Table 6_3_10-3c
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 | 33.1 | 1.3 | 32.3 | 2.3 | 30.1 | 2.0 | 36.7 | 2.4 | 31.5 | 2.4 | |
| Age | 0–5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| 6–17 | 33.1 | 1.3 | 32.3 | 2.3 | 30.0 | 2.0 | 36.7 | 2.4 | 31.5 | 2.4 | |
| Gender | Male | 33.8 | 1.6 | 32.4 | 2.9 | 31.7 | 2.9 | 37.4 | 2.8 | 31.6 | 2.8 |
| Female | 32.5 | 1.6 | 32.2 | 2.9 | 28.5 | 2.3 | 35.9 | 3.0 | 31.4 | 3.4 | |
| Race | White, single race | 33.8 | 1.6 | 32.6 | 3.0 | 29.7 | 2.4 | 37.1 | 2.7 | 32.8 | 2.7 |
| Black, single race | 30.3 | 2.4 | 32.7 | 4.1 | 32.1 | 3.7 | 30.3 | 4.6 | 23.5 | 5.0 | |
| Asian, single race | 37.2 | 6.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| NHOPI, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| AI/AN, single race | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Multiple races | 24.0 | 4.8 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 32.3 | 1.5 | 30.1 | 2.8 | 26.5 | 2.6 | 37.1 | 2.7 | 31.1 | 2.6 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 32.7 | 1.9 | 27.6 | 4.3 | 23.4 | 3.3 | 37.7 | 3.2 | 32.1 | 3.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 30.1 | 2.4 | 32.9 | 4.1 | 31.2 | 3.8 | 30.3 | 4.6 | 23.5 | 5.0 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 36.6 | 2.2 | 37.9 | 3.7 | 37.8 | 3.0 | 34.5 | 4.3 | * | * | |
| Health insurance | Any private | 34.4 | 1.7 | 33.3 | 5.1 | 28.0 | 3.5 | 38.5 | 2.7 | 32.2 | 2.5 |
| Public only | 32.6 | 1.8 | 33.8 | 2.4 | 32.7 | 2.8 | 31.1 | 5.2 | * | * | |
| Uninsured | 24.2 | 3.3 | 16.9 | 4.9 | 26.5 | 4.9 | 27.3 | 5.6 | * | * | |
| Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 34.9 | 1.5 | 34.5 | 2.6 | 31.9 | 2.2 | 38.2 | 2.7 | 33.3 | 2.6 |
| Large central metro | 36.1 | 2.1 | 35.7 | 3.7 | 36.3 | 2.9 | 36.7 | 4.4 | 35.1 | 3.9 | |
| Large fringe metro | 34.7 | 3.0 | 31.0 | 5.7 | 26.1 | 4.9 | 36.5 | 4.8 | 36.5 | 4.2 | |
| Medium metro | 34.1 | 3.1 | 33.4 | 5.8 | 28.0 | 4.8 | 42.6 | 4.8 | 29.2 | 6.3 | |
| Small metro | 32.7 | 4.1 | * | * | 31.3 | 8.2 | * | * | * | * | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 24.9 | 2.9 | 24.4 | 4.2 | 22.8 | 5.0 | 30.5 | 4.5 | * | * | |
| Micropolitan | 24.6 | 3.9 | 26.0 | 7.1 | 22.5 | 6.0 | 28.6 | 6.6 | * | * | |
| Noncore | 25.5 | 3.7 | 22.2 | 5.2 | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 32.8 | 1.5 | 29.9 | 2.5 | 27.9 | 2.5 | 37.9 | 2.6 | 31.0 | 2.4 |
| Other | 35.5 | 2.2 | 42.5 | 4.8 | 36.6 | 3.1 | 25.2 | 4.4 | * | * | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 33.5 | 1.4 | 32.9 | 2.4 | 30.4 | 2.0 | 36.9 | 2.4 | 31.8 | 2.4 |
| Fair/poor | 21.0 | 3.9 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| CSHCN | Yes | 34.5 | 2.1 | 37.4 | 4.4 | 30.5 | 4.0 | 41.9 | 3.9 | 26.3 | 4.3 |
| No | 32.8 | 1.5 | 30.5 | 2.5 | 30.1 | 2.2 | 35.0 | 2.6 | 33.2 | 2.7 | |
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: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; 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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