Table 15_1_2-1d
2008 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Population group | Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | ||
| Total | 67.8 | 0.5 | 62.7 | 0.9 | 66.6 | 0.8 | 70.5 | 0.6 | |
| Age | 18–44 | 55.0 | 0.7 | 46.4 | 1.1 | 51.5 | 1.2 | 60.6 | 0.8 |
| 45–64 | 75.1 | 0.7 | 70.9 | 1.5 | 74.2 | 1.1 | 76.8 | 0.8 | |
| 65 and over | 91.4 | 0.5 | 90.5 | 1.0 | 90.9 | 1.0 | 92.6 | 0.8 | |
| Gender | Male | 58.5 | 0.6 | 52.5 | 1.2 | 56.5 | 1.1 | 62.4 | 0.8 |
| Female | 76.3 | 0.5 | 72.9 | 1.2 | 75.9 | 0.9 | 77.9 | 0.7 | |
| Race | White, single race | 69.6 | 0.5 | 62.9 | 1.0 | 68.8 | 0.9 | 72.7 | 0.6 |
| Black, single race | 60.8 | 1.0 | 62.4 | 2.0 | 57.1 | 1.8 | 63.1 | 1.4 | |
| Asian, single race | 52.4 | 2.3 | 60.7 | 6.0 | 50.3 | 4.6 | 51.5 | 2.6 | |
| NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AI/AN, single race | 66.8 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Multiple races | 70.7 | 3.1 | * | * | 66.9 | 5.9 | 77.7 | 4.4 | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 70.5 | 0.5 | 69.8 | 1.0 | 69.3 | 0.9 | 71.5 | 0.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 73.3 | 0.5 | 72.4 | 1.2 | 72.3 | 0.9 | 74.1 | 0.6 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 60.8 | 1.0 | 63.2 | 2.0 | 57.0 | 1.9 | 62.8 | 1.4 | |
| Hispanic | 49.1 | 1.2 | 46.4 | 1.4 | 45.6 | 2.1 | 57.9 | 2.2 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 64.6 | 1.1 | 61.8 | 1.6 | 64.3 | 1.9 | 69.8 | 2.3 |
| Near poor/low | 64.9 | 1.0 | 62.3 | 1.3 | 64.9 | 1.7 | 68.0 | 1.6 | |
| Middle | 66.3 | 0.8 | 62.1 | 1.7 | 66.5 | 1.3 | 67.9 | 1.1 | |
| High | 70.9 | 0.6 | 66.2 | 2.3 | 68.7 | 1.3 | 72.3 | 0.8 | |
| Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 61.3 | 0.6 | 49.1 | 1.3 | 58.4 | 1.1 | 66.2 | 0.7 |
| Not employed | 69.6 | 0.8 | 63.5 | 1.3 | 71.2 | 1.3 | 73.3 | 1.5 | |
| Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 67.3 | 0.5 | 59.7 | 1.5 | 66.4 | 1.1 | 69.1 | 0.6 |
| Public only | 73.8 | 1.1 | 69.3 | 1.6 | 74.7 | 1.8 | 81.2 | 2.2 | |
| Uninsured | 38.8 | 1.0 | 36.9 | 1.5 | 34.7 | 1.8 | 45.9 | 2.3 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 90.2 | 1.0 | 89.2 | 1.8 | 89.9 | 1.9 | 91.4 | 1.8 |
| Medicare and private | 92.6 | 0.7 | 91.7 | 1.6 | 92.5 | 1.2 | 93.0 | 1.0 | |
| Medicare and other public | 91.3 | 1.4 | 92.1 | 1.6 | 87.5 | 3.9 | * | * | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 67.1 | 0.6 | 61.4 | 1.0 | 65.7 | 1.0 | 70.0 | 0.6 |
| Large central metro | 61.6 | 0.8 | 55.3 | 1.4 | 58.7 | 1.4 | 65.9 | 1.1 | |
| Large fringe metro | 67.9 | 0.9 | 65.4 | 1.9 | 67.7 | 1.6 | 68.8 | 1.1 | |
| Medium metro | 72.4 | 1.1 | 64.8 | 2.2 | 71.9 | 2.0 | 75.7 | 1.4 | |
| Small metro | 71.0 | 1.6 | 67.8 | 3.7 | 66.8 | 2.5 | 75.3 | 1.7 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 71.3 | 0.9 | 68.4 | 2.0 | 70.2 | 1.5 | 74.0 | 1.3 | |
| Micropolitan | 71.1 | 1.2 | 69.2 | 2.4 | 70.0 | 2.0 | 73.2 | 1.7 | |
| Noncore | 71.6 | 1.4 | 67.2 | 3.1 | 70.7 | 2.1 | 75.6 | 2.2 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 70.8 | 0.5 | 69.4 | 1.0 | 69.4 | 0.9 | 72.1 | 0.6 |
| Other | 44.5 | 1.4 | 45.0 | 1.5 | 38.6 | 2.3 | 48.5 | 2.7 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 64.6 | 0.5 | 56.0 | 1.0 | 62.8 | 1.0 | 68.7 | 0.6 |
| Fair/poor | 88.4 | 0.6 | 86.2 | 1.0 | 88.8 | 1.1 | 90.1 | 1.1 | |
| Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 92.3 | 0.6 | 92.6 | 1.0 | 90.5 | 1.1 | 93.9 | 0.8 |
| Complex activities | 92.8 | 0.7 | 93.2 | 1.1 | 91.2 | 1.4 | 94.3 | 1.3 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 63.7 | 0.6 | 54.5 | 1.0 | 62.2 | 1.0 | 67.8 | 0.7 | |
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, 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.
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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