Table T9_1_2_2-2c
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 | 4.4 | 0.3 | 38.7 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | |
Age | 0–17 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 27.2 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | DSU | DSU |
18–44 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | |
45–64 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 62.7 | 5.8 | 18.3 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | |
Gender | Male | 4.0 | 0.3 | 39.2 | 4.3 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
Female | 4.9 | 0.4 | 38.2 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | |
Race | White, single race | 4.6 | 0.3 | 43.5 | 4.1 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
Black, single race | 2.5 | 0.4 | 13.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 1.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Asian, single race | 4.5 | 1.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | 8.3 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 4.5 | 0.3 | 40.7 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 4.7 | 0.4 | 46.0 | 4.5 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 2.6 | 0.4 | 14.2 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 1.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Hispanic, all races | 3.5 | 0.7 | 23.2 | 6.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Education,c ages 18–64 | Less than high school | 6.7 | 0.9 | DSU | DSU | 6.9 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 1.3 | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 5.4 | 0.6 | 44.3 | 5.9 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | |
At least some college | 4.4 | 0.4 | 45.1 | 4.4 | 12.4 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 3.2 | 0.3 | 32.0 | 4.7 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
Not employed | 14.0 | 1.1 | 58.0 | 4.5 | 18.5 | 3.0 | 10.9 | 1.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | |
Residence locationd | Metropolitan | 4.1 | 0.3 | 37.9 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
Large central metro | 3.5 | 0.5 | 33.8 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | DSU | DSU | |
Large fringe metro | 4.1 | 0.5 | 44.3 | 8.0 | DSU | DSU | 4.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | |
Medium metro | 4.6 | 0.7 | 33.4 | 7.9 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | |
Small metro | 5.1 | 1.1 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 6.2 | 1.1 | 41.4 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 2.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 5.5 | 1.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 8.0 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 4.5 | 0.3 | 40.6 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
Other | 3.1 | 0.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 4.1 | 0.3 | 38.2 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
Fair/poor | 10.1 | 1.2 | DSU | DSU | 20.9 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 2.2 | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitations,d ages 18–64 | Basic activities | 11.0 | 1.5 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 11.7 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 1.4 |
Complex activities | 14.4 | 2.0 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 10.6 | 2.8 | 9.0 | 2.5 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 4.4 | 0.3 | 43.0 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 4.5 | 0.3 | 40.2 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
No | 4.0 | 0.7 | DSU | DSU | 5.4 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 1.1 | DSU | DSU |
a For income, insurance, 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 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.