Table T2_10_1_7-2b
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 | 51.3 | 0.9 | 50.7 | 1.0 | 50.4 | 1.2 | 50.3 | 1.5 | 56.7 | 1.8 | |
Age | 18–44 | 41.3 | 1.2 | 41.2 | 1.4 | 40.7 | 1.7 | 42.6 | 1.8 | 41.7 | 2.2 |
45–64 | 61.1 | 1.4 | 60.2 | 1.5 | 59.6 | 1.7 | 59.2 | 2.7 | 68.3 | 2.6 | |
65 and over | 65.3 | 2.1 | 63.9 | 2.2 | 64.4 | 2.4 | 58.8 | 3.7 | 82.9 | 4.0 | |
Gender | Male | 51.4 | 1.1 | 51.6 | 1.3 | 51.3 | 1.6 | 50.6 | 2.7 | 53.2 | 2.4 |
Female | 51.3 | 1.1 | 50.0 | 1.3 | 49.6 | 1.6 | 50.2 | 1.5 | 60.2 | 2.0 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 49.0 | 1.9 | 48.0 | 2.2 | 44.1 | 2.9 | 53.7 | 2.9 | 56.7 | 2.3 |
Near poor/low | 49.1 | 1.6 | 47.1 | 1.9 | 48.0 | 2.5 | 42.8 | 2.5 | 58.1 | 2.7 | |
Middle | 51.5 | 1.5 | 51.2 | 1.7 | 50.9 | 1.9 | 51.1 | 3.0 | 55.1 | 3.2 | |
High | 53.4 | 1.7 | 53.0 | 1.7 | 52.7 | 2.0 | 54.6 | 3.7 | 58.4 | 3.8 | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 52.0 | 1.4 | 49.4 | 1.8 | 49.5 | 2.1 | 46.4 | 2.9 | 59.1 | 2.5 |
High school graduate | 47.6 | 1.5 | 47.5 | 1.7 | 46.5 | 2.0 | 48.0 | 2.8 | 51.1 | 3.0 | |
At least some college | 53.6 | 1.3 | 53.3 | 1.3 | 53.2 | 1.6 | 52.7 | 2.1 | 59.4 | 2.9 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 47.4 | 1.0 | 46.9 | 1.1 | 46.6 | 1.4 | 47.0 | 1.7 | 50.7 | 2.2 |
Not employed | 51.3 | 1.6 | 52.0 | 1.9 | 51.0 | 2.5 | 51.5 | 2.6 | 52.2 | 2.4 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 50.8 | 1.1 | 50.2 | 1.3 | 50.4 | 1.5 | 48.3 | 1.9 | 54.5 | 2.2 |
Public only | 51.1 | 2.1 | 48.9 | 2.4 | 45.3 | 3.4 | 53.2 | 3.4 | 61.4 | 3.0 | |
Uninsured | 38.2 | 2.0 | 36.5 | 2.3 | 32.9 | 2.9 | 44.0 | 3.5 | 43.0 | 3.6 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 63.0 | 3.3 | 60.9 | 3.5 | 63.2 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 66.4 | 2.8 | 66.2 | 2.9 | 65.9 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 67.5 | 3.8 | 62.1 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 52.7 | 1.0 | 52.3 | 1.1 | 51.8 | 1.4 | 51.5 | 1.5 | 56.8 | 1.7 |
Large central metro | 51.0 | 1.5 | 49.8 | 1.7 | 49.6 | 2.5 | 47.9 | 2.5 | 56.2 | 2.5 | |
Large fringe metro | 54.6 | 1.8 | 54.7 | 2.0 | 55.2 | 2.4 | 52.8 | 2.8 | 58.2 | 3.1 | |
Medium metro | 52.0 | 2.0 | 51.6 | 2.3 | 50.7 | 2.8 | 51.8 | 3.2 | 56.8 | 3.6 | |
Small metro | 53.6 | 2.6 | 53.5 | 2.7 | 51.4 | 3.2 | 65.2 | 3.7 | 58.5 | 3.2 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 45.2 | 2.2 | 44.8 | 2.3 | 45.3 | 2.5 | 39.9 | 4.1 | 55.3 | 6.6 | |
Micropolitan | 44.6 | 2.9 | 44.5 | 3.0 | 45.3 | 3.3 | 36.9 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 46.0 | 3.6 | 44.8 | 3.8 | 45.0 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 51.1 | 0.9 | 50.8 | 1.0 | 50.5 | 1.2 | 50.6 | 1.5 | 55.6 | 2.5 |
Other | 54.9 | 2.3 | 42.4 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 57.5 | 2.5 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 49.2 | 0.9 | 48.7 | 1.0 | 48.5 | 1.2 | 46.9 | 1.6 | 53.5 | 2.1 |
Fair/poor | 63.0 | 2.0 | 62.5 | 2.4 | 62.7 | 3.2 | 64.1 | 3.0 | 68.8 | 2.6 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 60.8 | 2.5 | 59.7 | 2.8 | 58.9 | 3.4 | 59.3 | 4.5 | 72.7 | 4.5 |
Complex activities | 58.7 | 2.6 | 58.4 | 2.9 | 57.9 | 3.4 | 60.2 | 4.9 | 64.7 | 5.0 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 50.4 | 1.0 | 49.8 | 1.1 | 49.7 | 1.3 | 48.7 | 1.7 | 55.0 | 2.1 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 50.8 | 1.0 | 50.6 | 1.0 | 50.2 | 1.2 | 51.1 | 1.6 | 55.2 | 2.4 |
No | 55.4 | 1.9 | 52.4 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | 39.0 | 6.0 | 57.7 | 2.3 |
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.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.