Table 2_1_4-2b
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 | 59.7 | 1.8 | 61.3 | 1.9 | 62.4 | 2.2 | 54.8 | 3.5 | 50.3 | 3.6 | |
| Age, not adjusted | 40–59 | 54.9 | 2.3 | 56.9 | 2.5 | 56.6 | 3.0 | 55.5 | 4.8 | 43.9 | 4.7 |
| 60 and over | 67.5 | 2.1 | 68.4 | 2.2 | 71.8 | 2.5 | 53.6 | 4.9 | 60.5 | 4.9 | |
| Gender | Male | 59.5 | 2.7 | 60.5 | 2.9 | 62.0 | 3.4 | 57.3 | 6.2 | 53.5 | 5.3 |
| Female | 59.9 | 2.1 | 62.0 | 2.3 | 62.9 | 2.9 | 53.1 | 3.9 | 47.1 | 5.3 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 47.5 | 3.4 | 47.3 | 4.0 | 48.9 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * |
| Near poor/low | 47.2 | 3.1 | 46.4 | 3.8 | 42.0 | 4.7 | * | * | 49.4 | 5.4 | |
| Middle | 59.3 | 3.3 | 61.4 | 3.6 | 60.5 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | |
| High | 72.3 | 2.6 | 73.8 | 2.7 | 74.9 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | |
| Educationc | Less than high school | 48.9 | 3.1 | 48.8 | 4.2 | 45.5 | 5.3 | 51.0 | 6.3 | 49.3 | 3.9 |
| High school graduate | 61.9 | 2.6 | 63.2 | 2.6 | 64.9 | 3.1 | * | * | * | * | |
| At least some college | 65.4 | 2.7 | 66.2 | 2.8 | 67.0 | 3.2 | * | * | * | * | |
| Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 61.1 | 3.4 | 62.9 | 3.7 | 62.8 | 4.0 | * | * | 47.9 | 9.4 |
| Not employed | 57.7 | 2.7 | 59.4 | 3.1 | 62.8 | 3.6 | * | * | 49.4 | 4.8 | |
| Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 67.9 | 2.6 | 69.6 | 2.6 | 70.2 | 3.0 | * | * | * | * |
| Public only | 48.2 | 3.9 | 46.4 | 4.5 | 48.6 | 5.1 | * | * | * | * | |
| Uninsured | 43.9 | 5.6 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 69.8 | 4.3 | 69.7 | 4.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Medicare and private | 69.0 | 3.2 | 69.4 | 3.3 | 69.0 | 3.7 | * | * | * | * | |
| Medicare and other public | 56.1 | 5.2 | 56.0 | 6.7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 60.5 | 2.1 | 62.7 | 2.2 | 64.5 | 2.8 | 55.4 | 3.8 | 49.7 | 3.9 |
| Large central metro | 55.5 | 2.9 | 56.6 | 3.5 | 60.6 | 5.6 | 53.7 | 4.6 | 53.2 | 4.8 | |
| Large fringe metro | 69.8 | 3.4 | 71.6 | 3.5 | 72.9 | 4.1 | * | * | * | * | |
| Medium metro | 56.5 | 4.2 | 58.3 | 4.3 | 57.6 | 5.0 | * | * | * | * | |
| Small metro | 62.9 | 6.5 | 65.8 | 7.1 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 56.8 | 3.2 | 57.0 | 3.3 | 57.2 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | |
| Micropolitan | 57.2 | 4.1 | 57.2 | 4.1 | 58.5 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | |
| Noncore | 56.8 | 4.6 | 57.3 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 60.9 | 1.9 | 61.8 | 1.9 | 62.7 | 2.2 | 54.6 | 3.6 | 50.5 | 5.6 |
| Other | 49.5 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | 50.2 | 4.6 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 61.3 | 2.2 | 63.8 | 2.3 | 63.9 | 2.7 | 60.0 | 5.6 | 43.0 | 5.6 |
| Fair/poor | 57.2 | 2.4 | 57.1 | 2.7 | 59.5 | 3.5 | 48.6 | 4.7 | 57.8 | 5.0 | |
| Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 55.6 | 2.9 | 56.6 | 3.1 | 58.1 | 3.8 | 49.9 | 5.6 | 48.0 | 4.6 |
| Complex activities | 58.2 | 3.0 | 59.0 | 3.2 | 58.1 | 4.0 | 52.5 | 6.3 | * | * | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 60.9 | 2.2 | 63.3 | 2.4 | 64.4 | 2.8 | 58.5 | 5.9 | 48.4 | 4.6 | |
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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