Table T2_10_1_7-2c
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 | 51.3 | 0.9 | 49.0 | 1.9 | 49.1 | 1.6 | 51.5 | 1.5 | 53.4 | 1.7 | |
Age | 18–44 | 41.3 | 1.2 | 38.7 | 2.3 | 37.3 | 2.4 | 42.3 | 2.1 | 44.6 | 2.5 |
45–64 | 61.1 | 1.4 | 59.8 | 3.3 | 59.9 | 2.5 | 61.2 | 2.1 | 61.7 | 2.2 | |
65 and over | 65.3 | 2.1 | 62.2 | 4.9 | 67.0 | 3.4 | 63.2 | 3.5 | 66.5 | 3.8 | |
Gender | Male | 51.4 | 1.1 | 48.6 | 2.7 | 46.8 | 2.4 | 50.8 | 1.9 | 55.4 | 2.2 |
Female | 51.3 | 1.1 | 49.8 | 2.2 | 51.1 | 2.0 | 52.5 | 1.8 | 50.7 | 2.4 | |
Race | White, single race | 51.0 | 1.0 | 46.5 | 2.3 | 50.2 | 1.9 | 51.1 | 1.7 | 53.4 | 1.9 |
Black, single race | 50.5 | 1.5 | 53.8 | 2.9 | 43.6 | 2.5 | 51.1 | 3.0 | 54.5 | 3.6 | |
Asian, single race | 62.7 | 5.1 | 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 | 59.2 | 6.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 50.7 | 1.0 | 48.0 | 2.2 | 47.1 | 1.9 | 51.2 | 1.7 | 53.0 | 1.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 50.4 | 1.2 | 44.1 | 2.9 | 48.0 | 2.5 | 50.9 | 1.9 | 52.7 | 2.0 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 50.3 | 1.5 | 53.7 | 2.9 | 42.8 | 2.5 | 51.1 | 3.0 | 54.6 | 3.7 | |
Hispanic, all races | 56.7 | 1.8 | 56.7 | 2.3 | 58.1 | 2.7 | 55.1 | 3.2 | 58.4 | 3.8 | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 52.0 | 1.4 | 48.9 | 2.7 | 50.7 | 2.5 | 54.1 | 3.1 | 56.8 | 5.0 |
High school graduate | 47.6 | 1.5 | 47.9 | 3.1 | 44.7 | 2.3 | 48.2 | 2.4 | 48.8 | 3.0 | |
At least some college | 53.6 | 1.3 | 52.1 | 3.4 | 53.2 | 2.7 | 53.3 | 2.1 | 54.5 | 2.2 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 47.4 | 1.0 | 38.7 | 3.2 | 44.0 | 2.1 | 47.1 | 1.7 | 50.8 | 2.0 |
Not employed | 51.3 | 1.6 | 50.1 | 2.4 | 47.5 | 3.1 | 58.9 | 3.3 | 49.7 | 5.0 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 50.8 | 1.1 | 51.3 | 4.3 | 48.0 | 2.6 | 50.7 | 2.0 | 51.6 | 1.9 |
Public only | 51.1 | 2.1 | 50.1 | 2.8 | 47.2 | 3.7 | 62.1 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 38.2 | 2.0 | 38.0 | 2.8 | 39.8 | 2.8 | 36.4 | 3.9 | 38.9 | 5.2 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 63.0 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | 65.0 | 5.2 | 58.8 | 5.8 | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 66.4 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 65.3 | 4.5 | 64.5 | 4.3 | |
Medicare and other public | 67.5 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 52.7 | 1.0 | 49.2 | 2.1 | 49.9 | 1.7 | 54.0 | 1.6 | 54.5 | 1.8 |
Large central metro | 51.0 | 1.5 | 49.8 | 3.5 | 47.8 | 2.5 | 55.7 | 2.5 | 49.8 | 2.7 | |
Large fringe metro | 54.6 | 1.8 | 39.3 | 3.7 | 55.2 | 3.8 | 58.9 | 3.0 | 55.1 | 3.3 | |
Medium metro | 52.0 | 2.0 | 54.8 | 3.3 | 47.1 | 3.1 | 48.4 | 3.3 | 59.1 | 3.7 | |
Small metro | 53.6 | 2.6 | 51.3 | 4.6 | 53.1 | 4.4 | 52.4 | 4.5 | 55.5 | 3.5 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 45.2 | 2.2 | 48.8 | 3.9 | 46.3 | 3.7 | 41.0 | 3.2 | 46.8 | 5.1 | |
Micropolitan | 44.6 | 2.9 | 50.7 | 4.4 | 43.4 | 4.7 | 40.4 | 3.9 | 46.0 | 6.4 | |
Noncore | 46.0 | 3.6 | 44.7 | 6.4 | DSU | DSU | 42.4 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 51.1 | 0.9 | 48.6 | 2.1 | 48.3 | 1.8 | 51.2 | 1.6 | 53.3 | 1.7 |
Other | 54.9 | 2.3 | 53.6 | 3.5 | 54.0 | 3.6 | 56.4 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 49.2 | 0.9 | 43.6 | 2.2 | 45.2 | 1.7 | 49.9 | 1.6 | 52.2 | 1.8 |
Fair/poor | 63.0 | 2.0 | 61.2 | 3.2 | 66.5 | 3.0 | 60.9 | 5.1 | 66.7 | 4.9 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 60.8 | 2.5 | 57.2 | 5.0 | 58.8 | 4.1 | 60.5 | 4.9 | 67.7 | 5.3 |
Complex activities | 58.7 | 2.6 | 58.3 | 5.0 | 65.0 | 3.6 | 52.8 | 5.9 | 58.6 | 8.4 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 50.4 | 1.0 | 48.5 | 2.3 | 47.7 | 1.8 | 50.6 | 1.7 | 52.5 | 1.9 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 50.8 | 1.0 | 48.4 | 2.1 | 48.0 | 1.8 | 50.6 | 1.6 | 53.5 | 1.8 |
No | 55.4 | 1.9 | 52.9 | 3.0 | 54.7 | 3.4 | 60.5 | 3.6 | 52.5 | 4.4 |
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.