Table 6_3_10-3b
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 | 33.1 | 1.3 | 32.3 | 1.5 | 32.7 | 1.9 | 30.1 | 2.4 | 36.6 | 2.2 | |
| Age | 0–5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| 6–17 | 33.1 | 1.3 | 32.3 | 1.5 | 32.7 | 1.9 | 30.1 | 2.4 | 36.5 | 2.2 | |
| Gender | Male | 33.8 | 1.6 | 33.0 | 1.9 | 33.9 | 2.3 | 28.6 | 3.5 | 37.0 | 2.7 |
| Female | 32.5 | 1.6 | 31.6 | 1.9 | 31.4 | 2.3 | 31.7 | 2.9 | 36.2 | 2.8 | |
| Family incomea | Negative/poor | 32.3 | 2.3 | 30.1 | 2.8 | 27.6 | 4.3 | 32.9 | 4.1 | 37.9 | 3.7 |
| Near poor/low | 30.1 | 2.0 | 26.5 | 2.6 | 23.4 | 3.3 | 31.2 | 3.8 | 37.8 | 3.0 | |
| Middle | 36.7 | 2.4 | 37.1 | 2.7 | 37.7 | 3.2 | 30.3 | 4.6 | 34.5 | 4.3 | |
| High | 31.5 | 2.4 | 31.1 | 2.6 | 32.1 | 3.0 | 23.5 | 5.0 | * | * | |
| Health insurance | Any private | 34.4 | 1.7 | 34.3 | 1.9 | 35.2 | 2.1 | 30.7 | 3.2 | 35.4 | 3.5 |
| Public only | 32.6 | 1.8 | 29.5 | 2.4 | 24.0 | 3.2 | 30.4 | 3.4 | 39.6 | 2.8 | |
| Uninsured | 24.2 | 3.3 | 19.9 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * | 31.1 | 5.1 | |
| Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 34.9 | 1.5 | 34.2 | 1.7 | 34.4 | 2.3 | 31.9 | 2.4 | 37.4 | 2.3 |
| Large central metro | 36.1 | 2.1 | 35.8 | 2.6 | 36.7 | 4.0 | 32.8 | 3.7 | 36.6 | 3.3 | |
| Large fringe metro | 34.7 | 3.0 | 34.2 | 3.4 | 35.1 | 3.8 | 28.2 | 5.3 | 37.7 | 5.0 | |
| Medium metro | 34.1 | 3.1 | 33.5 | 3.2 | 33.4 | 4.1 | 32.7 | 4.6 | 37.3 | 5.3 | |
| Small metro | 32.7 | 4.1 | 30.7 | 4.4 | 30.1 | 5.3 | * | * | * | * | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 24.9 | 2.9 | 24.9 | 3.0 | 26.5 | 3.5 | * | * | 26.0 | 4.6 | |
| Micropolitan | 24.6 | 3.9 | 24.9 | 4.2 | 26.5 | 5.0 | * | * | 22.0 | 5.5 | |
| Noncore | 25.5 | 3.7 | 24.8 | 3.8 | 26.4 | 3.8 | * | * | * | * | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 32.8 | 1.5 | 32.6 | 1.6 | 33.0 | 1.9 | 30.0 | 2.4 | 34.7 | 3.3 |
| Other | 35.5 | 2.2 | 27.2 | 5.5 | * | * | * | * | 38.1 | 2.6 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 33.5 | 1.4 | 32.8 | 1.6 | 33.3 | 1.9 | 30.2 | 2.5 | 36.6 | 2.2 |
| Fair/poor | 21.0 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| CSHCN | Yes | 34.5 | 2.1 | 32.7 | 2.3 | 31.6 | 2.7 | 32.6 | 4.8 | 46.7 | 5.8 |
| No | 32.8 | 1.5 | 32.3 | 1.7 | 33.0 | 2.1 | 29.3 | 2.8 | 34.8 | 2.2 | |
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 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: CSHCN: children with special health care needs; 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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