9 | 2.1 | 67.7 | 2.6 | 79.8 | 4.0 | * | * | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 65.9 | 1.4 | 62.4 | 1.5 | 60.7 | 1.8 | 74.2 | 2.8 | 88.4 | 2.3 | |
a Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, at or 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 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.
* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: 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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