Table T2_6_4_5-2b
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 | 37.9 | 1.3 | 36.2 | 1.4 | 34.6 | 1.8 | 43.7 | 2.2 | 43.9 | 2.1 | |
Age | 0–5 | 47.9 | 1.6 | 46.1 | 1.8 | 44.1 | 2.4 | 56.3 | 3.0 | 53.1 | 2.6 |
6–17 | 32.6 | 1.4 | 31.1 | 1.6 | 29.9 | 1.9 | 37.5 | 2.3 | 37.9 | 2.3 | |
Gender | Male | 38.4 | 1.4 | 36.5 | 1.6 | 34.6 | 1.9 | 45.1 | 2.6 | 44.6 | 2.4 |
Female | 37.4 | 1.4 | 35.8 | 1.6 | 34.6 | 2.0 | 42.2 | 2.6 | 43.1 | 2.2 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 49.5 | 2.0 | 49.1 | 2.5 | 49.4 | 3.7 | 47.7 | 3.1 | 50.1 | 3.3 |
Near poor/low | 42.2 | 2.0 | 40.7 | 2.5 | 37.4 | 3.2 | 49.1 | 4.3 | 45.4 | 3.2 | |
Middle | 30.7 | 1.6 | 29.5 | 1.9 | 28.2 | 2.3 | 36.3 | 3.4 | 35.8 | 2.7 | |
High | 33.9 | 2.1 | 33.5 | 2.2 | 34.6 | 2.6 | 35.8 | 4.8 | 38.2 | 5.1 | |
Health insurance | Any private | 32.9 | 1.4 | 32.4 | 1.5 | 31.7 | 1.9 | 40.4 | 2.7 | 36.2 | 2.2 |
Public only | 49.2 | 1.7 | 48.4 | 2.1 | 48.3 | 2.8 | 47.1 | 3.0 | 50.5 | 2.7 | |
Uninsured | 26.8 | 3.0 | 24.4 | 3.7 | 24.2 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | 31.3 | 3.9 | |
Residence locationb | Metropolitan | 39.1 | 1.3 | 37.3 | 1.5 | 35.6 | 1.8 | 46.5 | 2.3 | 44.3 | 2.2 |
Large central metro | 38.9 | 1.9 | 37.7 | 2.5 | 32.5 | 3.8 | 52.1 | 3.1 | 40.9 | 2.1 | |
Large fringe metro | 41.1 | 2.0 | 40.2 | 2.3 | 40.5 | 3.0 | 41.6 | 4.5 | 45.5 | 2.8 | |
Medium metro | 37.5 | 3.6 | 32.5 | 3.3 | 30.6 | 4.0 | 42.6 | 4.7 | 53.9 | 6.3 | |
Small metro | 38.3 | 2.8 | 39.3 | 2.9 | 38.4 | 3.0 | 42.3 | 9.8 | 33.0 | 6.3 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 31.7 | 3.1 | 30.9 | 3.5 | 30.7 | 3.8 | 19.5 | 4.7 | 38.2 | 4.2 | |
Micropolitan | 30.8 | 3.7 | 30.9 | 4.1 | 30.1 | 4.4 | 21.5 | 5.8 | 30.2 | 4.5 | |
Noncore | 33.5 | 4.6 | 30.8 | 5.8 | 31.9 | 6.7 | DSU | DSU | 45.4 | 5.6 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 37.1 | 1.3 | 36.6 | 1.5 | 34.9 | 1.7 | 43.3 | 2.3 | 40.1 | 2.2 |
Other | 42.0 | 2.6 | 27.5 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 46.9 | 2.8 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 37.7 | 1.3 | 36.0 | 1.4 | 34.5 | 1.8 | 43.3 | 2.3 | 43.4 | 2.0 |
Fair/poor | 48.2 | 4.6 | 44.0 | 5.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 57.4 | 7.1 | |
CSHCNc | Yes | 43.9 | 2.0 | 43.0 | 2.3 | 41.0 | 2.7 | 53.0 | 3.4 | 48.8 | 3.6 |
No | 36.5 | 1.3 | 34.3 | 1.5 | 32.7 | 1.8 | 41.2 | 2.3 | 43.3 | 2.1 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 38.2 | 1.3 | 36.3 | 1.4 | 34.6 | 1.8 | 43.8 | 2.3 | 44.9 | 2.1 |
No | 29.7 | 3.2 | 26.6 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 32.5 | 4.5 |
a 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.
b For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.
c CSHCN: Children with special health care needs. 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.