Table T2_4_1_2-2c
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 | 72.8 | 1.8 | 68.9 | 4.1 | 71.2 | 3.5 | 71.3 | 2.8 | 77.0 | 2.9 | |
Age | 40–59 | 70.5 | 2.5 | 63.7 | 5.9 | 70.4 | 4.7 | 71.1 | 4.0 | 73.0 | 4.3 |
60 and over | 76.6 | 2.0 | 77.2 | 4.5 | 72.6 | 4.3 | 71.6 | 3.8 | 83.5 | 2.9 | |
Gender | Male | 73.6 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | 70.8 | 4.8 | 69.4 | 4.3 | 79.0 | 3.6 |
Female | 72.0 | 2.6 | 68.4 | 5.9 | 71.6 | 5.3 | 72.9 | 3.7 | 74.3 | 4.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 74.0 | 2.1 | 69.6 | 5.2 | 74.3 | 4.0 | 70.6 | 3.4 | 78.4 | 3.2 |
Black, single race | 72.3 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Asian, single race | DSU | DSU | 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 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 74.8 | 2.0 | 72.4 | 4.9 | 75.3 | 3.7 | 72.7 | 3.1 | 77.6 | 3.1 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 76.4 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | 79.7 | 4.4 | 72.0 | 4.1 | 79.0 | 3.5 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 73.0 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Hispanic, all races | 61.5 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 66.0 | 3.5 | 63.0 | 5.7 | 67.6 | 5.2 | 71.6 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 73.0 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 71.2 | 4.4 | 74.5 | 5.8 | |
At least some college | 75.9 | 2.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 71.0 | 4.3 | 80.2 | 3.0 | |
Employment status, ages 40–64 | Employed | 71.3 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 69.0 | 4.4 | 74.7 | 4.2 |
Not employed | 71.6 | 3.2 | 68.1 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, ages 40–64 | Any private | 74.7 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 74.4 | 3.6 | 75.2 | 3.6 |
Public only | 67.6 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 58.1 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 78.3 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 79.6 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 73.7 | 1.9 | 69.6 | 5.4 | 67.2 | 4.0 | 73.3 | 3.0 | 78.7 | 3.0 |
Large central metro | 68.6 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | 61.2 | 7.2 | 64.8 | 5.6 | 74.9 | 4.3 | |
Large fringe metro | 74.5 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 81.1 | 5.1 | |
Medium metro | 79.8 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 73.0 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 69.2 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 69.3 | 5.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 74.3 | 1.9 | 71.2 | 4.6 | 75.1 | 3.8 | 72.5 | 3.0 | 76.9 | 3.0 |
Other | 59.0 | 4.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 71.9 | 2.2 | 65.5 | 6.6 | 68.3 | 4.5 | 72.1 | 3.3 | 74.7 | 3.2 |
Fair/poor | 74.9 | 2.5 | 71.9 | 4.3 | 74.4 | 5.3 | 69.2 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 74.6 | 3.3 | 70.5 | 7.1 | 72.4 | 6.2 | 74.9 | 5.8 | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 73.6 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 71.2 | 2.1 | 66.6 | 5.4 | 68.4 | 4.4 | 68.6 | 3.4 | 75.8 | 3.2 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 75.3 | 1.9 | 72.2 | 4.7 | 75.7 | 3.8 | 72.8 | 3.1 | 78.7 | 2.9 |
No | 58.9 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 64.5 | 6.2 | DSU | DSU |
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.