Table 6_4_6-1
2010 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | ||||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 52.8 | 1.0 | 51.4 | 1.0 | 50.1 | 1.0 | 48.7 | 1.1 | 47.5 | 1.0 | 46.9 | 0.8 | |
Age | 2-5 | 62.9 | 1.6 | 61.6 | 1.6 | 61.1 | 1.6 | 59.1 | 1.6 | 57.4 | 1.5 | 57.0 | 1.5 |
6-17 | 49.6 | 1.1 | 47.9 | 1.1 | 46.5 | 1.1 | 45.4 | 1.2 | 44.3 | 1.1 | 43.7 | 0.9 | |
Gender | Male | 52.3 | 1.2 | 50.5 | 1.3 | 48.6 | 1.2 | 47.0 | 1.2 | 45.0 | 1.2 | 44.9 | 1.0 |
Female | 53.3 | 1.3 | 52.2 | 1.2 | 51.6 | 1.2 | 50.6 | 1.3 | 50.1 | 1.2 | 49.0 | 1.0 | |
Race | White, single race | 53.0 | 1.2 | 50.9 | 1.3 | 50.3 | 1.1 | 48.7 | 1.2 | 48.0 | 1.2 | 46.8 | 1.0 |
Black, single race | 52.7 | 2.1 | 54.0 | 1.8 | 51.9 | 2.0 | 49.8 | 2.4 | 47.2 | 2.0 | 49.1 | 1.9 | |
Asian, single race | 49.9 | 4.4 | 48.0 | 4.7 | 48.2 | 5.4 | 51.1 | 4.4 | 38.5 | 4.0 | 43.6 | 4.7 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 28.7 | 6.1 | |
Multiple races | 52.7 | 4.3 | 55.3 | 3.8 | 39.7 | 4.1 | 46.5 | 5.0 | 49.5 | 4.6 | 49.0 | 4.2 | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 53.2 | 1.2 | 51.2 | 1.2 | 50.4 | 1.1 | 48.2 | 1.2 | 47.4 | 1.2 | 47.2 | 1.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 53.7 | 1.4 | 50.5 | 1.5 | 50.7 | 1.4 | 48.0 | 1.4 | 48.1 | 1.4 | 47.2 | 1.2 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 52.5 | 2.2 | 54.1 | 1.9 | 51.7 | 2.1 | 49.4 | 2.5 | 47.1 | 2.0 | 49.3 | 1.9 | |
Hispanic, all races | 51.4 | 1.7 | 52.0 | 1.7 | 48.9 | 1.8 | 51.0 | 1.7 | 48.0 | 1.5 | 45.5 | 1.5 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 53.7 | 2.0 | 51.7 | 1.9 | 47.4 | 1.7 | 48.0 | 1.9 | 47.1 | 1.6 | 42.4 | 1.8 |
Near poor/low | 47.5 | 1.9 | 47.1 | 1.9 | 46.7 | 1.7 | 44.9 | 1.6 | 42.2 | 1.8 | 44.1 | 1.7 | |
Middle | 49.3 | 1.6 | 50.7 | 1.7 | 49.1 | 1.6 | 45.9 | 1.8 | 45.5 | 1.8 | 44.3 | 1.4 | |
High | 59.6 | 1.8 | 55.0 | 1.9 | 55.5 | 1.9 | 55.5 | 1.9 | 54.1 | 1.7 | 55.1 | 1.7 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 54.4 | 1.3 | 53.3 | 1.3 | 52.2 | 1.3 | 50.3 | 1.4 | 48.5 | 1.2 | 48.9 | 1.1 |
Public only | 52.0 | 1.6 | 50.1 | 1.5 | 48.7 | 1.4 | 49.1 | 1.5 | 48.2 | 1.4 | 45.5 | 1.5 | |
Uninsured | 43.6 | 3.1 | 37.0 | 3.4 | 33.9 | 3.2 | 33.4 | 2.7 | 34.2 | 2.8 | 34.6 | 2.7 | |
Location of residenceb | Metropolitan | 55.0 | 1.1 | 52.9 | 1.1 | 52.3 | 1.0 | 51.5 | 1.2 | 49.0 | 1.1 | 48.5 | 0.9 |
Large central metro | 56.6 | 1.6 | 53.7 | 1.6 | 53.3 | 1.8 | 53.5 | 1.7 | 49.4 | 1.5 | 50.3 | 1.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 58.2 | 2.2 | 55.6 | 2.3 | 55.9 | 2.1 | 55.1 | 2.1 | 52.5 | 1.8 | 51.0 | 1.7 | |
Medium metro | 53.1 | 2.2 | 48.3 | 2.7 | 49.0 | 2.1 | 48.1 | 2.3 | 49.5 | 2.7 | 45.2 | 2.1 | |
Small metro | 45.0 | 3.5 | 52.8 | 2.8 | 45.0 | 3.4 | 41.3 | 3.2 | 36.1 | 2.3 | 42.8 | 3.2 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 42.0 | 2.4 | 43.3 | 2.5 | 38.3 | 2.2 | 35.2 | 2.2 | 39.0 | 3.1 | 38.1 | 2.1 | |
Micropolitan | 42.3 | 3.4 | 37.5 | 2.9 | 36.5 | 3.0 | 36.5 | 2.9 | 38.0 | 3.3 | 38.5 | 2.8 | |
Noncore | 41.4 | 3.2 | 54.0 | 3.4 | 41.7 | 4.3 | 33.3 | 3.4 | 40.9 | 5.5 | 37.4 | 3.1 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 53.6 | 1.1 | 52.2 | 1.1 | 50.7 | 1.1 | 48.9 | 1.2 | 47.9 | 1.1 | 47.6 | 0.9 |
Other | 48.4 | 2.2 | 46.2 | 2.1 | 46.4 | 2.0 | 48.2 | 1.9 | 45.2 | 2.0 | 40.8 | 2.4 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 52.4 | 1.0 | 51.2 | 1.1 | 49.7 | 1.0 | 48.5 | 1.1 | 47.4 | 1.0 | 46.7 | 0.9 |
Fair/poor | 69.3 | 4.6 | 60.7 | 4.3 | 64.7 | 4.3 | 61.7 | 3.6 | 54.4 | 4.2 | 57.1 | 4.1 | |
Children with special health care needsb | Yes | 60.3 | 1.8 | 57.5 | 1.6 | 58.8 | 1.7 | 56.3 | 1.6 | 55.1 | 1.9 | 53.5 | 1.5 |
No | 50.9 | 1.2 | 49.8 | 1.1 | 47.7 | 1.1 | 46.8 | 1.2 | 45.4 | 1.2 | 45.3 | 0.9 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 53.2 | 1.1 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 48.2 | 1.0 | 47.5 | 0.9 |
No | 44.1 | 3.6 | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | DNC | 33.8 | 2.9 | 35.7 | 2.9 |
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 For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.
DNC - Data have not been collected.
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.