Table 8_3_1-2d
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 | 28.8 | 1.5 | 29.9 | 3.1 | 31.3 | 2.9 | 27.1 | 2.0 | |
| Age | 18-44 | 19.8 | 1.9 | 16.6 | 3.8 | 24.8 | 4.0 | 18.7 | 2.5 |
| 45-64 | 33.0 | 2.3 | 32.3 | 5.2 | 30.2 | 4.0 | 34.8 | 3.2 | |
| 65 and over | 43.6 | 3.8 | 48.3 | 6.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Gender | Male | 23.9 | 2.1 | 26.9 | 5.0 | 20.5 | 4.1 | 24.5 | 3.0 |
| Female | 31.3 | 1.9 | 31.2 | 3.7 | 36.7 | 3.6 | 28.5 | 2.6 | |
| Race | White, single race | 29.9 | 1.8 | 29.2 | 3.5 | 33.7 | 3.4 | 28.4 | 2.3 |
| Black, single race | 26.4 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Asian, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| 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 | 29.5 | 1.6 | 30.8 | 3.4 | 32.2 | 3.1 | 27.7 | 2.1 |
| Non-Hispanic, White | 30.7 | 1.8 | 30.1 | 4.1 | 34.5 | 3.7 | 29.2 | 2.4 | |
| Non-Hispanic, Black | 27.1 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Hispanic, all races | 21.8 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 22.5 | 2.8 | 24.3 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Near poor/low | 24.4 | 3.5 | 31.0 | 6.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Middle | 31.7 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | 31.4 | 5.0 | 30.7 | 3.8 | |
| High | 31.4 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 28.2 | 2.9 | |
| Employment status, ages 18-64 | Employed | 24.6 | 1.8 | 18.6 | 4.5 | 27.5 | 3.8 | 24.5 | 2.3 |
| Not employed | 27.4 | 2.6 | 26.3 | 4.2 | 26.7 | 5.1 | 29.0 | 4.4 | |
| Health insurance, ages 18-64 | Any private | 28.2 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | 31.9 | 4.1 | 27.9 | 2.5 |
| Public only | 25.7 | 3.0 | 26.4 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Uninsured | 9.8 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
| Medicare and private | 45.7 | 5.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 29.3 | 1.7 | 28.6 | 3.4 | 33.7 | 3.5 | 27.5 | 2.1 |
| Large central metro | 26.1 | 2.9 | 25.2 | 4.4 | 30.1 | 5.2 | 24.5 | 3.7 | |
| Large fringe metro | 31.6 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 27.6 | 3.9 | |
| Medium metro | 30.2 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 27.9 | 4.4 | |
| Small metro | 32.4 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Nonmetropolitan | 26.4 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Micropolitan | 27.1 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Noncore | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Language spoken most often at home | English | 29.1 | 1.6 | 31.3 | 3.3 | 31.3 | 3.0 | 27.1 | 2.1 |
| Other | 24.6 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 27.5 | 1.8 | 25.4 | 4.0 | 31.7 | 3.5 | 26.1 | 2.3 |
| Fair/poor | 32.6 | 2.7 | 34.8 | 4.5 | 30.6 | 4.5 | 31.9 | 4.5 | |
| Activity limitationsc | Basic activities | 37.1 | 3.0 | 37.2 | 5.1 | 35.3 | 4.7 | 38.8 | 5.2 |
| Complex activities | 35.1 | 3.2 | 32.2 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
| Neither basic nor complex activities | 25.8 | 1.7 | 25.4 | 3.4 | 29.4 | 3.7 | 24.4 | 2.2 | |
| U.S. born | Yes | 29.3 | 1.6 | 30.5 | 3.3 | 31.1 | 3.0 | 27.9 | 2.1 |
| No | 23.5 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
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.
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