Table T9_1_3_1-2c
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 | 21.1 | 0.9 | 33.4 | 1.6 | 28.3 | 1.6 | 19.9 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 0.8 | |
Age | 0–17 | 17.9 | 1.9 | 20.8 | 3.0 | 26.6 | 4.1 | 13.3 | 3.3 | DSU | DSU |
18–44 | 22.5 | 1.0 | 36.1 | 1.8 | 30.3 | 1.9 | 20.9 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 0.9 | |
45–64 | 21.7 | 1.5 | 41.3 | 4.2 | 27.5 | 2.9 | 22.5 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 1.6 | |
65 and over | 4.9 | 1.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 18.8 | 0.9 | 30.5 | 2.0 | 25.7 | 1.8 | 17.7 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 1.0 |
Female | 24.4 | 1.2 | 36.5 | 2.0 | 31.8 | 2.2 | 23.5 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 1.1 | |
Race | White, single race | 22.2 | 1.0 | 37.0 | 2.1 | 30.8 | 1.8 | 21.0 | 1.4 | 6.2 | 0.9 |
Black, single race | 18.8 | 1.5 | 26.2 | 3.0 | 19.9 | 2.9 | 15.2 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 2.5 | |
Asian, single race | 12.5 | 1.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | 15.8 | 4.2 | 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 | 18.3 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 17.1 | 0.9 | 29.0 | 2.1 | 24.6 | 2.1 | 16.7 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 0.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 17.3 | 1.2 | 32.5 | 3.2 | 27.1 | 2.7 | 17.6 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 0.9 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 18.6 | 1.6 | 26.3 | 3.2 | 20.5 | 3.1 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 2.6 | |
Hispanic, all races | 33.0 | 1.5 | 41.6 | 2.7 | 36.1 | 2.2 | 29.3 | 2.4 | 13.3 | 2.5 | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 31.6 | 1.6 | 39.2 | 2.6 | 30.5 | 2.4 | 28.4 | 2.8 | 16.6 | 4.0 |
High school graduate | 24.3 | 1.3 | 37.5 | 2.6 | 31.6 | 2.7 | 20.3 | 2.0 | 8.8 | 2.0 | |
At least some college | 14.4 | 0.9 | 29.8 | 3.2 | 23.5 | 2.4 | 17.3 | 1.9 | 5.3 | 0.8 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 19.3 | 0.8 | 36.4 | 2.0 | 27.8 | 1.9 | 18.8 | 1.3 | 6.7 | 0.9 |
Not employed | 32.9 | 1.7 | 38.0 | 2.4 | 35.7 | 2.9 | 35.3 | 3.9 | 12.3 | 2.9 | |
Health insurance, ages 0–64 | Any private | 8.8 | 0.7 | 13.0 | 2.8 | 14.4 | 1.8 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
Public only | 24.7 | 1.9 | 24.2 | 2.4 | 27.0 | 3.9 | 22.6 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 38.7 | 1.6 | 46.2 | 2.4 | 41.1 | 2.5 | 35.1 | 2.2 | 23.2 | 3.8 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 21.5 | 0.9 | 34.5 | 1.7 | 28.6 | 1.6 | 20.7 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 0.8 |
Large central metro | 23.8 | 1.3 | 34.8 | 2.6 | 31.0 | 2.6 | 23.4 | 2.0 | 8.4 | 1.6 | |
Large fringe metro | 23.0 | 1.3 | 42.4 | 3.6 | 33.5 | 3.2 | 23.0 | 2.7 | 8.7 | 1.2 | |
Medium metro | 16.2 | 2.1 | 27.1 | 4.1 | 21.9 | 2.7 | 12.6 | 2.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Small metro | 22.3 | 3.3 | 38.8 | 6.8 | 28.7 | 5.8 | 21.7 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 18.2 | 2.5 | 28.0 | 4.0 | 26.5 | 4.5 | 15.2 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 16.5 | 2.8 | 27.7 | 5.2 | 25.9 | 4.9 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 21.9 | 5.1 | 28.8 | 6.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 17.9 | 0.9 | 30.6 | 2.0 | 25.4 | 2.0 | 17.6 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 0.7 |
Other | 31.7 | 1.6 | 39.4 | 2.9 | 35.1 | 2.6 | 27.8 | 2.5 | 15.6 | 2.8 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 19.7 | 0.8 | 31.1 | 1.6 | 27.0 | 1.6 | 19.1 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 0.8 |
Fair/poor | 38.2 | 2.7 | 52.6 | 4.4 | 39.4 | 4.4 | 33.8 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 31.5 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 29.9 | 4.6 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 20.9 | 0.9 | 35.3 | 1.7 | 28.5 | 1.7 | 20.0 | 1.4 | 6.9 | 0.8 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 18.4 | 1.0 | 29.7 | 1.9 | 26.2 | 2.0 | 17.7 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 0.8 |
No | 29.3 | 1.6 | 41.8 | 3.0 | 33.7 | 2.8 | 27.0 | 2.4 | 10.6 | 1.9 |
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.