Table T9_1_2_1-2b
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 | 17.4 | 0.5 | 18.2 | 0.6 | 19.1 | 0.7 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 13.8 | 0.7 | |
Age | 0–17 | 16.9 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 0.8 | 18.4 | 1.1 | 13.4 | 1.0 | 15.3 | 1.2 |
18–44 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 15.4 | 0.6 | 16.3 | 0.8 | 12.3 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 0.6 | |
45–64 | 21.8 | 0.8 | 22.3 | 0.8 | 22.7 | 1.0 | 20.1 | 1.5 | 18.2 | 1.3 | |
Gender | Male | 16.4 | 0.5 | 17.4 | 0.6 | 18.1 | 0.8 | 14.2 | 0.9 | 12.1 | 0.7 |
Female | 18.4 | 0.6 | 18.9 | 0.7 | 20.0 | 0.8 | 15.1 | 0.8 | 15.7 | 0.9 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 29.2 | 1.4 | 33.4 | 1.6 | 38.2 | 2.2 | 21.0 | 1.5 | 19.3 | 2.0 |
Near poor/low | 25.1 | 1.1 | 29.2 | 1.3 | 33.0 | 1.8 | 21.2 | 1.5 | 14.1 | 1.3 | |
Middle | 19.1 | 0.9 | 20.2 | 1.0 | 22.1 | 1.2 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 13.8 | 1.3 | |
High | 7.3 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 0.7 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 1.0 | |
Education,c ages 18–64 | Less than high school | 18.5 | 0.9 | 21.9 | 1.4 | 23.1 | 1.7 | 18.9 | 1.8 | 12.3 | 0.9 |
High school graduate | 19.6 | 0.7 | 21.0 | 0.8 | 22.0 | 1.0 | 16.6 | 1.1 | 11.8 | 0.9 | |
At least some college | 16.2 | 0.7 | 16.3 | 0.7 | 17.1 | 0.8 | 12.6 | 1.0 | 15.1 | 1.3 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 14.0 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 0.7 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 10.2 | 0.6 |
Not employed | 28.8 | 0.9 | 30.5 | 1.1 | 31.9 | 1.3 | 24.9 | 1.6 | 20.4 | 1.1 | |
Health insuranced | Private, employer sponsored | 16.9 | 0.7 | 16.9 | 0.7 | 17.5 | 0.8 | 14.5 | 1.0 | 16.6 | 1.3 |
Private, nongroup | 57.8 | 4.1 | 57.1 | 4.4 | 58.8 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Public only | 14.3 | 0.9 | 15.8 | 1.1 | 18.3 | 1.6 | 12.7 | 1.1 | 10.8 | 1.2 | |
Part-year uninsured | 20.1 | 1.2 | 21.3 | 1.5 | 22.5 | 1.9 | 16.7 | 1.5 | 15.6 | 1.6 | |
Full-year uninsured | 13.9 | 0.7 | 15.8 | 0.9 | 15.5 | 1.2 | 15.7 | 1.5 | 10.1 | 0.8 | |
Residence locatione | Metropolitan | 16.6 | 0.5 | 17.3 | 0.6 | 18.2 | 0.8 | 14.4 | 0.8 | 13.6 | 0.7 |
Large central metro | 14.7 | 0.7 | 15.6 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 1.2 | 15.5 | 1.3 | 12.4 | 0.8 | |
Large fringe metro | 16.8 | 1.1 | 16.9 | 1.2 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 13.2 | 1.3 | 15.9 | 1.6 | |
Medium metro | 18.5 | 1.0 | 19.3 | 1.1 | 20.1 | 1.4 | 14.5 | 2.0 | 14.3 | 2.3 | |
Small metro | 18.1 | 1.1 | 18.6 | 1.1 | 19.3 | 1.2 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 13.2 | 2.3 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 21.7 | 1.5 | 22.1 | 1.7 | 22.4 | 1.9 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 17.2 | 2.0 | |
Micropolitan | 21.4 | 1.8 | 21.7 | 2.0 | 21.6 | 2.2 | 18.4 | 2.1 | 16.5 | 2.7 | |
Noncore | 22.3 | 2.0 | 23.0 | 2.3 | 23.9 | 2.5 | 15.4 | 2.0 | 17.9 | 2.9 | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 17.7 | 0.6 | 18.2 | 0.6 | 19.0 | 0.7 | 14.7 | 0.7 | 13.2 | 1.0 |
Other | 15.2 | 0.9 | 17.7 | 2.1 | 19.3 | 5.1 | DSU | DSU | 14.1 | 0.9 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 16.3 | 0.5 | 17.0 | 0.6 | 17.8 | 0.7 | 13.3 | 0.7 | 13.3 | 0.7 |
Fair/poor | 28.2 | 1.3 | 30.7 | 1.5 | 32.3 | 1.8 | 26.2 | 1.9 | 18.1 | 1.7 | |
Activity limitationse | Basic activities | 28.9 | 1.6 | 29.4 | 1.7 | 29.2 | 2.0 | 30.8 | 2.8 | 23.7 | 2.9 |
Complex activities | 32.1 | 1.7 | 32.6 | 1.9 | 33.6 | 2.2 | 29.1 | 2.8 | 25.7 | 3.0 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 16.3 | 0.5 | 17.0 | 0.6 | 17.9 | 0.7 | 13.3 | 0.8 | 12.4 | 0.5 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 17.7 | 0.6 | 18.3 | 0.6 | 19.0 | 0.7 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 13.2 | 0.9 |
No | 15.1 | 0.8 | 15.8 | 1.3 | 19.0 | 2.4 | 14.0 | 2.2 | 14.4 | 0.8 |
a For income, expenditures, and premiums, a family is defined in terms of Health Insurance Eligibility Units. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.
b 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.
c 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.
d Insurance categories are defined hierarchically in the order shown. For more information, see the MEPS entry in Appendix B: Detailed Methods.
e 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.