T16_1_5_2c

2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports

The National Healthcare Quality Report (NHQR) is a comprehensive national overview of quality of health care in the United States. It is organized around four dimensions of quality of care: effectiveness, patient safety, timeliness, and patient centeredness.

Table 16_1_5.2c
People under age 65 who were uninsured all year, by family income,^a United States, 2008
		Total		Negative/poor		Near poor/low		Middle		High
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		15.4	0.5	27.0	1.2	25.0	1.0	14.9	0.8	7.0	0.5
Age	0-17	7.5	0.6	7.9	1.1	9.8	1.3	8.0	1.2	4.7	0.8
	18-44	21.1	0.7	41.5	1.8	35.1	1.4	19.1	1.0	8.4	0.7
	45-64	14.7	0.6	34.1	2.0	28.8	1.8	15.7	1.0	6.8	0.7
Gender	Male	17.5	0.6	31.3	1.5	27.9	1.3	17.6	0.9	8.2	0.6
Gender	Female	13.3	0.5	23.3	1.2	22.2	1.1	12.1	0.9	5.8	0.5
Race	White, single race	15.3	0.6	28.9	1.6	25.9	1.2	15.1	0.9	6.8	0.5
	Black, single race	16.4	0.7	20.2	1.4	20.3	1.5	15.3	1.2	9.3	1.5
	Asian, single race	14.3	1.7	35.3	6.4	31.7	5.2	9.7	2.4	7.6	1.8
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	28.3	3.4	39.6	5.5	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	11.1	1.7	20.9	4.7	13.8	3.5	11.9	3.0	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	12.6	0.4	24.3	1.2	21.2	1.1	12.4	0.8	6.3	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	11.7	0.5	25.2	1.7	20.6	1.5	12.2	1.0	5.9	0.5
	Non-Hispanic, Black	16.4	0.8	20.6	1.5	20.9	1.5	14.9	1.2	8.8	1.4
	Hispanic, all races	28.9	1.3	33.6	2.6	34.8	1.8	27.8	1.9	15.3	1.8
Education,^b age 18 and over	Less than high school	35.7	1.3	42.1	2.5	44.0	2.0	33.1	2.2	17.0	2.5
	High school graduate	21.9	0.8	41.9	2.1	30.6	1.6	18.9	1.1	12.1	1.1
	At least some college	10.8	0.5	31.3	2.1	25.9	1.9	12.0	0.9	5.0	0.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	17.0	0.5	44.1	1.8	35.1	1.3	17.0	0.9	7.0	0.5
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	23.6	1.0	34.2	1.8	27.4	1.7	20.8	1.8	11.4	1.5
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	15.2	0.5	27.3	1.4	25.9	1.1	14.8	0.8	6.7	0.5
	Large central metro	17.9	0.8	28.9	1.6	27.8	1.6	17.0	1.4	8.6	1.0
	Large fringe metro	11.2	0.7	24.5	2.9	22.8	2.1	12.5	1.2	4.5	0.6
	Medium metro	15.2	1.4	27.1	4.1	25.2	2.4	13.4	1.2	6.9	1.2
	Small metro	17.6	1.7	27.6	2.5	27.7	3.8	16.5	2.8	8.8	1.4
	Nonmetropolitan	16.3	0.9	25.3	2.1	20.9	2.0	14.9	2.1	9.3	1.7
	Micropolitan	15.5	1.0	27.1	2.9	20.3	2.0	13.1	1.9	8.2	1.9
	Noncore	17.9	2.1	21.6	3.4	22.2	4.2	18.4	4.7	11.7	2.4
Language spoken most often at home	English	12.3	0.4	23.5	1.0	20.4	0.9	12.2	0.8	6.2	0.5
Language spoken most often at home	Other	33.5	1.8	37.2	3.3	39.3	2.2	32.0	2.8	18.6	2.8
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	14.9	0.5	26.5	1.2	24.7	1.1	14.7	0.8	6.9	0.5
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	20.4	1.0	29.7	2.4	27.1	2.1	16.1	1.6	8.7	1.9
Activity limitations,^c ages 18-64	Basic activities	14.9	1.0	21.8	2.5	21.3	2.8	12.4	2.0	7.8	1.7
	Complex activities	15.1	1.1	20.4	2.2	17.3	2.7	12.5	2.3	9.0	2.2
	Neither basic nor complex activities	18.7	0.6	43.3	1.8	34.9	1.2	18.4	0.9	7.5	0.5
U.S. born	Yes	12.4	0.4	21.1	1.0	19.6	0.9	12.5	0.8	6.3	0.5
U.S. born	No	34.2	1.8	55.6	4.0	50.1	2.2	30.0	2.5	12.2	1.5

^a. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, 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. 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.

^c. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.

DSU - 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; SE: standard error.

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Page last reviewed October 2014

Internet Citation: T16_1_5_2c: 2011 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports. October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/nhqrdr11/16_facilitators_barriers/T16_1_5_2c.html