Table T2_4_1_1-1
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
2009 | 2008 | ||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 23.2 | 1.4 | 21.0 | 1.4 | |
Age | 40–59 | 18.4 | 1.9 | 16.0 | 1.8 |
60 and over | 30.9 | 1.9 | 29.0 | 1.9 | |
Gender | Male | 23.1 | 1.8 | 21.4 | 1.7 |
Female | 23.4 | 1.9 | 20.5 | 1.9 | |
Race | White, single race | 24.9 | 1.7 | 21.8 | 1.8 |
Black, single race | 18.2 | 2.3 | 16.6 | 2.3 | |
Asian, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 24.6 | 1.5 | 21.5 | 1.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 26.9 | 1.9 | 22.7 | 2.1 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 18.3 | 2.3 | 16.6 | 2.3 | |
Hispanic, all races | 13.3 | 1.9 | 18.7 | 2.6 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 15.4 | 3.0 | 16.2 | 2.5 |
Near poor/low | 17.8 | 2.2 | 17.9 | 2.4 | |
Middle | 20.1 | 2.2 | 17.0 | 2.3 | |
High | 32.9 | 2.6 | 27.8 | 2.5 | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 12.7 | 1.6 | 16.1 | 2.3 |
High school graduate | 21.4 | 2.2 | 19.5 | 2.1 | |
At least some college | 30.3 | 2.2 | 25.2 | 2.3 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 25.6 | 2.8 | 20.4 | 2.4 |
Not employed | 20.5 | 2.5 | 17.6 | 2.3 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 28.2 | 2.6 | 22.5 | 2.4 |
Public only | 16.0 | 3.1 | 17.4 | 3.0 | |
Uninsured | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 31.9 | 3.9 | 25.2 | 3.4 |
Medicare and private | 31.9 | 3.1 | 33.2 | 3.7 | |
Medicare and other public | 21.6 | 4.8 | 37.2 | 5.7 | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 24.7 | 1.6 | 20.2 | 1.3 |
Large central metro | 20.9 | 2.5 | 18.6 | 2.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 27.9 | 2.9 | 21.1 | 2.7 | |
Medium metro | 26.8 | 3.6 | 20.0 | 2.4 | |
Small metro | 22.6 | 5.4 | 22.3 | 3.9 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 17.3 | 2.2 | 25.2 | 4.5 | |
Micropolitan | 19.4 | 2.9 | 27.5 | 6.1 | |
Noncore | 13.6 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 24.6 | 1.5 | 21.1 | 1.5 |
Other | 11.8 | 2.4 | 20.3 | 3.1 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 24.7 | 1.8 | 20.9 | 1.8 |
Fair/poor | 20.3 | 2.1 | 21.2 | 1.9 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 23.1 | 2.2 | 24.0 | 2.2 |
Complex activities | 21.7 | 2.7 | 25.3 | 2.9 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 23.3 | 1.8 | 19.1 | 1.7 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 24.9 | 1.5 | 21.3 | 1.5 |
No | 13.6 | 2.0 | 19.6 | 2.7 |
a Estimates are age adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population using two age groups: 40–59 and 60 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.