T16_1_6_2d

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_6.2d
People under age 65 with any period of uninsurance during the year, by education,^a United States, 2008
		Total^a		Less than high school		High school graduate		At least some college
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		31.0	0.7	51.5	1.3	36.5	0.9	21.5	0.7
Age	18-44	36.9	0.8	55.5	1.7	44.5	1.2	25.8	0.8
Age	45-64	22.8	0.8	43.6	1.8	26.0	1.2	15.9	0.8
Gender	Male	32.8	0.8	53.6	1.6	38.0	1.2	22.1	0.9
Gender	Female	29.3	0.8	48.9	1.8	34.9	1.1	21.0	0.8
Race	White, single race	30.2	0.8	52.7	1.6	35.1	1.1	20.7	0.8
	Black, single race	37.0	1.1	47.6	2.3	42.0	1.5	27.9	1.4
	Asian, single race	25.9	2.2	46.7	5.8	35.8	4.2	20.2	2.1
	NHOPI, single race	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN, single race	46.5	3.8	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	34.1	3.5	DSU	DSU	41.7	5.3	27.8	4.5
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	26.9	0.6	43.3	1.6	33.1	1.0	19.8	0.7
	Non-Hispanic, White	24.9	0.7	42.0	2.1	30.7	1.2	18.6	0.8
	Non-Hispanic, Black	36.7	1.1	47.1	2.4	41.6	1.5	27.8	1.4
	Hispanic, all races	54.7	1.5	67.1	1.9	55.8	1.7	38.8	1.8
Family income^b	Negative/poor	59.1	1.5	61.5	2.4	61.5	2.2	53.0	2.2
	Near poor/low	52.9	1.1	63.2	1.8	52.2	1.7	45.4	2.0
	Middle	31.5	0.9	46.4	2.2	33.3	1.4	25.5	1.3
	High	14.6	0.8	26.1	2.7	20.7	1.3	11.4	0.7
Employment status, ages 18-64	Employed	29.1	0.7	55.6	1.5	35.3	1.1	19.8	0.7
Employment status, ages 18-64	Not employed	38.0	1.1	44.8	2.1	40.2	1.7	30.9	1.6
Residence location^c	Metropolitan	30.6	0.8	52.2	1.6	36.5	1.0	21.3	0.7
	Large central metro	35.1	1.2	55.2	2.4	44.5	1.8	24.1	1.2
	Large fringe metro	24.3	1.1	46.6	2.7	30.1	1.7	16.7	1.1
	Medium metro	31.2	1.8	53.4	3.7	34.4	2.6	22.9	1.6
	Small metro	31.8	2.0	51.1	4.5	34.3	2.5	22.2	2.8
	Nonmetropolitan	33.2	1.5	48.1	2.9	36.6	2.5	23.3	2.0
	Micropolitan	32.5	2.1	48.1	2.9	35.7	2.9	22.6	2.7
	Noncore	34.7	2.6	48.2	5.0	38.4	3.9	24.7	3.4
Language spoken most often at home	English	27.1	0.6	43.0	1.4	33.6	1.0	19.8	0.8
Language spoken most often at home	Other	57.8	1.9	69.8	2.2	60.1	2.5	41.2	2.5
Perceived health status	Excellent/very good/good	30.4	0.7	52.8	1.4	36.4	1.0	21.1	0.8
Perceived health status	Fair/poor	35.6	1.2	46.3	2.3	37.1	1.9	26.2	1.9
Activity limitations,^c ages 18-64	Basic activities	26.8	1.4	36.6	2.9	26.6	2.3	21.7	2.1
	Complex activities	26.3	1.4	27.6	2.6	26.9	2.7	24.9	2.5
	Neither basic nor complex activities	31.4	0.7	54.3	1.4	37.6	1.0	21.4	0.7
U.S. born	Yes	27.7	0.6	44.2	1.5	33.7	1.0	20.1	0.8
U.S. born	No	47.2	1.7	66.9	2.3	54.7	2.1	29.8	1.6

^a. Persons age 18 and over. 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.

^b. 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.

^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_6_2d: 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_6_2d.html