Table T4_1_1_3-1_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 | 14.7 | 0.6 | 24.4 | 1.7 | 19.1 | 1.4 | 14.5 | 1.1 | 9.0 | 0.8 | |
Age | 18–44 | 19.1 | 1.0 | 27.1 | 2.2 | 24.6 | 2.2 | 19.5 | 1.8 | 11.5 | 1.5 |
45–64 | 13.4 | 0.8 | 25.5 | 2.9 | 18.4 | 2.2 | 14.2 | 1.8 | 7.8 | 1.2 | |
65 and over | 7.4 | 0.9 | 11.0 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 1.7 | |
Gender | Male | 15.7 | 1.0 | 26.6 | 2.9 | 20.3 | 2.3 | 18.4 | 1.8 | 8.3 | 1.2 |
Female | 14.1 | 0.7 | 23.1 | 1.9 | 18.3 | 1.7 | 11.6 | 1.1 | 9.6 | 1.1 | |
Race | White, single race | 13.4 | 0.6 | 22.4 | 1.9 | 18.1 | 1.5 | 13.6 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 0.9 |
Black, single race | 20.4 | 1.4 | 32.3 | 3.0 | 20.7 | 2.1 | 16.7 | 2.4 | 11.9 | 2.4 | |
Asian, single race | 27.7 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 16.8 | 3.8 | |
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 | 17.7 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 14.1 | 0.7 | 23.8 | 2.0 | 18.7 | 1.6 | 13.9 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 12.5 | 0.7 | 21.3 | 2.4 | 17.5 | 1.7 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 0.9 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 19.9 | 1.4 | 31.5 | 3.0 | 20.5 | 2.1 | 16.0 | 2.4 | 12.1 | 2.4 | |
Hispanic, all races | 20.4 | 1.4 | 26.8 | 2.8 | 21.5 | 2.8 | 19.8 | 2.6 | 12.2 | 3.0 | |
Educationc | Less than high school | 17.9 | 1.3 | 28.0 | 2.8 | 16.8 | 2.1 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 2.5 |
High school graduate | 17.1 | 1.1 | 24.2 | 2.4 | 23.1 | 2.5 | 15.2 | 1.9 | 11.3 | 1.6 | |
At least some college | 11.7 | 0.8 | 19.2 | 3.2 | 15.7 | 2.1 | 14.1 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 15.3 | 0.8 | 28.5 | 2.8 | 23.1 | 2.1 | 17.0 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 1.0 |
Not employed | 20.0 | 1.2 | 25.3 | 2.2 | 20.4 | 2.3 | 18.3 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 2.9 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 12.0 | 0.8 | 17.9 | 3.5 | 16.5 | 2.1 | 14.4 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 0.9 |
Public only | 20.8 | 1.7 | 22.3 | 2.1 | 17.5 | 2.6 | 24.7 | 6.0 | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 33.3 | 1.9 | 40.4 | 3.6 | 36.6 | 3.9 | 29.5 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 10.5 | 1.6 | DSU | DSU | 13.2 | 3.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 4.7 | 1.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | 9.1 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 15.1 | 0.7 | 25.3 | 1.9 | 20.7 | 1.7 | 14.7 | 1.2 | 9.3 | 0.9 |
Large central metro | 17.3 | 1.2 | 24.5 | 2.9 | 23.5 | 2.5 | 17.1 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 1.9 | |
Large fringe metro | 13.2 | 1.1 | 24.8 | 4.6 | 19.7 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 8.8 | 1.3 | |
Medium metro | 15.0 | 1.3 | 25.9 | 3.5 | 17.7 | 2.9 | 15.3 | 2.4 | 9.8 | 2.1 | |
Small metro | 14.4 | 1.7 | 27.6 | 5.4 | 20.9 | 5.1 | 11.7 | 3.4 | 7.4 | 1.9 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 13.0 | 1.7 | 21.0 | 3.7 | 12.6 | 2.3 | 13.8 | 2.6 | 7.3 | 2.1 | |
Micropolitan | 11.9 | 1.6 | 18.0 | 4.3 | 11.6 | 2.6 | 13.5 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 15.8 | 3.0 | 26.9 | 7.3 | DSU | DSU | 14.4 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 13.9 | 0.6 | 24.0 | 1.9 | 18.4 | 1.4 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 0.8 |
Other | 25.2 | 2.4 | 26.7 | 3.9 | 24.0 | 5.3 | 27.0 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 13.4 | 0.7 | 21.6 | 2.0 | 19.1 | 1.9 | 14.6 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 0.8 |
Fair/poor | 18.9 | 1.2 | 28.6 | 2.7 | 19.0 | 2.0 | 14.3 | 2.2 | 14.6 | 2.5 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 15.4 | 1.2 | 26.0 | 2.8 | 15.4 | 2.3 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 11.0 | 2.1 |
Complex activities | 17.1 | 1.6 | 24.6 | 3.1 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 16.1 | 3.4 | 11.5 | 3.2 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 14.4 | 0.7 | 24.2 | 1.9 | 20.3 | 1.9 | 15.0 | 1.3 | 8.7 | 0.8 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 13.8 | 0.6 | 23.9 | 1.9 | 18.6 | 1.4 | 13.4 | 1.2 | 8.4 | 0.8 |
No | 21.5 | 1.9 | 26.5 | 3.6 | 21.8 | 4.5 | 22.6 | 3.1 | 16.0 | 3.2 |
a Denominator includes adults who needed care right away for an illness, injury, or condition in the last 12 months, excluding missing data.
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.