Table T9_1_1_5-2a
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
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Total | White | Black | Asian | NHOPI | AI/AN | Multiple races | |||||||||
Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 15.5 | 0.5 | 15.6 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 0.7 | 14.3 | 1.4 | DSU | DSU | 24.1 | 2.6 | 11.2 | 1.7 | |
Age | 0–17 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 1.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
18–44 | 21.8 | 0.7 | 22.0 | 0.9 | 22.7 | 1.1 | 15.3 | 1.7 | DSU | DSU | 42.2 | 5.2 | 17.9 | 3.1 | |
45–64 | 15.4 | 0.6 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 19.3 | 1.0 | 20.6 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 15.8 | 3.8 | |
Gender | Male | 17.5 | 0.6 | 17.5 | 0.7 | 18.4 | 0.9 | 14.4 | 1.7 | DSU | DSU | 29.8 | 3.8 | 14.2 | 2.4 |
Female | 13.5 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 0.6 | 13.7 | 0.7 | 14.1 | 1.5 | DSU | DSU | 17.5 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 1.8 | |
Family incomea | Negative/poor | 26.5 | 1.1 | 29.2 | 1.4 | 19.9 | 1.3 | 25.0 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | 34.6 | 3.4 | 11.3 | 2.9 |
Near poor/low | 26.1 | 0.9 | 27.5 | 1.1 | 19.5 | 1.4 | 26.8 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 22.2 | 5.4 | |
Middle | 15.1 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 14.8 | 1.1 | 14.0 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 10.4 | 2.9 | |
High | 6.2 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 1.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Education,b ages 18–64 | Less than high school | 37.0 | 1.3 | 39.1 | 1.6 | 27.4 | 1.8 | 29.3 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 23.2 | 0.9 | 22.4 | 1.0 | 26.0 | 1.3 | 23.5 | 4.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 20.7 | 4.1 | |
At least some college | 11.2 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 0.9 | 13.1 | 1.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 11.5 | 3.1 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 17.3 | 0.6 | 17.2 | 0.7 | 18.8 | 0.9 | 14.1 | 1.6 | DSU | DSU | 29.4 | 5.3 | 13.1 | 2.5 |
Not employed | 24.8 | 0.9 | 23.8 | 1.1 | 27.3 | 1.5 | 26.8 | 2.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 27.1 | 5.3 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 15.1 | 0.5 | 15.2 | 0.7 | 15.6 | 0.7 | 14.1 | 1.4 | DSU | DSU | 23.6 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 1.6 |
Large central metro | 18.2 | 0.7 | 19.1 | 1.0 | 15.4 | 1.1 | 16.2 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | 28.3 | 4.7 | 16.3 | 3.5 | |
Large fringe metro | 11.9 | 0.6 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 14.0 | 1.3 | 11.8 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medium metro | 14.7 | 1.5 | 14.6 | 1.8 | 16.9 | 1.5 | 11.7 | 3.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 15.5 | 1.6 | 15.4 | 1.9 | 18.2 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 17.5 | 1.2 | 17.1 | 1.3 | 18.9 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 16.0 | 1.3 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 19.0 | 3.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 20.8 | 2.2 | 21.0 | 2.4 | 18.5 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 12.5 | 0.4 | 12.0 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 0.7 | 10.3 | 1.6 | DSU | DSU | 19.1 | 2.9 | 11.1 | 1.7 |
Other | 34.2 | 1.6 | 38.5 | 1.7 | 22.6 | 4.2 | 18.3 | 2.1 | DSU | DSU | 43.5 | 5.6 | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 14.9 | 0.5 | 15.0 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 0.7 | 14.3 | 1.4 | DSU | DSU | 19.9 | 2.8 | 11.1 | 1.8 |
Fair/poor | 21.4 | 1.0 | 21.5 | 1.3 | 20.8 | 1.7 | 14.0 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitations,c ages 18–64 | Basic activities | 15.3 | 1.2 | 15.0 | 1.3 | 15.8 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 12.8 | 1.1 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 11.7 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 19.5 | 0.6 | 19.1 | 0.8 | 22.3 | 1.0 | 17.4 | 1.6 | DSU | DSU | 33.8 | 5.0 | 17.3 | 2.6 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 12.4 | 0.4 | 12.0 | 0.4 | 15.1 | 0.7 | 7.5 | 1.4 | DSU | DSU | 18.0 | 2.8 | 11.1 | 1.7 |
No | 36.2 | 1.7 | 44.2 | 2.1 | 25.1 | 3.3 | 18.1 | 1.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
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 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 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.