Table T2_10_1_5-2b
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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Total | All races | White | Black | Hispanic, all races | |||||||
Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 51.7 | 1.0 | 51.1 | 1.1 | 51.1 | 1.2 | 52.1 | 1.5 | 54.1 | 1.8 | |
Age | 18–44 | 46.3 | 1.3 | 45.1 | 1.5 | 45.5 | 1.7 | 43.9 | 2.1 | 50.7 | 2.3 |
45–64 | 54.8 | 1.3 | 54.9 | 1.5 | 54.7 | 1.7 | 56.5 | 2.5 | 53.8 | 2.1 | |
65 and over | 63.1 | 1.9 | 62.9 | 2.0 | 61.9 | 2.4 | 70.1 | 3.3 | 65.2 | 5.2 | |
Gender | Male | 46.9 | 1.3 | 46.0 | 1.4 | 47.0 | 1.6 | 42.0 | 2.2 | 49.0 | 2.5 |
Female | 56.2 | 1.1 | 55.7 | 1.3 | 55.0 | 1.6 | 58.5 | 1.8 | 58.7 | 2.0 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 55.7 | 2.0 | 54.3 | 2.2 | 55.4 | 2.7 | 54.7 | 3.0 | 59.2 | 3.3 |
Near poor/low | 57.4 | 1.7 | 57.7 | 2.0 | 59.4 | 2.5 | 54.6 | 2.8 | 54.3 | 3.0 | |
Middle | 50.8 | 1.7 | 50.3 | 1.8 | 49.6 | 2.1 | 53.9 | 2.9 | 53.2 | 3.2 | |
High | 47.7 | 1.8 | 47.4 | 1.9 | 47.8 | 2.1 | 43.7 | 3.6 | 50.2 | 3.1 | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 56.8 | 1.7 | 57.1 | 1.9 | 58.4 | 2.3 | 54.0 | 3.1 | 54.8 | 2.8 |
High school graduate | 53.9 | 1.5 | 53.7 | 1.6 | 53.8 | 2.0 | 54.9 | 2.2 | 55.9 | 2.7 | |
At least some college | 48.0 | 1.4 | 47.4 | 1.5 | 47.4 | 1.7 | 47.3 | 2.3 | 50.7 | 2.8 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 46.9 | 1.2 | 46.5 | 1.3 | 46.7 | 1.5 | 45.8 | 2.0 | 48.6 | 2.0 |
Not employed | 57.3 | 1.5 | 55.8 | 1.7 | 56.8 | 2.3 | 54.6 | 2.6 | 60.3 | 2.7 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 47.7 | 1.2 | 47.8 | 1.3 | 48.2 | 1.5 | 46.0 | 2.3 | 46.9 | 2.1 |
Public only | 60.7 | 2.1 | 59.3 | 2.5 | 60.7 | 3.3 | 57.2 | 3.1 | 65.6 | 3.2 | |
Uninsured | 47.0 | 2.3 | 43.7 | 2.6 | 43.4 | 3.5 | 46.4 | 3.1 | 52.3 | 3.6 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 65.1 | 3.3 | 65.4 | 3.5 | 64.0 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 59.0 | 2.6 | 59.2 | 2.7 | 58.9 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 78.9 | 3.6 | 78.7 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 51.0 | 1.0 | 50.2 | 1.1 | 49.8 | 1.4 | 52.1 | 1.5 | 53.9 | 1.8 |
Large central metro | 51.4 | 1.9 | 49.9 | 2.3 | 48.9 | 3.0 | 53.5 | 2.4 | 55.5 | 2.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 50.1 | 1.6 | 49.4 | 1.7 | 48.2 | 2.1 | 51.2 | 3.8 | 48.8 | 4.5 | |
Medium metro | 50.4 | 2.4 | 49.5 | 2.6 | 49.9 | 2.9 | 50.4 | 3.2 | 54.8 | 5.1 | |
Small metro | 52.8 | 2.9 | 53.2 | 2.9 | 53.5 | 2.8 | 49.8 | 5.8 | 50.2 | 5.7 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 54.8 | 2.2 | 54.7 | 2.3 | 55.3 | 2.4 | 51.0 | 5.7 | 56.7 | 5.0 | |
Micropolitan | 55.4 | 2.7 | 55.1 | 2.8 | 55.8 | 3.0 | 48.4 | 7.1 | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 53.4 | 4.4 | 53.8 | 4.9 | 54.4 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 51.1 | 1.0 | 51.1 | 1.1 | 51.0 | 1.2 | 52.0 | 1.6 | 49.8 | 2.2 |
Other | 57.0 | 2.2 | 51.2 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 58.1 | 2.5 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 47.6 | 1.1 | 46.7 | 1.2 | 46.7 | 1.4 | 47.7 | 1.9 | 51.2 | 2.0 |
Fair/poor | 70.0 | 1.6 | 71.0 | 1.9 | 71.9 | 2.4 | 68.9 | 2.9 | 64.4 | 3.2 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 67.9 | 2.7 | 68.2 | 2.9 | 69.3 | 3.6 | 64.5 | 3.7 | 65.6 | 4.9 |
Complex activities | 72.0 | 2.6 | 71.5 | 2.9 | 70.9 | 3.6 | 72.7 | 2.9 | 76.7 | 4.5 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 47.7 | 1.2 | 46.8 | 1.3 | 46.7 | 1.4 | 47.9 | 1.9 | 51.8 | 2.0 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 51.0 | 1.0 | 50.8 | 1.1 | 50.7 | 1.2 | 51.5 | 1.6 | 51.6 | 2.2 |
No | 56.9 | 2.0 | 60.0 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | 62.5 | 5.2 | 56.4 | 2.5 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using three age groups: 18–44, 45–64, and 65 and over.
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 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.
d 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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.