Table T9_1_3_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 | 69.2 | 1.3 | 79.2 | 1.8 | 76.1 | 2.0 | 73.3 | 2.1 | 48.8 | 2.8 | |
Age | 0–17 | 51.1 | 3.5 | 55.2 | 4.8 | 65.6 | 5.9 | 59.3 | 7.1 | DSU | DSU |
18–44 | 74.5 | 1.5 | 85.5 | 2.6 | 82.2 | 2.6 | 76.4 | 3.1 | 49.9 | 4.1 | |
45–64 | 73.8 | 1.6 | 84.7 | 2.7 | 85.3 | 2.1 | 78.4 | 2.6 | 54.3 | 4.0 | |
65 and over | 53.4 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | 48.6 | 5.9 | 62.2 | 6.0 | DSU | DSU | |
Gender | Male | 69.0 | 1.7 | 80.2 | 2.8 | 76.5 | 2.6 | 77.0 | 2.8 | 43.4 | 3.6 |
Female | 69.3 | 1.6 | 78.6 | 2.1 | 75.9 | 2.4 | 70.3 | 2.7 | 52.9 | 3.4 | |
Race | White, single race | 69.0 | 1.5 | 80.8 | 2.1 | 76.8 | 2.3 | 72.6 | 2.5 | 48.4 | 3.0 |
Black, single race | 72.3 | 2.4 | 80.2 | 3.3 | 73.6 | 3.9 | 75.3 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | |
Asian, single race | 60.0 | 6.2 | 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 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 68.0 | 1.4 | 79.2 | 2.1 | 75.0 | 2.3 | 72.6 | 2.2 | 48.4 | 2.8 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 67.6 | 1.6 | 80.6 | 2.5 | 75.3 | 2.8 | 72.1 | 2.6 | 48.0 | 3.1 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 72.1 | 2.4 | 81.1 | 3.4 | 73.9 | 3.9 | 74.2 | 4.4 | DSU | DSU | |
Hispanic, all races | 76.6 | 2.5 | 79.6 | 3.7 | 82.1 | 3.1 | 78.3 | 5.9 | DSU | DSU | |
Education,b age 18 and over | Less than high school | 77.3 | 2.2 | 78.8 | 3.7 | 75.2 | 3.2 | 82.8 | 3.4 | DSU | DSU |
High school graduate | 76.5 | 1.8 | 84.5 | 2.9 | 80.5 | 2.9 | 75.6 | 3.2 | 62.4 | 4.8 | |
At least some college | 65.1 | 1.9 | 84.9 | 2.6 | 75.0 | 3.8 | 72.1 | 2.8 | 46.8 | 3.4 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 72.0 | 1.6 | 88.4 | 2.2 | 84.0 | 2.3 | 77.0 | 2.5 | 51.4 | 3.2 |
Not employed | 79.0 | 1.7 | 82.9 | 2.6 | 82.8 | 2.5 | 78.5 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, ages 0–64 | Any private | 59.4 | 2.0 | 69.2 | 6.7 | 71.8 | 3.4 | 69.1 | 3.0 | 44.5 | 2.9 |
Public only | 73.3 | 2.3 | 72.7 | 3.3 | 76.5 | 3.4 | 70.7 | 6.4 | DSU | DSU | |
Uninsured | 92.2 | 1.2 | 96.5 | 1.1 | 92.6 | 1.9 | 91.7 | 2.4 | DSU | DSU | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 63.0 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 41.6 | 4.8 | 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 | 69.2 | 1.5 | 81.6 | 2.0 | 75.0 | 2.3 | 73.7 | 2.4 | 49.9 | 3.0 |
Large central metro | 70.3 | 2.3 | 82.0 | 3.0 | 76.0 | 3.5 | 77.5 | 4.1 | 46.3 | 5.2 | |
Large fringe metro | 68.4 | 2.1 | 87.4 | 3.7 | 76.0 | 3.6 | 70.4 | 4.4 | 50.2 | 4.2 | |
Medium metro | 70.6 | 3.3 | 82.5 | 3.4 | 78.3 | 4.5 | 69.2 | 4.8 | 57.0 | 6.2 | |
Small metro | 65.3 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | 62.8 | 6.3 | 77.1 | 5.2 | DSU | DSU | |
Nonmetropolitan | 69.1 | 2.5 | 70.0 | 4.3 | 81.1 | 3.9 | 71.7 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | |
Micropolitan | 68.9 | 2.8 | 70.1 | 5.2 | 84.8 | 3.9 | 69.9 | 4.7 | DSU | DSU | |
Noncore | 69.7 | 4.2 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 68.2 | 1.4 | 78.8 | 2.0 | 75.9 | 2.2 | 72.2 | 2.3 | 48.3 | 2.8 |
Other | 78.3 | 2.6 | 82.1 | 4.2 | 78.3 | 4.8 | 84.4 | 4.0 | DSU | DSU | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 67.8 | 1.5 | 77.5 | 2.4 | 77.0 | 2.3 | 72.6 | 2.4 | 49.2 | 2.9 |
Fair/poor | 73.6 | 1.9 | 82.7 | 2.6 | 74.3 | 3.4 | 76.1 | 3.8 | DSU | DSU | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 70.8 | 2.7 | 79.8 | 3.6 | 70.6 | 4.2 | 75.4 | 3.6 | DSU | DSU |
Complex activities | 71.3 | 2.9 | 80.8 | 3.5 | 73.3 | 4.2 | 72.4 | 5.0 | DSU | DSU | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 71.9 | 1.3 | 84.2 | 2.2 | 79.8 | 2.2 | 76.2 | 2.3 | 52.0 | 3.0 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 67.8 | 1.4 | 78.8 | 1.9 | 75.2 | 2.2 | 71.2 | 2.4 | 48.5 | 2.8 |
No | 78.2 | 2.4 | 81.3 | 4.2 | 81.9 | 3.9 | 87.5 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU |
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.