Table 8_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 | 17.7 | 0.8 | 18.6 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 1.0 | 17.7 | 1.8 | 10.0 | 1.5 | |
| Age, not age adjusted | 18–44 | 11.7 | 1.1 | 12.4 | 1.2 | 12.0 | 1.4 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 1.9 |
| 45–64 | 29.5 | 1.3 | 31.1 | 1.4 | 32.1 | 1.6 | 28.4 | 3.0 | 15.3 | 2.3 | |
| Gender | Male | 17.7 | 1.4 | 18.9 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 1.6 | 17.3 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 2.4 |
| Female | 18.0 | 1.0 | 18.8 | 1.1 | 19.0 | 1.3 | 18.0 | 2.2 | 11.6 | 2.0 | |
| Health insuranceb | Private | 17.2 | 1.1 | 17.7 | 1.2 | 18.3 | 1.4 | 15.3 | 2.3 | 11.1 | 2.3 |
| Public | 25.2 | 2.0 | 26.0 | 2.2 | 26.2 | 2.6 | 21.9 | 3.6 | 18.2 | 4.0 | |
| Uninsured | 10.6 | 1.5 | 12.8 | 1.9 | 11.7 | 2.2 | 17.9 | 4.2 | * | * | |
| Family incomec | Negative/poor | 17.2 | 1.6 | 18.4 | 1.8 | 18.5 | 2.2 | 16.9 | 2.7 | 11.6 | 2.6 |
| Near poor/low | 18.5 | 2.0 | 20.7 | 2.4 | 21.5 | 3.0 | 21.5 | 4.1 | * | * | |
| Middle | 17.6 | 1.6 | 18.0 | 1.7 | 17.8 | 1.8 | 16.9 | 3.7 | 11.7 | 3.2 | |
| High | 18.0 | 1.7 | 18.4 | 1.8 | 18.6 | 2.0 | 16.2 | 3.8 | * | * | |
| Education, age 25 and over | Less than high school | 16.2 | 1.9 | 19.1 | 2.6 | 20.7 | 3.6 | 16.2 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 2.1 |
| High school graduate | 17.9 | 1.6 | 18.6 | 1.7 | 18.9 | 1.9 | 17.5 | 3.6 | 10.5 | 2.7 | |
| At least some college | 21.9 | 1.2 | 22.3 | 1.3 | 21.8 | 1.4 | 22.6 | 3.2 | 15.7 | 4.1 | |
| Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 17.6 | 0.9 | 18.6 | 1.0 | 18.4 | 1.2 | 18.1 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 1.6 |
| Large central metro | 17.1 | 1.5 | 19.2 | 1.9 | 18.2 | 2.2 | 22.4 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 2.0 | |
| Large fringe metro | 16.4 | 1.9 | 16.3 | 2.1 | 16.9 | 2.3 | 15.7 | 4.0 | * | * | |
| Medium metro | 19.6 | 1.9 | 20.6 | 2.0 | 20.3 | 2.1 | 13.4 | 2.7 | * | * | |
| Small metro | 18.1 | 2.1 | 19.6 | 2.5 | 19.3 | 2.9 | 20.4 | 6.0 | * | * | |
| Micropolitan (nonmetro) | 17.8 | 2.2 | 18.1 | 2.2 | 18.5 | 2.4 | * | * | * | * | |
| Noncore (nonmetro) | 17.7 | 2.3 | 18.7 | 2.3 | 19.5 | 2.6 | * | * | * | * | |
| Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 23.5 | 1.7 | 23.8 | 1.7 | 24.1 | 1.9 | 22.5 | 3.8 | 16.4 | 4.1 |
| Complex activities | 27.4 | 2.2 | 26.7 | 2.2 | 27.1 | 2.6 | 24.5 | 3.8 | 30.6 | 5.9 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 13.4 | 0.9 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 14.4 | 1.2 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.3 | |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 standard population, except where indicated.
b A small number of persons who were covered by both public and private health insurance plans were included in the "private health insurance" category only.
c 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. Missing values for family income were imputed using multiple imputation methodology. A small number of persons were excluded because their family income could not be imputed.
d For more information, see the National Health Interview Survey entry in Appendix A, Data Sources.
* - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.
Key: SE: standard error.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.


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