Table 16_4_7-2d
2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
| Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
| Total | 74.0 | 0.7 | 67.7 | 1.8 | 74.6 | 1.4 | 75.2 | 0.9 | |
| Age | 18-44 | 68.6 | 1.2 | 57.6 | 3.4 | 66.5 | 2.7 | 71.4 | 1.6 |
| 45-64 | 72.8 | 1.1 | 61.0 | 3.3 | 72.0 | 2.3 | 75.1 | 1.3 | |
| 65 and over | 83.3 | 1.2 | 80.8 | 2.4 | 85.6 | 1.8 | 82.8 | 1.9 | |
| Gender | Male | 74.8 | 1.0 | 63.5 | 2.7 | 73.8 | 2.0 | 77.8 | 1.3 |
| Female | 73.4 | 0.9 | 71.0 | 2.5 | 75.2 | 1.7 | 73.1 | 1.2 | |
| Race | White, single race | 75.1 | 0.7 | 69.2 | 2.1 | 76.0 | 1.5 | 76.0 | 0.9 |
| Black, single race | 70.2 | 2.3 | 63.3 | 4.9 | 69.2 | 4.0 | 73.3 | 3.0 | |
| Asian, single race | 58.1 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 61.5 | 4.6 | |
| NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 75.2 | 0.7 | 69.5 | 2.3 | 76.1 | 1.5 | 75.8 | 0.9 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 76.6 | 0.8 | 72.3 | 2.7 | 77.8 | 1.5 | 76.8 | 1.0 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 70.4 | 2.3 | 63.8 | 5.0 | 69.5 | 4.0 | 73.3 | 3.0 | |
| Hispanic, all races | 61.8 | 2.2 | 62.4 | 2.8 | 56.3 | 4.3 | 64.2 | 3.9 | |
| Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 61.1 | 2.1 | 62.8 | 3.3 | 67.3 | 3.8 | 52.0 | 4.3 |
| Near poor/low | 70.3 | 1.9 | 69.1 | 3.2 | 74.8 | 2.7 | 67.3 | 3.2 | |
| Middle | 73.2 | 1.3 | 70.2 | 3.3 | 73.0 | 2.3 | 74.2 | 1.9 | |
| High | 77.8 | 1.0 | 67.6 | 4.9 | 78.4 | 2.2 | 78.3 | 1.1 | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 72.3 | 0.9 | 58.0 | 3.4 | 71.6 | 2.0 | 74.2 | 1.1 |
| Not employed | 65.9 | 1.7 | 60.6 | 3.2 | 64.6 | 3.3 | 69.2 | 2.5 | |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 | Any private | 75.0 | 0.9 | 66.9 | 3.5 | 74.4 | 2.1 | 76.0 | 1.1 |
| Public only | 55.9 | 2.7 | 60.3 | 4.2 | 60.9 | 4.4 | 45.4 | 4.7 | |
| Uninsured | 49.2 | 2.8 | 37.2 | 4.8 | 50.9 | 4.7 | 54.9 | 4.9 | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 83.1 | 2.1 | 83.0 | 3.6 | 85.8 | 3.0 | 80.1 | 4.0 |
| Medicare and private | 85.9 | 1.6 | 81.6 | 4.2 | 86.7 | 2.3 | 86.5 | 2.2 | |
| Medicare and other public | 71.4 | 3.9 | 78.8 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Location of residencec | Metropolitan | 74.1 | 0.7 | 66.1 | 2.1 | 75.1 | 1.5 | 75.3 | 0.9 |
| Large central metro | 70.5 | 1.3 | 57.7 | 3.6 | 73.7 | 2.6 | 72.5 | 1.8 | |
| Large fringe metro | 75.6 | 1.4 | 70.0 | 4.5 | 73.6 | 2.7 | 77.2 | 1.7 | |
| Medium metro | 77.0 | 1.4 | 72.9 | 3.9 | 79.3 | 2.8 | 76.8 | 2.0 | |
| Small metro | 73.7 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | 73.0 | 3.6 | 74.7 | 2.8 | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 73.6 | 2.2 | 74.1 | 3.3 | 72.7 | 3.8 | 74.0 | 3.1 | |
| Micropolitan | 74.2 | 2.8 | 72.2 | 4.2 | 71.7 | 4.3 | 77.0 | 4.1 | |
| Noncore | 72.2 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | 75.1 | 5.8 | 67.3 | 4.3 | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 75.5 | 0.7 | 69.9 | 2.2 | 76.2 | 1.4 | 76.2 | 0.9 |
| Other | 55.9 | 2.6 | 59.9 | 3.0 | 46.0 | 5.5 | 56.5 | 4.4 | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 76.6 | 0.7 | 71.0 | 2.3 | 77.3 | 1.5 | 77.2 | 0.9 |
| Fair/poor | 63.9 | 1.5 | 63.5 | 2.8 | 66.2 | 3.0 | 62.5 | 2.5 | |
| Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 72.0 | 1.4 | 69.1 | 2.7 | 72.3 | 2.7 | 73.5 | 2.2 |
| Complex activities | 65.2 | 2.0 | 64.5 | 3.6 | 65.5 | 3.6 | 65.4 | 3.2 | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 74.7 | 0.8 | 67.5 | 2.2 | 75.6 | 1.5 | 75.6 | 1.0 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 75.4 | 0.7 | 69.8 | 2.2 | 75.9 | 1.5 | 76.3 | 0.9 |
| No | 63.9 | 2.0 | 61.4 | 3.3 | 61.6 | 4.3 | 66.1 | 2.7 | |
a 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.
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