Table T5_1_1_9-1_2d
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Total | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | ||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 12.8 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 0.9 | 13.4 | 0.6 | 11.7 | 0.5 | |
Age | 18–44 | 16.2 | 0.7 | 19.6 | 1.5 | 18.5 | 1.1 | 14.4 | 0.8 |
45–64 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 16.0 | 1.4 | 11.9 | 0.8 | 10.7 | 0.7 | |
65 and over | 7.8 | 0.6 | 10.0 | 1.2 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 6.7 | 0.9 | |
Gender | Male | 11.9 | 0.5 | 15.8 | 1.2 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 0.6 |
Female | 13.4 | 0.5 | 15.5 | 1.1 | 13.2 | 0.7 | 12.9 | 0.6 | |
Race | White, single race | 12.2 | 0.4 | 15.4 | 1.1 | 12.6 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 0.5 |
Black, single race | 16.3 | 0.9 | 17.5 | 1.5 | 17.1 | 1.5 | 15.3 | 1.3 | |
Asian, single race | 16.5 | 1.7 | DSU | DSU | 23.9 | 4.8 | 15.1 | 1.9 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 14.3 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 9.8 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 12.2 | 0.4 | 14.9 | 1.0 | 12.9 | 0.6 | 11.4 | 0.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 11.5 | 0.4 | 14.2 | 1.2 | 12.0 | 0.6 | 10.8 | 0.6 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 16.4 | 0.9 | 18.1 | 1.5 | 16.8 | 1.4 | 15.6 | 1.3 | |
Hispanic, all races | 17.3 | 0.8 | 17.8 | 1.5 | 17.7 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 1.5 | |
Family incomec | Negative/poor | 20.1 | 1.2 | 21.0 | 1.7 | 20.2 | 1.8 | 19.0 | 2.4 |
Near poor/low | 15.2 | 0.7 | 15.0 | 1.3 | 17.1 | 1.5 | 13.4 | 1.2 | |
Middle | 13.3 | 0.6 | 13.4 | 1.4 | 12.7 | 1.0 | 13.6 | 0.9 | |
High | 9.9 | 0.5 | 12.8 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 0.6 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 13.6 | 0.5 | 18.9 | 1.6 | 15.0 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 0.6 |
Not employed | 15.6 | 0.8 | 17.4 | 1.5 | 15.4 | 1.3 | 14.6 | 1.3 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 12.4 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 1.5 | 13.4 | 0.9 | 11.8 | 0.5 |
Public only | 17.5 | 1.1 | 19.5 | 1.9 | 14.5 | 1.8 | 19.0 | 2.1 | |
Uninsured | 22.9 | 1.4 | 25.0 | 2.4 | 25.1 | 2.2 | 19.1 | 2.3 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 8.4 | 1.0 | 10.4 | 2.0 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 7.3 | 1.6 |
Medicare and private | 6.3 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 | |
Medicare and other public | 14.0 | 2.3 | 13.9 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 12.9 | 0.4 | 15.9 | 1.0 | 14.0 | 0.7 | 11.7 | 0.5 |
Large central metro | 13.9 | 0.8 | 15.9 | 1.6 | 16.2 | 1.4 | 12.4 | 0.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 11.9 | 0.7 | 15.1 | 1.8 | 12.1 | 1.2 | 11.2 | 0.9 | |
Medium metro | 12.6 | 0.8 | 15.6 | 2.2 | 13.9 | 1.4 | 11.3 | 0.9 | |
Small metro | 13.3 | 1.0 | 17.8 | 3.1 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 11.9 | 1.5 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 12.2 | 0.9 | 14.7 | 2.0 | 11.3 | 0.9 | 11.9 | 1.5 | |
Micropolitan | 13.3 | 1.1 | 17.3 | 2.3 | 12.6 | 1.1 | 12.6 | 1.8 | |
Noncore | 9.8 | 1.8 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 2.6 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 12.3 | 0.4 | 15.3 | 1.0 | 12.7 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 0.5 |
Other | 18.0 | 1.1 | 17.0 | 1.3 | 22.8 | 2.4 | 15.9 | 1.6 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 11.5 | 0.4 | 14.0 | 1.1 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 10.8 | 0.5 |
Fair/poor | 19.8 | 1.0 | 19.5 | 1.6 | 20.6 | 1.5 | 19.3 | 1.7 | |
Activity limitationsd | Basic activities | 14.0 | 0.9 | 15.4 | 1.7 | 14.6 | 1.4 | 12.7 | 1.4 |
Complex activities | 16.8 | 1.1 | 17.5 | 2.1 | 17.5 | 1.8 | 15.5 | 2.0 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 12.4 | 0.4 | 16.3 | 1.1 | 12.8 | 0.7 | 11.5 | 0.5 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 12.2 | 0.4 | 15.8 | 1.0 | 12.5 | 0.6 | 11.2 | 0.5 |
No | 17.1 | 0.9 | 15.0 | 1.3 | 22.0 | 2.2 | 16.0 | 1.2 |
a Denominator includes adults who had a doctor's office or clinic visit in the last 12 months, excluding missing data.
b 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.
c 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.
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.