Table 2_1_1-2b
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 | 40.1 | 1.8 | 41.2 | 1.9 | 42.4 | 2.3 | 37.4 | 3.7 | 33.8 | 3.2 | |
| Age, not adjusted | 40–59 | 39.0 | 2.4 | 40.4 | 2.7 | 40.4 | 3.2 | 41.3 | 5.2 | 32.0 | 4.2 |
| 60 and over | 41.9 | 2.1 | 42.6 | 2.3 | 45.5 | 2.8 | 31.1 | 4.4 | 36.8 | 5.0 | |
| Gender | Male | 39.2 | 2.7 | 39.9 | 3.0 | 41.6 | 3.7 | * | * | 34.8 | 5.2 |
| Female | 41.0 | 2.1 | 42.3 | 2.4 | 43.0 | 3.1 | 35.1 | 4.1 | 32.8 | 4.6 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 30.3 | 3.4 | 29.8 | 3.9 | 33.6 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * |
| Near poor/low | 28.5 | 2.7 | 26.8 | 3.4 | 21.6 | 4.3 | * | * | 33.9 | 5.3 | |
| Middle | 38.4 | 3.2 | 39.8 | 3.5 | 38.2 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | |
| High | 52.6 | 3.1 | 53.8 | 3.3 | 55.6 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | |
| Educationc | Less than high school | 31.5 | 2.8 | 31.5 | 3.9 | 29.1 | 4.8 | 33.7 | 5.9 | 32.2 | 3.4 |
| High school graduate | 39.9 | 2.8 | 40.8 | 2.9 | 41.3 | 3.5 | * | * | * | * | |
| At least some college | 47.7 | 3.0 | 48.0 | 3.0 | 50.4 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * | |
| Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 44.7 | 3.8 | 46.8 | 4.1 | 46.7 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * |
| Not employed | 39.8 | 2.7 | 40.3 | 3.1 | 43.1 | 3.9 | * | * | 37.4 | 5.4 | |
| Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 47.8 | 3.0 | 49.1 | 3.2 | 49.8 | 3.6 | * | * | * | * |
| Public only | 32.6 | 3.7 | 31.4 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Uninsured | 32.9 | 5.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 39.5 | 4.7 | 39.4 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Medicare and private | 43.1 | 3.3 | 43.5 | 3.5 | 44.7 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | |
| Medicare and other public | 31.0 | 4.5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 41.9 | 2.1 | 43.6 | 2.3 | 45.4 | 2.9 | 39.2 | 4.1 | 33.6 | 3.5 |
| Large central metro | 40.4 | 3.2 | 41.2 | 3.9 | 46.3 | 6.4 | 38.6 | 4.7 | 39.0 | 4.6 | |
| Large fringe metro | 43.5 | 3.6 | 45.4 | 4.1 | 43.9 | 4.7 | * | * | * | * | |
| Medium metro | 42.3 | 4.1 | 43.8 | 4.4 | 47.5 | 5.2 | * | * | * | * | |
| Small metro | 41.5 | 8.0 | 44.2 | 8.3 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 33.8 | 3.4 | 33.6 | 3.6 | 34.1 | 4.0 | * | * | * | * | |
| Micropolitan | 35.9 | 4.9 | 35.8 | 5.2 | 36.2 | 5.8 | * | * | * | * | |
| Noncore | 31.9 | 3.9 | 31.5 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 40.9 | 1.9 | 41.8 | 2.0 | 42.5 | 2.3 | 37.1 | 3.7 | 31.0 | 5.8 |
| Other | 33.1 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 36.6 | 4.0 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 41.0 | 2.3 | 42.4 | 2.5 | 42.7 | 2.9 | 43.1 | 5.4 | 30.8 | 5.1 |
| Fair/poor | 38.7 | 2.3 | 39.1 | 2.6 | 41.7 | 3.2 | 30.2 | 4.5 | 36.8 | 4.5 | |
| Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 37.0 | 2.8 | 38.1 | 3.1 | 39.7 | 3.8 | 33.7 | 5.3 | 28.6 | 5.4 |
| Complex activities | 38.7 | 3.2 | 39.5 | 3.4 | 39.6 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 40.7 | 2.3 | 42.0 | 2.5 | 42.9 | 2.8 | 41.7 | 7.2 | 33.7 | 4.1 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population with two age groups: 40–59 and 60 and over, except where indicated.
b 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.
c 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.
d 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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