Table T9_1_1_5-2c
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 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 26.5 | 1.1 | 26.1 | 0.9 | 15.1 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 0.5 | |
Age | 0–17 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
18–44 | 21.8 | 0.7 | 40.4 | 1.7 | 37.3 | 1.3 | 19.2 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 0.5 | |
45–64 | 15.4 | 0.6 | 36.6 | 2.3 | 31.5 | 1.7 | 17.5 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 0.6 | |
Gender | Male | 17.5 | 0.6 | 29.5 | 1.4 | 29.9 | 1.2 | 17.7 | 0.8 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
Female | 13.5 | 0.5 | 24.0 | 1.2 | 22.4 | 1.0 | 12.3 | 0.7 | 5.3 | 0.5 | |
Race | White, single race | 15.6 | 0.6 | 29.2 | 1.4 | 27.5 | 1.1 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
Black, single race | 15.9 | 0.7 | 19.9 | 1.3 | 19.5 | 1.4 | 14.8 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 1.2 | |
Asian, single race | 14.3 | 1.4 | 25.0 | 4.9 | 26.8 | 4.3 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 1.7 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 24.1 | 2.6 | 34.6 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 11.2 | 1.7 | 11.3 | 2.9 | 22.2 | 5.4 | 10.4 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 12.7 | 0.4 | 23.5 | 1.1 | 22.4 | 0.9 | 12.5 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 11.9 | 0.5 | 25.2 | 1.7 | 22.7 | 1.2 | 12.0 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 16.0 | 0.7 | 20.4 | 1.3 | 20.0 | 1.4 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 1.2 | |
Hispanic, all races | 29.0 | 1.4 | 33.7 | 2.1 | 36.0 | 2.0 | 27.7 | 1.6 | 11.6 | 1.2 | |
Education,b ages 18–64 | Less than high school | 37.0 | 1.3 | 44.0 | 2.1 | 45.8 | 1.9 | 34.9 | 2.1 | 11.9 | 1.7 |
High school graduate | 23.2 | 0.9 | 39.2 | 2.0 | 36.4 | 1.8 | 19.4 | 1.1 | 10.5 | 1.3 | |
At least some college | 11.2 | 0.5 | 32.5 | 2.6 | 25.7 | 1.8 | 12.5 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.4 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 17.3 | 0.6 | 46.3 | 2.1 | 36.7 | 1.3 | 18.0 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 0.5 |
Not employed | 24.8 | 0.9 | 33.8 | 1.6 | 32.3 | 1.7 | 20.6 | 1.5 | 10.1 | 1.2 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 15.1 | 0.5 | 26.4 | 1.3 | 26.2 | 1.1 | 15.2 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 0.4 |
Large central metro | 18.2 | 0.7 | 26.5 | 1.4 | 30.1 | 1.7 | 19.0 | 1.2 | 7.1 | 0.7 | |
Large fringe metro | 11.9 | 0.6 | 26.5 | 2.3 | 25.8 | 1.9 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 0.7 | |
Medium metro | 14.7 | 1.5 | 27.2 | 3.2 | 22.5 | 2.5 | 12.9 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 0.9 | |
Small metro | 15.5 | 1.6 | 24.2 | 2.9 | 23.2 | 2.7 | 17.2 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 1.3 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 17.5 | 1.2 | 26.9 | 2.1 | 25.9 | 2.3 | 14.6 | 1.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | |
Micropolitan | 16.0 | 1.3 | 25.0 | 2.6 | 25.9 | 2.4 | 13.5 | 1.5 | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 20.8 | 2.2 | 30.6 | 3.0 | 26.0 | 4.4 | 16.5 | 2.7 | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 12.5 | 0.4 | 22.6 | 1.0 | 21.9 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 0.6 | 5.6 | 0.5 |
Other | 34.2 | 1.6 | 38.2 | 2.6 | 40.2 | 2.1 | 33.9 | 2.3 | 15.9 | 2.3 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 14.9 | 0.5 | 26.4 | 1.2 | 25.5 | 1.0 | 14.8 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
Fair/poor | 21.4 | 1.0 | 26.6 | 2.0 | 30.5 | 2.1 | 17.5 | 1.8 | 10.6 | 1.9 | |
Activity limitations,c ages 18–64 | Basic activities | 15.3 | 1.2 | 22.8 | 2.9 | 21.8 | 2.2 | 14.2 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 1.4 |
Complex activities | 12.8 | 1.1 | 17.3 | 2.2 | 15.3 | 1.9 | 10.3 | 2.1 | 7.1 | 1.9 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 19.5 | 0.6 | 43.1 | 1.7 | 37.2 | 1.3 | 19.0 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 0.5 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 12.4 | 0.4 | 20.3 | 0.9 | 21.1 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
No | 36.2 | 1.7 | 57.8 | 3.4 | 49.4 | 2.1 | 33.4 | 2.1 | 12.2 | 1.5 |
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 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.