Table 234d People with an inpatient discharge, by education,a United States, 2004 |
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
|
9.1 |
0.2 |
11.2 |
0.5 |
9.5 |
0.4 |
7.9 |
0.3 |
Age |
18-44 |
6.2 |
0.3 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
6.8 |
0.5 |
5.9 |
0.4 |
45-64 |
7.6 |
0.4 |
10.7 |
1.1 |
8.1 |
0.6 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
65 and over |
20.5 |
0.8 |
22.7 |
1.4 |
19.1 |
1.3 |
20.2 |
1.4 |
Gender |
Male |
6.8 |
0.3 |
8.7 |
0.8 |
7.1 |
0.5 |
5.9 |
0.5 |
Female |
11.1 |
0.3 |
13.7 |
0.7 |
11.7 |
0.6 |
9.8 |
0.5 |
Race |
White, single race |
9.4 |
0.3 |
11.3 |
0.6 |
9.9 |
0.5 |
8.3 |
0.4 |
Black, single race |
8.9 |
0.5 |
11.7 |
1.1 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
7.9 |
0.7 |
Asian, single race |
3.8 |
0.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
3.7 |
0.9 |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
8.1 |
1.6 |
15.2 |
4.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
9.4 |
0.3 |
12.6 |
0.7 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
8.1 |
0.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
9.9 |
0.3 |
13.3 |
0.8 |
10.6 |
0.5 |
8.5 |
0.4 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
9.0 |
0.5 |
11.9 |
1.2 |
8.2 |
0.9 |
8.0 |
0.8 |
Hispanic |
6.6 |
0.4 |
7.7 |
0.6 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
6.1 |
0.8 |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
13.5 |
0.8 |
14.4 |
1.1 |
13.6 |
1.2 |
11.6 |
1.4 |
Near poor/low |
12.7 |
0.6 |
13.6 |
1.1 |
12.8 |
0.9 |
11.4 |
1.0 |
Middle |
8.3 |
0.5 |
8.6 |
0.8 |
8.8 |
0.8 |
7.7 |
0.7 |
High |
6.9 |
0.3 |
6.7 |
1.1 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
Health insurance, ages 18-64 |
Any private |
6.2 |
0.3 |
6.5 |
0.7 |
6.9 |
0.5 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
Public only |
18.1 |
1.0 |
16.5 |
1.3 |
17.6 |
1.4 |
22.6 |
2.7 |
Uninsured |
3.1 |
0.3 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
0.6 |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
19.8 |
1.3 |
21.9 |
2.3 |
18.6 |
2.2 |
19.0 |
2.8 |
Medicare and private |
20.5 |
1.1 |
24.0 |
2.3 |
18.7 |
1.6 |
20.4 |
1.6 |
Medicare and other public |
23.0 |
2.3 |
22.5 |
2.4 |
23.3 |
4.8 |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan-large |
8.0 |
0.3 |
9.6 |
0.7 |
9.1 |
0.6 |
6.8 |
0.3 |
Metropolitan-small |
9.7 |
0.5 |
12.6 |
1.0 |
9.4 |
0.8 |
8.6 |
0.7 |
Micropolitan |
11.0 |
0.9 |
12.9 |
1.4 |
9.7 |
1.2 |
11.2 |
1.3 |
Noncore-adjacent |
11.4 |
0.9 |
11.7 |
1.6 |
10.6 |
1.4 |
12.3 |
2.4 |
Noncore-not adjacent |
14.8 |
1.6 |
19.2 |
3.6 |
13.7 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
9.0 |
0.3 |
12.1 |
0.7 |
9.3 |
0.4 |
7.8 |
0.3 |
Other |
6.2 |
0.4 |
6.2 |
0.6 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
6.8 |
1.1 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
22.3 |
0.8 |
22.8 |
1.4 |
21.1 |
1.5 |
23.0 |
1.5 |
Complex activities |
24.2 |
1.0 |
25.8 |
1.7 |
23.7 |
1.8 |
23.4 |
1.9 |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
6.2 |
0.2 |
6.5 |
0.4 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
5.9 |
0.3 |
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, 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.
c 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; SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.