Table T9_1_1_6-2c
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 | 26.9 | 0.6 | 42.9 | 1.2 | 41.9 | 1.0 | 27.3 | 0.9 | 12.6 | 0.6 | |
Age | 0–17 | 16.7 | 0.7 | 20.4 | 1.3 | 23.4 | 1.3 | 16.6 | 1.3 | 8.4 | 1.0 |
18–44 | 36.4 | 0.8 | 60.4 | 1.6 | 55.4 | 1.4 | 34.4 | 1.1 | 17.4 | 0.9 | |
45–64 | 23.3 | 0.8 | 50.2 | 2.3 | 43.5 | 1.8 | 27.4 | 1.1 | 9.9 | 0.8 | |
Gender | Male | 28.9 | 0.7 | 44.5 | 1.5 | 44.9 | 1.3 | 29.6 | 1.0 | 14.8 | 0.8 |
Female | 24.9 | 0.6 | 41.5 | 1.4 | 38.9 | 1.1 | 24.9 | 1.2 | 10.3 | 0.7 | |
Race | White, single race | 26.7 | 0.7 | 45.3 | 1.5 | 43.8 | 1.2 | 27.4 | 1.1 | 12.3 | 0.7 |
Black, single race | 29.2 | 0.8 | 37.6 | 1.7 | 33.5 | 1.5 | 28.2 | 1.6 | 15.2 | 1.4 | |
Asian, single race | 25.3 | 1.7 | 48.6 | 6.2 | 40.8 | 4.5 | 26.8 | 3.0 | 14.2 | 2.2 | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 34.5 | 3.7 | 42.4 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 20.0 | 2.3 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 35.0 | 6.3 | 20.4 | 3.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 23.5 | 0.6 | 40.1 | 1.4 | 38.1 | 1.1 | 24.6 | 1.0 | 11.9 | 0.7 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 22.3 | 0.7 | 41.4 | 2.0 | 39.3 | 1.5 | 24.0 | 1.2 | 11.4 | 0.8 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 29.2 | 0.8 | 38.0 | 1.8 | 33.6 | 1.6 | 28.0 | 1.6 | 15.3 | 1.5 | |
Hispanic, all races | 43.0 | 1.3 | 49.5 | 2.3 | 52.1 | 1.8 | 40.7 | 1.7 | 20.9 | 2.0 | |
Education,b ages 18–64 | Less than high school | 52.4 | 1.3 | 60.7 | 2.1 | 61.6 | 1.8 | 48.4 | 2.1 | 28.1 | 2.9 |
High school graduate | 36.4 | 0.9 | 56.9 | 2.2 | 52.3 | 1.6 | 33.5 | 1.4 | 18.8 | 1.6 | |
At least some college | 20.9 | 0.7 | 52.9 | 2.4 | 41.8 | 1.9 | 24.9 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 0.7 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 27.9 | 0.7 | 65.4 | 1.7 | 53.2 | 1.3 | 30.0 | 0.9 | 12.5 | 0.7 |
Not employed | 40.0 | 1.1 | 50.9 | 1.7 | 47.2 | 1.8 | 38.3 | 1.8 | 20.7 | 1.7 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 26.3 | 0.6 | 43.1 | 1.3 | 41.5 | 1.2 | 27.5 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 0.5 |
Large central metro | 30.8 | 0.9 | 46.1 | 1.7 | 43.8 | 1.9 | 32.8 | 1.7 | 14.8 | 1.0 | |
Large fringe metro | 21.4 | 0.9 | 43.5 | 2.7 | 39.5 | 2.2 | 23.6 | 1.6 | 10.0 | 1.0 | |
Medium metro | 25.7 | 1.6 | 40.9 | 3.1 | 39.5 | 2.4 | 24.1 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 1.3 | |
Small metro | 26.6 | 2.0 | 37.2 | 3.6 | 42.5 | 3.3 | 29.0 | 3.3 | 10.7 | 1.6 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 30.2 | 1.6 | 41.8 | 2.6 | 43.5 | 1.8 | 26.5 | 2.1 | 16.8 | 3.3 | |
Micropolitan | 28.2 | 2.1 | 40.5 | 3.5 | 42.7 | 2.0 | 26.6 | 3.0 | 11.6 | 3.0 | |
Noncore | 34.5 | 2.4 | 44.2 | 2.8 | 45.6 | 3.9 | 26.3 | 3.6 | 30.3 | 6.2 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 23.4 | 0.5 | 39.1 | 1.2 | 38.0 | 1.1 | 24.5 | 1.0 | 11.7 | 0.7 |
Other | 48.6 | 1.6 | 54.8 | 2.7 | 54.6 | 2.1 | 47.3 | 2.4 | 27.6 | 2.6 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 26.2 | 0.6 | 42.7 | 1.2 | 41.5 | 1.1 | 27.0 | 1.0 | 12.3 | 0.6 |
Fair/poor | 34.2 | 1.4 | 43.6 | 2.3 | 44.4 | 2.5 | 30.7 | 2.4 | 16.5 | 2.3 | |
Activity limitations,c ages 18–64 | Basic activities | 25.8 | 1.6 | 37.1 | 3.3 | 34.5 | 2.7 | 24.9 | 2.8 | 11.8 | 1.8 |
Complex activities | 23.6 | 1.6 | 30.2 | 2.8 | 27.6 | 2.6 | 21.4 | 2.8 | 13.2 | 2.6 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 31.3 | 0.7 | 62.1 | 1.5 | 53.6 | 1.3 | 32.3 | 0.9 | 13.7 | 0.7 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 23.6 | 0.5 | 37.1 | 1.2 | 37.3 | 1.0 | 24.5 | 1.0 | 11.8 | 0.7 |
No | 48.5 | 1.7 | 73.0 | 2.7 | 63.1 | 2.1 | 46.1 | 2.1 | 20.6 | 1.8 |
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.