Table T2_10_1_5-2c
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Total | Negative/poor | Near poor/low | Middle | High | |||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 51.7 | 1.0 | 55.7 | 2.0 | 57.4 | 1.7 | 50.8 | 1.7 | 47.7 | 1.8 | |
Age | 18–44 | 46.3 | 1.3 | 50.2 | 2.2 | 48.7 | 2.5 | 46.5 | 2.1 | 41.7 | 2.4 |
45–64 | 54.8 | 1.3 | 55.0 | 3.5 | 65.8 | 2.5 | 52.5 | 2.5 | 52.4 | 2.1 | |
65 and over | 63.1 | 1.9 | 73.8 | 4.5 | 69.8 | 3.2 | 60.7 | 3.9 | 57.8 | 3.5 | |
Gender | Male | 46.9 | 1.3 | 48.4 | 3.1 | 55.4 | 2.3 | 46.4 | 2.1 | 43.2 | 2.2 |
Female | 56.2 | 1.1 | 59.0 | 2.3 | 59.0 | 1.9 | 55.2 | 2.0 | 53.7 | 2.5 | |
Race | White, single race | 51.8 | 1.1 | 57.0 | 2.3 | 58.6 | 2.0 | 50.2 | 1.8 | 48.2 | 1.9 |
Black, single race | 52.1 | 1.5 | 54.8 | 3.0 | 54.9 | 2.7 | 53.4 | 2.9 | 43.6 | 3.7 | |
Asian, single race | 45.2 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 57.8 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 51.1 | 1.1 | 54.3 | 2.2 | 57.7 | 2.0 | 50.3 | 1.8 | 47.4 | 1.9 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 51.1 | 1.2 | 55.4 | 2.7 | 59.4 | 2.5 | 49.6 | 2.1 | 47.8 | 2.1 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 52.1 | 1.5 | 54.7 | 3.0 | 54.6 | 2.8 | 53.9 | 2.9 | 43.7 | 3.6 | |
Hispanic, all races | 54.1 | 1.8 | 59.2 | 3.3 | 54.3 | 3.0 | 53.2 | 3.2 | 50.2 | 3.1 | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 56.8 | 1.7 | 59.0 | 2.5 | 57.9 | 2.6 | 54.8 | 3.0 | 54.1 | 4.8 |
High school graduate | 53.9 | 1.5 | 58.5 | 3.0 | 61.3 | 2.6 | 52.8 | 2.6 | 46.8 | 3.3 | |
At least some college | 48.0 | 1.4 | 45.7 | 3.6 | 51.3 | 2.8 | 48.1 | 2.2 | 47.3 | 2.1 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 46.9 | 1.2 | 42.7 | 3.2 | 51.5 | 2.5 | 46.7 | 1.8 | 45.3 | 2.0 |
Not employed | 57.3 | 1.5 | 56.9 | 2.5 | 61.9 | 3.1 | 58.9 | 3.2 | 47.1 | 4.7 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 47.7 | 1.2 | 43.6 | 4.8 | 52.0 | 2.6 | 48.4 | 1.8 | 46.1 | 1.9 |
Public only | 60.7 | 2.1 | 58.6 | 2.8 | 60.9 | 3.6 | 63.2 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 47.0 | 2.3 | 47.8 | 3.4 | 53.8 | 3.4 | 44.4 | 3.9 | 32.8 | 6.3 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 65.1 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | 71.0 | 5.0 | 60.8 | 6.4 | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 59.0 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 59.6 | 4.6 | 56.0 | 3.9 | |
Medicare and other public | 78.9 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 51.0 | 1.0 | 52.9 | 2.2 | 56.5 | 1.7 | 51.0 | 1.8 | 47.3 | 2.0 |
Large central metro | 51.4 | 1.9 | 57.3 | 3.5 | 56.5 | 2.4 | 49.3 | 2.8 | 47.9 | 4.3 | |
Large fringe metro | 50.1 | 1.6 | 48.4 | 4.1 | 60.5 | 3.8 | 54.8 | 2.9 | 43.6 | 2.7 | |
Medium metro | 50.4 | 2.4 | 50.8 | 4.0 | 52.5 | 3.6 | 47.3 | 3.8 | 51.6 | 4.4 | |
Small metro | 52.8 | 2.9 | 53.6 | 6.2 | 58.2 | 4.6 | 57.0 | 5.0 | 47.5 | 4.0 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 54.8 | 2.2 | 65.8 | 3.9 | 60.6 | 4.2 | 49.5 | 3.7 | 50.5 | 4.1 | |
Micropolitan | 55.4 | 2.7 | 61.6 | 4.1 | 60.7 | 5.6 | 53.8 | 5.2 | 50.4 | 4.7 | |
Noncore | 53.4 | 4.4 | 76.6 | 5.5 | DSU | DSU | 41.9 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 51.1 | 1.0 | 54.9 | 2.1 | 56.8 | 1.9 | 50.5 | 1.8 | 47.5 | 1.8 |
Other | 57.0 | 2.2 | 58.3 | 4.1 | 59.8 | 3.2 | 54.3 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 47.6 | 1.1 | 48.0 | 2.5 | 52.6 | 2.0 | 46.9 | 1.8 | 45.1 | 2.0 |
Fair/poor | 70.0 | 1.6 | 73.0 | 2.4 | 70.4 | 3.9 | 69.7 | 3.1 | 65.5 | 4.1 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 67.9 | 2.7 | 67.3 | 4.5 | 71.0 | 5.3 | 65.4 | 5.1 | 70.8 | 6.2 |
Complex activities | 72.0 | 2.6 | 71.3 | 4.3 | 76.6 | 4.7 | 66.3 | 6.3 | 73.5 | 7.1 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 47.7 | 1.2 | 47.6 | 2.4 | 53.4 | 2.0 | 47.3 | 1.9 | 44.5 | 2.1 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 51.0 | 1.0 | 55.3 | 2.1 | 56.9 | 1.9 | 50.2 | 1.8 | 47.1 | 1.8 |
No | 56.9 | 2.0 | 57.2 | 3.7 | 60.2 | 2.9 | 55.2 | 3.4 | 54.3 | 4.1 |
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: 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.