Table T9_1_1_7-2c
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 | 19.5 | 0.6 | 58.3 | 1.4 | 33.3 | 1.1 | 11.7 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 0.3 | |
Age | 0–17 | 38.1 | 1.3 | 85.5 | 1.3 | 56.4 | 2.2 | 21.2 | 1.4 | 5.8 | 0.8 |
18–44 | 12.7 | 0.5 | 40.0 | 1.9 | 18.6 | 1.0 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.4 | |
45–64 | 11.7 | 0.5 | 43.7 | 2.3 | 27.2 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.4 | |
Gender | Male | 17.7 | 0.6 | 54.3 | 1.5 | 31.0 | 1.1 | 11.5 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
Female | 21.4 | 0.7 | 61.8 | 1.5 | 35.6 | 1.4 | 11.9 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.4 | |
Race | White, single race | 17.0 | 0.6 | 54.1 | 1.6 | 31.2 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
Black, single race | 34.4 | 1.2 | 70.9 | 1.6 | 42.7 | 1.9 | 16.7 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | |
Asian, single race | 12.8 | 1.5 | 46.4 | 5.4 | 25.3 | 4.8 | 10.0 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | 30.5 | 3.5 | 59.0 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 32.0 | 2.8 | 73.1 | 4.9 | 44.9 | 5.5 | 23.5 | 5.1 | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 16.9 | 0.6 | 57.8 | 1.6 | 31.5 | 1.3 | 10.7 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 13.3 | 0.6 | 51.2 | 2.1 | 27.9 | 1.6 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.3 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 33.8 | 1.2 | 70.3 | 1.7 | 42.4 | 1.9 | 16.6 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.7 | |
Hispanic, all races | 31.9 | 1.2 | 59.7 | 2.1 | 38.1 | 1.6 | 16.4 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 0.9 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 27.1 | 1.1 | 49.1 | 2.1 | 28.2 | 1.6 | 13.3 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 2.7 |
High school graduate | 14.7 | 0.6 | 41.4 | 2.0 | 21.0 | 1.5 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 0.6 | |
At least some college | 6.3 | 0.3 | 30.8 | 2.3 | 17.1 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 5.8 | 0.3 | 27.0 | 1.9 | 12.4 | 0.9 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 |
Not employed | 32.6 | 1.0 | 51.9 | 1.8 | 40.7 | 1.6 | 21.8 | 1.5 | 10.8 | 1.5 | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 19.0 | 0.6 | 58.7 | 1.5 | 33.5 | 1.2 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
Large central metro | 21.7 | 1.0 | 60.7 | 2.2 | 36.0 | 1.9 | 12.5 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 | |
Large fringe metro | 14.0 | 0.8 | 53.7 | 2.7 | 32.1 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | |
Medium metro | 20.7 | 1.6 | 60.2 | 3.2 | 30.7 | 2.5 | 11.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 0.6 | |
Small metro | 20.0 | 1.8 | 57.3 | 4.0 | 34.8 | 3.3 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.9 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 22.6 | 1.7 | 56.7 | 3.0 | 32.3 | 2.5 | 13.4 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 22.9 | 2.3 | 58.8 | 3.9 | 32.9 | 2.4 | 13.6 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 21.9 | 2.4 | 52.8 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 5.1 | 12.9 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 17.4 | 0.6 | 59.3 | 1.5 | 32.2 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
Other | 31.6 | 1.2 | 55.1 | 2.2 | 36.8 | 1.7 | 16.8 | 1.4 | 5.7 | 1.2 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 17.8 | 0.6 | 57.3 | 1.4 | 31.5 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
Fair/poor | 36.8 | 1.3 | 64.5 | 2.1 | 46.7 | 2.1 | 22.7 | 2.0 | 11.8 | 2.2 | |
Activity limitations,c ages 18–64 | Basic activities | 39.7 | 1.5 | 69.1 | 3.1 | 54.8 | 2.9 | 30.5 | 2.6 | 15.2 | 2.4 |
Complex activities | 55.8 | 1.6 | 76.4 | 2.6 | 69.5 | 2.9 | 43.9 | 3.4 | 28.0 | 3.4 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 8.7 | 0.4 | 34.5 | 1.6 | 16.0 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 20.3 | 0.7 | 63.7 | 1.4 | 36.2 | 1.3 | 12.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
No | 12.9 | 0.8 | 30.4 | 2.8 | 19.3 | 1.6 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.5 |
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.