Table 8_3_1.3d
People with current asthma who are now taking preventive medicine daily or almost daily (either oral or inhaler), by education,a United States, 2005
Population group |
Total |
Less than high school |
High school graduate |
At least some college |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Percent |
SE |
Total |
32.7 |
1.3 |
28.3 |
2.6 |
33.0 |
2.9 |
34.5 |
2.1 |
Age |
18–44 |
23.1 |
1.9 |
17.9 |
3.7 |
27.2 |
4.3 |
22.7 |
2.9 |
45–64 |
40.7 |
2.5 |
37.8 |
5.7 |
38.0 |
4.0 |
43.3 |
3.8 |
65 and over |
40.5 |
3.5 |
33.0 |
6.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Gender |
Male |
29.8 |
2.2 |
26.2 |
4.9 |
27.9 |
4.3 |
32.5 |
3.4 |
Female |
34.3 |
1.8 |
29.6 |
3.3 |
35.7 |
3.7 |
35.8 |
2.6 |
Race |
White, single race |
34.3 |
1.6 |
30.0 |
3.1 |
32.8 |
3.2 |
37.0 |
2.4 |
Black, single race |
29.1 |
3.5 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
NHOPI, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
AI/AN, single race |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Multiple races |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Ethnicity |
Non-Hispanic, all races |
34.0 |
1.5 |
29.4 |
2.9 |
35.4 |
3.0 |
35.2 |
2.4 |
Non-Hispanic, White |
36.0 |
1.8 |
31.4 |
3.5 |
35.9 |
3.4 |
37.8 |
2.7 |
Non-Hispanic, Black |
29.4 |
3.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Hispanic |
20.3 |
3.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Family incomeb |
Negative/poor |
26.1 |
3.3 |
22.5 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Near poor/low |
29.4 |
3.3 |
25.8 |
4.7 |
25.2 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
Middle |
31.7 |
2.8 |
* |
* |
39.6 |
4.8 |
27.2 |
3.8 |
High |
38.0 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
38.5 |
3.3 |
Employment status, ages 18–64 |
Employed |
30.3 |
1.7 |
24.8 |
4.4 |
30.0 |
3.5 |
31.6 |
2.4 |
Not employed |
33.1 |
2.6 |
28.3 |
4.1 |
36.1 |
5.5 |
35.7 |
5.0 |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 |
Any private |
32.9 |
1.9 |
28.3 |
4.9 |
33.9 |
3.8 |
33.4 |
2.4 |
Public only |
30.7 |
3.2 |
32.0 |
4.6 |
27.9 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
Uninsured |
18.5 |
4.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Health insurance, age 65 and over |
Medicare only |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and private |
45.2 |
4.7 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Medicare and other public |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Residence locationc |
Metropolitan |
33.1 |
1.5 |
29.6 |
3.0 |
31.8 |
3.3 |
35.4 |
2.3 |
Large central metro |
27.8 |
2.4 |
19.2 |
4.4 |
26.6 |
4.6 |
31.4 |
3.4 |
Large fringe metro |
39.5 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
38.6 |
4.5 |
Medium metro |
33.6 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
38.5 |
4.6 |
Small metro |
32.8 |
5.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Nonmetropolitan |
30.7 |
2.8 |
23.6 |
4.6 |
37.6 |
5.5 |
* |
* |
Micropolitan |
33.9 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Noncore |
25.7 |
3.9 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Language spoken most often at home |
English |
33.3 |
1.4 |
29.6 |
2.7 |
33.9 |
2.9 |
34.6 |
2.2 |
Other |
19.0 |
5.0 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Perceived health status |
Excellent/very good/good |
30.7 |
1.7 |
23.8 |
3.2 |
30.7 |
3.5 |
32.9 |
2.3 |
Fair/poor |
38.1 |
2.7 |
34.3 |
4.1 |
38.5 |
4.6 |
42.0 |
5.1 |
Activity limitationsc |
Basic activities |
35.1 |
2.6 |
36.4 |
4.2 |
32.4 |
5.1 |
36.5 |
4.7 |
Complex activities |
35.2 |
3.3 |
28.7 |
4.3 |
43.1 |
5.9 |
* |
* |
Neither basic nor complex activities |
31.5 |
1.7 |
24.2 |
3.4 |
31.0 |
3.6 |
34.1 |
2.3 |
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. Activity limitations includes persons age 18 and over.
* - 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.