Table T9_1_3_6-2d
2012 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Totala | Less than high school | High school graduate | At least some college | ||||||
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Population group | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | Percent | SE | |
Total | 71.3 | 1.3 | 77.3 | 2.2 | 76.5 | 1.8 | 65.1 | 1.9 | |
Age | 18–44 | 74.4 | 1.5 | 78.8 | 3.2 | 82.1 | 2.3 | 67.1 | 2.5 |
45–64 | 73.7 | 1.7 | 82.5 | 2.8 | 78.0 | 2.5 | 67.5 | 2.7 | |
65 and over | 53.1 | 3.6 | 61.4 | 5.2 | 54.3 | 6.0 | 46.9 | 5.6 | |
Gender | Male | 72.5 | 1.5 | 77.2 | 3.2 | 78.9 | 2.1 | 64.7 | 2.7 |
Female | 70.5 | 1.6 | 77.4 | 2.4 | 74.7 | 2.6 | 65.3 | 2.1 | |
Race | White, single race | 70.9 | 1.4 | 77.7 | 2.5 | 76.7 | 1.9 | 63.8 | 2.2 |
Black, single race | 74.2 | 2.2 | 71.9 | 4.4 | 76.3 | 3.5 | 74.0 | 3.1 | |
Asian, single race | 63.6 | 6.7 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
NHOPI, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
AI/AN, single race | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Multiple races | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Ethnicity | Non-Hispanic, all races | 70.0 | 1.3 | 75.8 | 2.6 | 75.7 | 1.9 | 63.9 | 2.0 |
Non-Hispanic, White | 69.4 | 1.5 | 75.7 | 3.2 | 75.9 | 2.1 | 62.6 | 2.3 | |
Non-Hispanic, Black | 74.1 | 2.2 | 72.5 | 4.4 | 76.3 | 3.6 | 73.3 | 3.2 | |
Hispanic, all races | 80.9 | 2.1 | 81.9 | 2.6 | 83.5 | 4.1 | 77.4 | 4.3 | |
Family incomeb | Negative/poor | 82.7 | 1.8 | 78.8 | 3.7 | 84.5 | 2.9 | 84.9 | 2.6 |
Near poor/low | 77.2 | 2.1 | 75.2 | 3.2 | 80.5 | 2.9 | 75.0 | 3.8 | |
Middle | 75.1 | 2.0 | 82.8 | 3.4 | 75.6 | 3.2 | 72.1 | 2.8 | |
High | 51.7 | 3.0 | DSU | DSU | 62.4 | 4.8 | 46.8 | 3.4 | |
Employment status, ages 18–64 | Employed | 71.8 | 1.6 | 81.4 | 2.9 | 80.4 | 2.2 | 64.3 | 2.1 |
Not employed | 78.9 | 1.7 | 78.8 | 3.9 | 79.7 | 2.6 | 78.1 | 2.9 | |
Health insurance, ages 18–64 | Any private | 62.0 | 2.0 | 74.1 | 5.2 | 69.4 | 2.9 | 57.2 | 2.4 |
Public only | 77.2 | 2.6 | 66.8 | 5.3 | 81.6 | 3.6 | 83.2 | 3.6 | |
Uninsured | 92.4 | 1.2 | 91.9 | 2.2 | 91.6 | 1.8 | 93.7 | 1.7 | |
Health insurance, age 65 and over | Medicare only | 63.1 | 5.4 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU |
Medicare and private | 41.6 | 4.8 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Medicare and other public | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Residence locationc | Metropolitan | 71.3 | 1.4 | 77.3 | 2.3 | 75.5 | 2.0 | 66.1 | 2.1 |
Large central metro | 71.2 | 2.2 | 76.9 | 4.3 | 76.5 | 3.7 | 65.9 | 2.9 | |
Large fringe metro | 70.6 | 2.0 | 79.9 | 4.2 | 72.2 | 3.3 | 66.0 | 3.2 | |
Medium metro | 72.9 | 3.5 | 81.1 | 4.1 | 78.4 | 3.7 | 66.0 | 4.9 | |
Small metro | 70.0 | 3.7 | DSU | DSU | 74.9 | 5.0 | 67.5 | 6.7 | |
Nonmetropolitan | 71.3 | 2.2 | 77.1 | 5.5 | 80.3 | 3.3 | 58.5 | 4.5 | |
Micropolitan | 70.9 | 2.6 | DSU | DSU | 79.8 | 3.6 | 58.2 | 5.0 | |
Noncore | 72.5 | 4.3 | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | DSU | |
Language spoken most often at home | English | 70.2 | 1.3 | 74.3 | 2.6 | 75.9 | 1.9 | 64.6 | 2.0 |
Other | 82.0 | 2.4 | 89.7 | 2.1 | 84.8 | 5.2 | 71.3 | 5.2 | |
Perceived health status | Excellent/very good/good | 70.5 | 1.4 | 78.3 | 2.6 | 76.6 | 2.3 | 64.1 | 1.9 |
Fair/poor | 73.8 | 1.9 | 75.7 | 2.9 | 76.2 | 3.1 | 69.3 | 4.3 | |
Activity limitations,c age 18 and over | Basic activities | 70.8 | 2.7 | 72.1 | 3.9 | 71.5 | 3.7 | 69.3 | 4.7 |
Complex activities | 71.4 | 2.9 | 71.2 | 4.0 | 71.5 | 3.7 | 71.3 | 5.8 | |
Neither basic nor complex activities | 71.7 | 1.3 | 80.7 | 2.5 | 79.3 | 1.7 | 63.7 | 2.0 | |
U.S. born | Yes | 70.1 | 1.3 | 75.2 | 2.5 | 75.6 | 1.8 | 64.1 | 2.0 |
No | 79.0 | 2.4 | 85.3 | 2.7 | 84.2 | 4.5 | 71.6 | 4.4 |
a Persons age 18 and over. 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.
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 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.