Table 14_4_7-1c
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Population group | Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 72.2 | 0.6 | 56.7 | 2.0 | 69.0 | 1.6 | 71.5 | 1.2 | 76.7 | 0.9 | |
| Age | 18–44 | 65.2 | 1.1 | 41.0 | 3.4 | 61.3 | 2.7 | 66.4 | 2.1 | 71.5 | 1.7 |
| 45–64 | 72.0 | 1.2 | 59.2 | 3.0 | 62.1 | 3.1 | 69.5 | 2.1 | 77.0 | 1.5 | |
| 65 and over | 82.5 | 1.0 | 78.4 | 3.5 | 80.0 | 2.4 | 83.7 | 2.0 | 84.2 | 1.6 | |
| Gender | Male | 72.4 | 1.0 | 58.1 | 3.3 | 68.2 | 2.7 | 70.0 | 1.9 | 77.2 | 1.3 |
| Female | 72.1 | 0.7 | 56.0 | 2.4 | 69.5 | 2.1 | 72.7 | 1.4 | 76.4 | 1.1 | |
| Race | White, single race | 73.8 | 0.7 | 59.5 | 2.5 | 70.0 | 1.8 | 73.3 | 1.2 | 77.7 | 1.0 |
| Black, single race | 64.7 | 2.1 | 47.3 | 4.1 | 67.7 | 4.3 | 65.0 | 4.5 | 73.3 | 3.6 | |
| Asian, single race | 54.0 | 4.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 61.4 | 5.6 | |
| NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Multiple races | 68.1 | 5.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 73.4 | 0.7 | 58.5 | 2.2 | 71.3 | 1.8 | 72.9 | 1.3 | 77.0 | 0.9 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 75.4 | 0.7 | 63.2 | 3.0 | 73.0 | 2.0 | 75.0 | 1.3 | 78.0 | 1.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 64.9 | 2.1 | 47.1 | 4.2 | 67.3 | 4.4 | 65.4 | 4.6 | 74.1 | 3.6 | |
| Hispanic | 59.5 | 2.0 | 47.8 | 3.9 | 56.2 | 3.8 | 57.9 | 4.1 | 72.1 | 3.9 | |
| Educationb | Less than high school | 66.6 | 1.6 | 56.4 | 3.0 | 63.3 | 2.9 | 72.3 | 2.9 | 76.3 | 3.4 |
| High school graduate | 74.1 | 1.1 | 56.1 | 4.1 | 75.1 | 2.6 | 75.6 | 2.0 | 77.2 | 1.7 | |
| At least some college | 72.8 | 0.9 | 58.1 | 4.3 | 67.6 | 2.8 | 68.8 | 1.9 | 76.6 | 1.0 | |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 69.7 | 0.9 | 44.2 | 4.1 | 60.1 | 2.9 | 67.2 | 1.8 | 74.8 | 1.2 |
| Not employed | 65.9 | 1.4 | 52.7 | 2.8 | 64.3 | 3.3 | 69.7 | 3.0 | 74.4 | 2.7 | |
| Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 72.5 | 0.9 | 59.7 | 5.0 | 68.8 | 2.9 | 69.9 | 1.6 | 75.0 | 1.1 |
| Public only | 55.7 | 2.3 | 48.5 | 2.9 | 63.2 | 3.5 | 58.6 | 7.6 | * | * | |
| Uninsured | 51.1 | 2.6 | 40.4 | 6.0 | 40.8 | 5.4 | 56.0 | 4.8 | * | * | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 80.5 | 2.1 | * | * | 78.9 | 4.2 | 83.8 | 4.1 | 76.1 | 4.0 |
| Medicare and private | 85.2 | 1.2 | * | * | 83.9 | 3.2 | 84.0 | 2.4 | 86.6 | 1.7 | |
| Medicare and other public | 71.2 | 3.9 | 67.8 | 7.3 | 71.2 | 5.9 | * | * | * | * | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 71.5 | 0.7 | 56.0 | 2.3 | 68.6 | 1.7 | 69.9 | 1.4 | 76.2 | 1.0 |
| Large central metro | 68.0 | 1.3 | 51.8 | 3.5 | 63.5 | 2.5 | 64.9 | 2.8 | 74.9 | 1.9 | |
| Large fringe metro | 71.9 | 1.3 | 58.7 | 5.5 | 70.4 | 3.8 | 67.9 | 2.8 | 76.0 | 1.6 | |
| Medium metro | 74.5 | 1.2 | 55.6 | 5.0 | 73.2 | 3.1 | 75.9 | 2.1 | 78.6 | 1.7 | |
| Small metro | 74.1 | 2.1 | * | * | 70.6 | 4.7 | 74.7 | 4.2 | 75.6 | 3.2 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 76.0 | 1.5 | 59.9 | 4.4 | 70.4 | 3.4 | 79.7 | 2.7 | 80.6 | 2.0 | |
| Micropolitan | 75.2 | 1.7 | 61.3 | 5.4 | 69.3 | 4.9 | 77.2 | 3.2 | 79.8 | 2.4 | |
| Noncore | 77.6 | 2.8 | * | * | 71.8 | 4.6 | 83.9 | 5.4 | * | * | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 73.5 | 0.7 | 58.5 | 2.1 | 72.0 | 1.7 | 72.8 | 1.3 | 77.2 | 0.9 |
| Other | 54.8 | 2.8 | 44.7 | 5.2 | 49.6 | 4.2 | 55.1 | 4.6 | 66.6 | 5.4 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 74.4 | 0.7 | 59.8 | 2.5 | 72.5 | 1.9 | 73.3 | 1.4 | 77.4 | 1.0 |
| Fair/poor | 63.8 | 1.3 | 52.5 | 3.1 | 62.9 | 2.8 | 65.2 | 2.6 | 71.5 | 2.4 | |
| Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 70.7 | 1.2 | 60.9 | 3.1 | 69.8 | 2.6 | 72.7 | 2.5 | 75.6 | 2.3 |
| Complex activities | 65.0 | 1.6 | 53.4 | 3.3 | 64.4 | 3.5 | 66.3 | 3.2 | 75.1 | 3.2 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 73.0 | 0.7 | 53.9 | 3.0 | 68.6 | 1.9 | 71.5 | 1.5 | 77.1 | 1.0 | |
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 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: 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.
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