Table T2_4_1_1-2b
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 | 23.2 | 1.4 | 24.6 | 1.5 | 26.9 | 1.9 | 18.3 | 2.3 | 13.3 | 1.9 | |
Age | 40–59 | 18.4 | 1.9 | 19.7 | 2.1 | 21.3 | 2.8 | 18.2 | 3.1 | 11.9 | 2.5 |
60 and over | 30.9 | 1.9 | 32.6 | 2.1 | 36.0 | 2.5 | 18.5 | 2.9 | 15.4 | 2.7 | |
Gender | Male | 23.1 | 1.8 | 23.8 | 2.1 | 24.8 | 2.5 | 18.9 | 3.6 | 16.2 | 3.2 |
Female | 23.4 | 1.9 | 25.4 | 2.1 | 29.1 | 2.8 | 18.5 | 3.0 | 10.9 | 1.8 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 15.4 | 3.0 | 15.2 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 15.9 | 3.5 |
Near poor/low | 17.8 | 2.2 | 20.4 | 2.7 | 20.1 | 3.5 | 24.5 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | |
Middle | 20.1 | 2.2 | 21.1 | 2.5 | 21.7 | 3.3 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 11.8 | 3.3 | |
High | 32.9 | 2.6 | 33.3 | 2.7 | 36.0 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 12.7 | 1.6 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 10.9 | 2.3 | 17.7 | 4.1 | 11.8 | 2.0 |
High school graduate | 21.4 | 2.2 | 22.0 | 2.4 | 23.9 | 3.0 | 16.6 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | |
At least some college | 30.3 | 2.2 | 31.1 | 2.3 | 34.3 | 3.1 | 19.8 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 25.6 | 2.8 | 27.8 | 3.0 | 31.3 | 3.6 | 16.7 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 1.7 |
Not employed | 20.5 | 2.5 | 21.3 | 2.9 | 22.2 | 3.3 | 16.5 | 3.7 | 16.0 | 3.8 | |
Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 28.2 | 2.6 | 29.5 | 2.7 | 32.2 | 3.2 | 19.5 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU |
Public only | 16.0 | 3.1 | 15.5 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 31.9 | 3.9 | 33.7 | 4.3 | 36.3 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 31.9 | 3.1 | 32.5 | 3.2 | 34.7 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 21.6 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 24.7 | 1.6 | 26.6 | 1.8 | 30.0 | 2.4 | 18.7 | 2.5 | 13.4 | 2.0 |
Large central metro | 20.9 | 2.5 | 23.0 | 3.2 | 30.4 | 5.6 | 16.8 | 3.3 | 13.2 | 2.5 | |
Large fringe metro | 27.9 | 2.9 | 29.3 | 3.1 | 30.3 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metro | 26.8 | 3.6 | 29.1 | 4.0 | 33.3 | 5.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 22.6 | 5.4 | 23.2 | 5.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 17.3 | 2.2 | 17.7 | 2.3 | 17.5 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 19.4 | 2.9 | 19.8 | 3.0 | 19.8 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 13.6 | 3.2 | 13.8 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 24.6 | 1.5 | 25.1 | 1.6 | 26.9 | 1.9 | 18.2 | 2.3 | 16.6 | 3.1 |
Other | 11.8 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 10.6 | 2.2 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 24.7 | 1.8 | 25.9 | 1.9 | 28.8 | 2.5 | 18.1 | 2.8 | 12.9 | 2.6 |
Fair/poor | 20.3 | 2.1 | 21.9 | 2.4 | 22.6 | 3.0 | 20.3 | 3.9 | 13.5 | 2.6 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 23.1 | 2.2 | 23.2 | 2.4 | 23.3 | 2.9 | 21.8 | 3.9 | 22.6 | 5.3 |
Complex activities | 21.7 | 2.7 | 21.8 | 2.8 | 22.4 | 3.3 | 16.4 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 23.3 | 1.8 | 25.6 | 2.0 | 28.8 | 2.7 | 17.6 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 1.8 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 24.9 | 1.5 | 25.5 | 1.6 | 27.4 | 1.9 | 18.8 | 2.5 | 15.9 | 3.3 |
No | 13.6 | 2.0 | 15.2 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 11.4 | 2.1 |
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: SE: standard error.
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.